Off: virus from list member

[Paul Mather]

On Sat, 8 Dec 2001, Alex S. Garcia wrote:

=> >Also if you're using outdated software you open yourself up to these
=> >problems too.
=>
=> Actually, in some cases, it can actually _protect_ you. Me, for instance, I
=> use Eudora 1.5.2. It doesn't open attachments of its own volition. Plus, as
=> technology evolves, viruses tend to follow the trend and are often
=> specifically designed to attack softwares such as Outlook. So my old
=> outdated Eudora actually protects me.

You can also improve your protection a lot by not using Intel CPUs.  I
imagine the number of virus writers with knowledge of, let alone coding
for the Alpha 21x64 architecture series, for example, can be counted on
the fingers of one hand that has been involved in several bad industrial
accidents... :-)

Cheers,

Paul.

e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu

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