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Re: Fed up with Antivir
de Lou 04/28/2006 03:18
The Seabat wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:32:09 -0500, Tim Weaver <tmw99999@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >>Jast wrote:
> >>
> >>> Don't use one. I think they cause far more trouble than they are worth!
> >>> They slow your machine down. One of them incorrectly quarantined my
> >>> mum's email and totally stuffed that up. It locked Thunderbird's inbox
> >>> so that it couldn't compact and the file grew to over 1Gb. I had to
> >>> stuff around to fix it.
> >>>
> >>> Keep your system patched instead and exercise common sense, ie don't
> >>> open dodgy emails, and you will be fine. Ideally you should sit behind a
> >>> hardware firewall like a router, but you can also run up a software
> >>> firewall.
> >>>
> >>> People have this false sense that because they are running AV software
> >>> that they are safe and secure.
> >>
> >>You are insane.
>
> I don't think so, Tim! (with appologies to Al on Tool Time) I run only
> F-Prot for DOS on my 'puter, which does not do any active scanning. I
> use a decent email client (Foxmail) which allows me to delete bogus
> emails on the server before they even touch my baby. Also, I run a
> firewall (Kerio v2.1.5). eMail traffic runs about 20 to 30 posts a
> day and I have had zero, nil, zilch, nada virus' or worms or trojans
> in the last ten years or so!
>
> I prefer a lean, mean speed machine instead of a slow, software
> bloated, ignorant outfit! All it takes is a little common sense!
> --
> The Seabat
If you had a decent computer the "lean mean" stuff would not matter.
The only things that come close to needing real machine power are heavy duty
graphic apps and some games.
Lou
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