[Wolves] An update
Helen Randle
wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk
Mon Sep 1 19:12:03 2003
> Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:17:51 +0100 (BST)
> From: Peter Oliver <p.d.oliver@mavit.freeserve.co.uk>
> To: wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Wolves] An update
> Reply-To: wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk
>
> People don't bother with virus checkers on Linux. There are
> essentially no email-bourne viruses for Linux, so it's not something
> you have to worry about.
>
> A firewall, OTOH, is worth having. Linux has built-in firewalling
> capabilities. Having not used Knoppix, I don't know if it switches
> them on or not.
So can I get a firewall if there isn't one included?
>
>
> That said, Mozilla is a solid choice of browser, and Ximian Evolution
> seems to be proving popular for email due to it's Outlook-like look
> (but without the stupid features of the real Outlook).
I'd heard of Mozilla, so was probably going for that one. I don't really
want an Outlook-like email, I got rid of that years ago! I currently use
Pegasus, so is there anything similar?
Helen