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Kathy wrote:
> Well, now, you can't really say that Linux can't get a virus.  The reason that
> most Linux machines don't get infected is because most virus writers target
> Microsoft machines -- which admittedly are fuller of security holes and bugs
> than Linux-run machines.

That's what I thought - so technically Linux can get viruses  if someone
writes one targeting Linux o/s?
>
> However, if you have Windows software installed and run them with Wine or
> another Windows emulator, you *could* be vulnerable up to a point.

Nope, no Windows software on here - what about when someone sends me a
ms word doc - would that do it?

  Another
> question to ask is do you have a Samba server or access to one?
>
Huh??? dunno what that is!

> BTW, have you tried using Konqueror?  That works for me, too.
>
See above!! ;-)

Rayna

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