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To: Mephisto who wrote (23456)	11/27/1999 9:22:00 PM
From: Robert	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Nothing in Unix will stop your husband forwarding email with Microsoft attachments which have viruses....

To: Mephisto who wrote (23456)	11/27/1999 9:22:00 PM
From: Richard Ruscio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

It isn't true that there are no virus things for UNIX. There are a number of them. They are mostly no fun, though, because they don't spread as easily as Windows viruses. And that's because Solaris is run by professionals (almost exclusively), where as Windows is run by EVERYONE, from total professional down to the totally clueless. Trust me, there are a LOT of people who'd crash Solaris systems if they could. NT, too. Best regards, and watch out for the UNIX vs. NT bigots, rr