Re: printer error messages

["Robert Holmgren" holmgren@xxxxxxxx]

** Reply to message from Harry Binswanger  on
Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:56:45 -0800


> Except that
> I used to use Norton, and now, with Robert's encouragement, I've dropped
> it.

I'm not "encouraging" anybody to dump their security. You need
to know what you're doing. And I do maintain several layers of
security, and keep lots of tools to deal with mishaps. I
manually OK *every* change to the Windows registry. A program
runs in background that flags execution of malware (actually
triggers about once a year). Norman Virus Control scans
incoming emails and files that are written to disk for the first
time (triggers once in two years). What I don't do is maintain
any sort of software firewall, run regular checks of my hard
disks, or stop any programs from running that some lame-brain
security system thinks might conceivably be dangerous. I like
things that warn me. I hate things that inhibit me. I go crazy
when I get on other people's machines, because they ALL have
tons of restrictions. Fear is the worst virus of all.

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Robert Holmgren
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