I wasn't insinuating that spam was platform related, just that I seem to be leading a charmed life. If I remember correctly from Pogue's article the Windows OS is more open to the internet than that of the Mac. Since I'm somewhat technically challenged I'm not sure of the details. Scott > From: Jeff Spirer <jeff@xxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 14:25:10 -0800 > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: HI > > Spam has nothing to do with platform. I get no spam at my hotmail address > and nothing but spam at my yahoo address. I get a moderate amount at this > address. It just depends on where the address has appeared and other > things like how long your address is. > > However, I think that a lot of documented virus holes would come out if > people attacked Macs on as regular a basis as Windows. It's just that > nobody bothers, if you are going to wreak havoc, might as well do it on 95% > of the computers. > > The fact that the virus stuff gets through firewalls is irrelevant to > platform. > > At 12:25 PM 1/27/2004, T. Scott Thurmond wrote: >> As one who leads a schizophrenic computer existence (Windows at work, Mac at >> home), I have to agree with Per. Even with firewalls, constant anti-virus >> updates, etc., we still fight virus incursions on a regular basis at the >> office. To date (fingers crossed), I haven't had a single virus problem on >> my Mac; very little spam (not even the Nigerian instant wealth letter), and >> no porn emails (darn!). Am I just boring or leading a charmed existence? >> >> Scott >> >>> From: Elgenper <elgenper@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Reply-To: photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:33:10 +0100 >>> To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students >>> <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Subject: Re: HI >>> >>> >>> 2004-01-27 kl. 15.56 skrev Emily L. Ferguson: >>> ... >>>> >>>> And get rid of Windoze. It's much too vulnerable for you to be >>>> spending your precious time on this sort of junk. >>> >>> Hear, hear, HEAR!! >>> >>> Mac rules! ;-) >>> >>> Per >>> > > Jeff Spirer > Photos: http://www.spirer.com > One People: http://www.onepeople.com/ > Surfaces and Marks: http://www.withoutgrass.com >
