Warning...

Paul Schlyter:
No -- I'm merely saying they have less interest in this. I mean,
suppose you were a virus author wanting to cause as much damage
as possible. Would you then choose to target your attack at some
mainstream OS, or at some nice OS used by relatively few people?

I would go for the high-profile users, including those using the
variety of Unix that is Mac OS X. And that's just what they do; most
attacks are directed at Unix.

...and sometimes these attacks have been successful. Consider for
instance the Morris worm some 10+ years ago, which used a
vulnerability in the sendmail program.

That you had to go back 10+ years to come up with an example of a
significant attack on Unix speaks volumes about the difference between
Unix and Windows.

I don't like limitations, and that's why I use a computer than runs
software written for the Mac, Unix, and Windows.

Davoud

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usenet *at* davidillig dawt com

I don't like limitations, and that's why I use a computer than runs
software written for the Mac, Unix, and Windows.

Davoud

My guess is that you use a Mac because you like Mac's, or did you only switch
to the Mac once it became capable of running Windows and Unix software?

I like PCs because they are inexpensive to buy and repair, easy to work on and
configure, and run the software and periferals that I need to run.

I shy away from propietary hardware if possible, whether it is Mac, Sun or name
brand PC, I don't like being at the mercy of the manufacturer when something
does go wrong, upgrades are more expensive and sometimes impossible.

Give me a good "clone" and an OS that runs the stuff I need to run and I will
be a happy camper...

jon