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To: j g cordes who wrote (37914)	8/4/2002 4:20:53 PM
From: Lachesis Atropos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69125

The problem is not the expense of a computer, it is the problem of congestion on a publicly shared medium. A worm will propagate faster than you can throw away a computer, and after you throw it away and hook up a new one it can be re-infected. The whole security issue is to me is a bunch of baloney. First, to get infected by a worm, one has to deliberately allow the program to execute on their computer. Yes, one can unwitting get infected, however a sharp fine will motivate some education. The bottom line is that the worm program has to be executed. One can set up a computer to automatically try and execute any garbage it receives. Those who do this should be fined. If one receives a virus you just sue the owner of the computer who sent it. A computer is not infected by just receiving a worm or virus. A worm must be deliberately allowed to do its nasty stuff. Users with misconfigured computers should be motivated to fix them. Users should also be motivated to learn how to surf, ftp and read email safely. And as you know, money is a primal motivator. Lawrence