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Re: anti-virus software for Gnu/Linux



On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 22:38, David Clymer wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 22:28, Greg Folkert wrote:
> > On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 21:18, Paul Johnson wrote:
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> > > 
> > > On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 10:42:09AM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 2004-02-04 at 22:51, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 08:51:03PM -0800, MJ Inabnit wrote:
> > > > > > I have read several opinions regarding AV for Gnu/Linux.  The last
> > > > > > one is Rick's rant
> > > > > > <http://www.linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/index.php?page=virus>.
> > > > > > However, the information is dated.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Nope, it's not.  Rick keeps up to date.
> > > > 
> > > > Yes, it is a timeless kind of a writing. But I believe is going to do
> > > > some "sprucing" of it. Kind of like doing some spring cleaning and
> > > > changing the drapes. Otherwise just refactoring it.
> > > 
> > > Rick keeps his page up to date, this is a non-issue.
> > 
> > I agree it is a non-issue, but I sent info to him about the comments his
> > page received and a part of Rick's response:
> > 
> > On Tue, 2004-02-03 at 11:40, Rick Moen wrote:
> > >Quoting Greg Folkert (greg@gregfolkert.net):
> > >
> > >> Just an FYI... someone thinks your info is sub-par.
> > >
> > >Thanks, Greg.
> > >
> > >I've often been tempted to throw away that entire page and start >over:
> > >It's become a tangle of poorly organised points and special cases, >and
> > I 
> > >think it could be done a lot better.  At the same time, there's a
> > >clear 
> > >essay somewhere in there, struggling to emerge, and doing a new
> > >version
> > >that does justice to the topic would be a lot of work, and require
> > >time
> > >that I doubt I have at the moment.
> > --SNIPPAGE--
> > 
> > So, as you can see, I still communicate with him. He is very
> > knowledgeable and sometime overly detailed (which is a very good problem
> > to have indeed)
> > 
> > Hopefully Rick forgives the personal intrusion.
> 
> Hopefully...but dont count on it ;o)
> 
> http://www.linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/index.php?page=netiquette#outmail

Oh, that is why I said it. Plus... I did indeed copy him on it.
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