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 1AKrEp-0002Ak-00 for ; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 22:36:43 -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 hAF3aMrq020368; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 22:36:37 -0500 (EST) From: "Sina Bahram" To: , "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 22:36:23 -0500 Organization: HOME Message-ID: <000001c3ab29$ab30b250$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: <20031115024916.GA773@smed.2y.net> X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Cc: 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: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 03:36:43 -0000 Thank you for that. I don't feel like I'm the only one now. 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 Keith Watson Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 9:49 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: Linux-and-Virus Programs? Whoa Nellie! Bad advice. But I can see where the linux thought process came in. It don't matter what user you run an executable from under winblows, if it has a virus the whole system gets infected. My philosophy is thus, delete all unknown files from unknown sources. Better to be safe than sorry. Keith On 05:47 PM, Janina Sajka wrote: > 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 -- Keith Watson kwatson@smed.yi.org Among the major impediments to discovery are not the ignorant but those with illusions of knowledge. - B. Alan Wallace _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup