Re: best antivirus solution for a Mac.

From: Jim Gordon MVP (goldkey74_at_WarmerThanWarmMail.com)
Date: 12/31/04 

Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:47:36 -0500

Hi CMM,

I think the deciding factor ought to be "who pays." If the network
troubles and viruses are being caused by Windows users let them pay for
the cost of eradicating their troubles.

Yes, there have been a couple Mac viruses and surely the Mac folks are
obligated to keep their side of the fence neat and tidy. But if the
garbage throwers are all around and they all are part of the same crowd
they should pay is clean folks for helping to clean up their mess.

-Jim 

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zodor wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 18:24:37 -0500, Jim Gordon MVP
> <goldkey74@WarmerThanWarmMail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hi CMM,
>>
>>I disagree. Given that Macs are usually treated as unwanted children by 
>>ignorant and arrogant computer experts who ought to know better, and 
>>that these folks have never even suggested much less have ever offered 
>>to use Windows computers to scan for Macintosh viruses (what's good for 
>>the goose oughta be just as good for the gander) I see no reason 
>>whatsoever why Macs should be making things easier for people to justify 
>>using Windows instead of Macs by using valuable Mac CPU time and 
>>bandwidth to solve Microsoft Windows problems.
>>
>>It's not that Macintosh computers can't be used for this purpose. They 
>>can. But it seems to me to be a poor way to allocate Macintosh 
>>resources. It's pretty dumb IMHO to commandeer Mac CPUs. Let the Macs 
>>focus on productivity while the Windows world deals with its problems.
>>
>>It seems so obvious to me that the easiest and surest way to solve these 
>>windows problems is to immediately replace windows computers with 
>>Macintosh computers. It would be cost effective and pay off right away 
>>based on the dire straits that Windows folks find themselves in with 
>>viruses, bandwidth problems, etc.
>>
>>Jim
> 
> I would have to disagree with you Jim.  I support a school district
> that is about 60% Windows to 40% Macs so I have quite a bit of
> experience with mixing the two.  There have been a few Mac viruses,
> not many, but they are there.  We have also had several cases where
> our Mac users have served as vectors for other viruses making it
> difficult to erradicate the problem.  As a Senior Network Engineer, I
> have to be concerned with the network experience of all my users (some
> 45,000 at last count) and not just a certain percentage of them.
> 
> Like it or not, the two operating systems must work together and that
> is the way of the world.  Your suggestion that everybody replace one
> system for another shows just the same arrogance that you are
> criticizing others for.
> 
> OSX is a major leap forward for Apple and I see a lot of potential in
> it, but it is far from perfect as a Network Operating System.  There
> should be an automated, local patch managment instead of requiring the
> end user to remember to connect to Apple's servers regularly, client
> managment should be more detailed than it is,  I have had problems
> with Rendezvous causing multicast storms, wireless security should
> work better with 128 bit encryption as well as the revolving key
> technologies,  and file permissions should trickle down to folders and
> files automatically like they do in a Novell or Windows environment.
> 
> Despite all of these short comings, I like OS X about as much as I
> like Windows.  As a matter of fact, I have one of each.   Both have
> their problems, but both have their places.  The deciding factor
> should not be brand loyalty, but what the user is most productive
> using.  If you get more done with a Mac, great.  If you get more done
> with Windows, that is great too.  After all, a computer is a tool to
> work more efficiently.  Nothing more, nothing less.

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