On 04/15/2010 12:50 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Thu, 2010-04-15 at 12:22 -0700, Michael Miles wrote: > >> I have removed all and I will wait for proper instruction as I really >> do not know enough about this OS >> > Given that you say so yourself, the logical question is "why do you need > Clamav"? Clamav is usually installed by people running mail servers for > users who access them from Windows. If all you're doing is reading mail > in Linux, it's extremely unlikely that you even need it. In 35 years of > using first Unix and then Linux, I have yet to see a single virus that > wasn't a proof-of-concept demo. > > poc > > This is really what I have been wrestling with myself....why do I really need it Is Fedora really that secure? I come from windows and I am amazed at how not secure windows is. So thank you as I don't really need it. The only time I get a reaction from Virus software with linux is when I put in a windows 7 backup dvd -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
