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  3. May 2002

Re: When is a Windows network not a Windows network

From: Booth Martin <Booth@MartinVT.com>
> Netscape 6.2 doesn't do well in a few places, but I'll also mention that I
> ve also never been virused.  Friends that use IE and Outlook have a whole
> vocabulary of virus buzzwords that I do not understand, but apparently the
> virus/trojan game is becoming significant?
>

The frequency of 'getting virused' is a function of how popular a product is,
not of how 'good' it is. The product used the most is the most popular
target for viruses. Products nobody uses are much less targeted.
This is also the main reason OS/400 doesn't have many viruses.

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