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  • From: "J. Raymond Kelley" <jraykelley AT prodigy.net>
  • To: Peter Kirk <Peter_Kirk AT sil.org>
  • Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: VIRUS WARNING
  • Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 20:25:43 -0800


Peter Kirk wrote:

This is not true of the latest versions of Microsoft software, which
have a very high level of security.

Yeah ...

... as bulletproof as anyone with a "system" taking on Vegas ...

Much of other manufacturers'
software is just as open to virus attack, it's just that no one bothers
to attack it because everyone loves to hate and libel Microsoft.

Peter Kirk


Sometimes it has nothing to do with love-hate. It's just a simple economic analysis ...

... it's the most used system, therefore, one gets the most impact (noteriety?) in an
attack on it. Who cares about the weaknesses you can expose (?) by creating
a virus for BeOS (unless, of course, Palm decides to put it in all its units -- then
the "trick" will not be creating the virus but getting it on the most units)?
OK, to make it relevant, I was referring to the most PDAs capable of handling
one's favorite Lexicon ...

The best security still resides in awareness and adopting sound user habits --
and a few good programs that remind you by asking whether you really want to
do that silly thing that you're about to do and would otherwise not do but for a
brief lapse in judgment..

Ray





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