Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 25, 2006, at 12:20 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > > On Aug 25, 2006, at 11:42 AM, Brian wrote: > > With regards to the virus reported by Nathan from someone using > GeeBee's address, > >> It did, however, come from someone who is subscribed to the LUG. >> At least one of you has a virus-infected computer. > > I understand that Nathan is using a Mac Powerbook G4 laptop. I have > a plethora of Macs ranging from early models to the latest Intel > Mac and I have found very few PC viruses that will infect them. I know of none, but we do see them hit the mail on Macs. We receive them, they just don't do anything but clog our mail. > Certainly none that will get through a Systemworks virus screen. > Viruses are a serious matter for the LUG since so many of us come > from different computing environments and it is possible that some > new infection may slip under the barrier. I would like to know the > nature of the virus that Nathan found. Any comments Nathan? What > operating system are you using? > > Larry Z > > P.S. The only serious locus of Mac virus infestation I found was at > the University of Wales. It must have something to do with the leeks. More likely OS 7 ;^) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information