>I don't know if I'm the only source to this list, but I did have to get >an update for my anti-virus software to clean the klez-worm from my POS >PC. Another advantage to a Mac - too rare for most hackers to waste their >time writing nasty code for. Have no idea where it came from - is there >a way to find out? Not too rare, just too hard to infect. M$ lays itself out for all to play with. MAC, OS/2, Linux and others are written to be secure from the ground up. M$ is not, and will never change it. John |
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