Operating Systems > Linux and UNIX
Why do you prefer *nix?
voidmain:
Hmmm, I guess I did miss something. A quick google search reveals what you say to be true. I didn't realize Win2k included filesystem encryption. And yes, I can see where that could be a BIG problem in the event of a hard drive crash, unless you have backups, which of course make encrypting your data pointless, unless of course the backups are encrypted as well. Well, as much as I would like to I don't think I could add that to my list of reasons why I hate Microsoft. This would be a problem on any encrypted filesystem in any OS. It's not good security if it can easily be bypassed.
<Zombie9920>:
It is a good idea for anybody running Win2K/XP using NTFS to set permissions on files/folder to burn the files/folders off on a CD(before you encrypt them) so if something like this ever happens to you, you will have backups of your files.
Centurian:
Hey Zombie,
quote:Originally posted by <Zombie9920>:
I also learned not to use Outlook Express as an E-Mail client because it automatically opens messages when they are highlighted.
--- End quote ---
In Outlook Express under 95 and 98 so I would guess Win2k, ME, XP also you can turn off the preview pane by simply going into the view menu and changing the Layout options. Then there will be no more automatic opening of email. I have no idea why MS chose to make the preview pane the default but that single "wonderful" feature has caused millions of people to get virus's that they would not have otherwise gotten.
Later
Centurian
voidmain:
quote:Originally posted by Centurian:
Then there will be no more automatic opening of email. I have no idea why MS chose to make the preview pane the default but that single "wonderful" feature has caused millions of people to get virus's that they would not have otherwise gotten.
--- End quote ---
I have the preview pane turned on in KDE mail and have received many messages containing a virus but to this day I have yet to be infected. And I have no virus software. Hmmm, how could this be?
Foney:
I have win2k and I have yet to get a virus. Your box is only as good as the person who is administrating it. Don't get me wrong I use linux to, if I had to choose servers for a company it would be linux cause of the money microsoft charges you. I still prefer 2k to linux though :D
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version