From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ms-smtp-02-lbl.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.101] helo=ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AK3x8-0002zD-00 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:59:10 -0500 Received: from quantum (rdu74-168-227.nc.rr.com [24.74.168.227]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with ESMTP id hACMwutT020210 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:59:06 -0500 (EST) From: "Sina Bahram" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:58:56 -0500 Organization: HOME Message-ID: <000001c3a970$92146fb0$6401a8c0@quantum> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 In-reply-to: <20031112224744.GN7683@rednote.net> Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Subject: RE: Linux-and-Virus Programs? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list Reply-To: sbahram@nc.rr.com, "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 22:59:10 -0000 Janina how can one unzip a .exe file? Also, viruses can do massive damage on temporary user accounts. I don't believe this would be a wise course of action to pursue. I believe you might be thinking about this advice on a Linux box, but certainly not on Windows. Take care, Sina No trees were destroyed in sending this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Janina Sajka Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 5:48 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: Linux-and-Virus Programs? Why not just create a temp user and make that user the owner of this file? Log in as that user and try to unzip the .exe. Maybe it's something you want, and maybe it's junk. But you certainly won't trash any system files this way. Hart Larry writes: > From: Hart Larry > > Hi All: Some of my linux experts have told me I don't need to have > any anti-virus programs. Reason I am asking is that I am sharing files > on Mutella in Linux. While I was looking for Christmas dance music, I > ended up with a file, which is an executeable. I don't know its > content, but I hope its music. I would feel much better if I could > scan it while in Linux before I run it from Jaws in win98. > Are their any suggestions or speech friendly Linux virus programs I can run > with speakup? > Much earlier this year I had alot of trouble with backdoor viruses in windows. > Thanks so much in advance > Hart > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Email: janina@rednote.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Work Group Free Standards Group http://accessibility.freestandards.org _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup