-=> HOLGER GRANHOLM wrote to KURT WISMER <=-

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 KW>seen them as they're just about the only traffic these echos seem to
 KW>get anymore...

 HG> Personally I run OS/2 and therefore am not troubled by virii but most
 HG> of the users of my BBS are running one or another carnation of Windows
 HG> and as far as I have been told they appreciate this info very much.

 HG> However, I do myself read the virus info you provide.

well, i'm really just passing the info along but thanks for the
feedback...

 KW>than signal... clearly they have the ability to inform but just as
 KW>clearly they are not contributing to conversations in any way...

 HG> I receive many echoes containing only bulletins and we need them.
 HG> They don't create any discussions but it's very nice to get them
 HG> automatically via Fidonet rather than going out to fish them on the
 HG> NET.

well, hmmm, i think there are easier ways to get the info than hunting
it down...

 KW>i'd like to see discussion here, i'd like to see people bring up
 KW>topics that have their attention... for example, what do think about
 KW>princeton researchers creating proof of concept viruses for
 KW>electronic voting machines in order to demonstrate the risks the
 KW>current machines pose to the democratic process? what do you think
 KW>about a malware researcher trying to make 100% undetectable malware
 KW>using hardware assisted virtualization technology? what do you think
 KW>of those mac ads that suggest the mac computers are immune to
 KW>malware?

 HG> For my part I'm believing those ads. Nobody puts out any such ads for
 HG> OS/2 or eCS but they seem to be immune as well.

ah well, if only that were true... both os2 and mac osx have documented
instances of malware...

now, eCS i'm unfamiliar with - it may in fact not have any documented
instances of malware yet... if it's a general purpose computing platform
of any kind then it's certainly capable of supporting malware in general
and viruses in particular, but less popular platforms get less attention
from the bad guys...

the reason i mentioned those particular topics is those are ones that
have captured my attention in the past and thus ones i have written
about (or are about to write about) on my av blog... i wonder if
reposting some of my blog material here would spark conversation...

 HG> I and the users of this BBS will certainly read any input and maybe
 HG> even some may take part in the discussions despite a language barrier.

well, just knowing there are still people out there reading these echoes
helps... thanks... 
 
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