On Thu, 2003-10-02 at 08:02, John Hasler wrote: > Kjetil writes: > > Scenario: A perl script deleting all the files in the homedir of infected > > users, spreading to all the contacts that is in user's addressbooks. This > > would likely include all the homedirs of all the users in an > > organization... > > Unless the admins were sensible and had mounted /home noexec on all company > machines.
Better would be to run Amanda (or something similar) clients on each desktop machine, and back up each user's /home each night onto a central server's tape drive. > BTW what Linux email software allows users to run executable attachments by > clicking on them? None, now. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA After seeing all the viruses, trojan horses, worms and Reply mails from stupidly-configured anti-virus software that's been hurled upon the internet for the last 3 years, and the time/money that is spent protecting against said viruses, trojan horses & worms, I can only conclude that Microsoft is dangerous to the internet and American commerce, and it's software should be banned. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
