Re: Is Zotob A MS Plot . . . .

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"NoStop" <nostop@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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<SNIP>

> But comparing Linux and Windoze in terms of Net security is to compare
> apples to oranges. In short, no comparision, as the damage an attacker can
> do to a Linux box is nowhere near as vulnerable as what can be done to a
> Windoze box. The latter would take a complete rewrite on MickeyMouse's
> part
> to bring it to the security level of a Linux box and other than bandaids
> being applied I don't see MickeyMouse moving in that direction.
>
>

Please crawl back under your bridge and troll elsewhere. This newsgroup is
about helping people with XP not proselytising your favourite alternative
OS. All OS's have flaws and exploits. Linux has less than XP. So what.
That's not what this newsgroup is about.

Kerry


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