Re: Shelds up!

Juan Jimenez <flybd5@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Get off earthlink and get a free gmail account.

Get off a virus vulnerable operating system.

Seriously. A Salvation Army $30 pc running a lightweight version of Linux or an old second hand Mac is more than
sufficient for email and usenet. Probably good enough even for most web browsing. Way cheaper than all the
anti-malware you can buy, especially when you consider the on-going subscription prices.

yes, I know there is free anti-virus available, but its using your compute power to run. Much better to not have
the problem to begin with than have to band-aide it.

BTW, I am not trying to start an OT OS religious war. I am the system and network administrator for a 200+ node
medical clinic. Due to our applications, we have to run Windows of various flavors. There is no way, though, that
I allow any of these systems to touch the internet, nor do I allow external media (floppies, CD ROMS) on site
without my approval.
--
Frank Stutzman

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