Re: [school-discuss] Help in persuading

[tom poe <tompoe@renonevada.net>]

On Friday 26 April 2002 17:39, Dave Prentice wrote:
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> Hi guys,
>       I have snuck in 2 Linux boxes to my school network, but I am
> concerned about what will happen when I try to get questions answered
> about connectivity. The school district got badly burned a few months
> ago with the Nimda virus, so they want all PCs to access the school
> network through the "Panda" antivirus filter. Since it only works for
> Windows, and since nobody in the district knows anything about Linux,
> they might try to make me take my machines offline. Does anyone have
> documentation showing that Linux (specifically RH 7.2) doesn't need
> anything like Panda to prevent virus spread?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave Prentice
> prentice@instruction.com