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From: nospam on 13 Aug 2010 16:48 In article <replytome-E3ECA3.15301613082010(a)reserved-multicast-range-not-delegated. example.com>, Suze <replytome(a)thenewsgroup.com> wrote: > > "Mac's don't get viruses" Or do they? > > I remember one time many years ago when my husband got some kind of Mac > worm that necessitated his wiping his drive and re-installing the > system. AFAIK, that is the only viral problem my hubbie or I have ever > experienced on Macs. (He's been on Macs since around 1981 and me since > 1995). amazing that he had macs three years before they came out.
From: Jolly Roger on 13 Aug 2010 16:53 In article <130820101348020025%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article > <replytome-E3ECA3.15301613082010(a)reserved-multicast-range-not-delegated. > example.com>, Suze <replytome(a)thenewsgroup.com> wrote: > > > > "Mac's don't get viruses" Or do they? > > > > I remember one time many years ago when my husband got some kind of Mac > > worm that necessitated his wiping his drive and re-installing the > > system. AFAIK, that is the only viral problem my hubbie or I have ever > > experienced on Macs. (He's been on Macs since around 1981 and me since > > 1995). > > amazing that he had macs three years before they came out. Maybe he had a Lisa or Macintosh XL. : ) Or maybe by "around 1981" she meant 1984. Big deal. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: nospam on 13 Aug 2010 16:58 In article <jollyroger-CD42B6.15534913082010(a)news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > I remember one time many years ago when my husband got some kind of Mac > > > worm that necessitated his wiping his drive and re-installing the > > > system. AFAIK, that is the only viral problem my hubbie or I have ever > > > experienced on Macs. (He's been on Macs since around 1981 and me since > > > 1995). > > > > amazing that he had macs three years before they came out. > > Maybe he had a Lisa 1983 > or Macintosh XL. : ) 1985
From: Jolly Roger on 13 Aug 2010 17:26 In article <130820101358368071%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article <jollyroger-CD42B6.15534913082010(a)news.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > > > I remember one time many years ago when my husband got some kind of Mac > > > > worm that necessitated his wiping his drive and re-installing the > > > > system. AFAIK, that is the only viral problem my hubbie or I have ever > > > > experienced on Macs. (He's been on Macs since around 1981 and me since > > > > 1995). > > > > > > amazing that he had macs three years before they came out. > > > > Maybe he had a Lisa > > 1983 > > > or Macintosh XL. : ) > > 1985 In that case, you should read the rest of my previous reply. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Tom Harrington on 13 Aug 2010 18:37
In article <lloydparsons-D8397D.14000713082010(a)port80.individual.net>, Lloyd Parsons <lloydparsons(a)mac.com> wrote: > In article <o25b661gkr5r421ko94h8kn8pkn9hbmfgv(a)4ax.com>, > Mike Barnard <m.barnard.trousers(a)thunderin.co.uk> wrote: > > > "Mac's don't get viruses" Or do they? > > Today they don't, who knows what tomorrow brings? If it's a virus, today's virus software won't protect you. -- Tom "Tom" Harrington Independent Mac OS X developer since 2002 http://www.atomicbird.com/ |