Re: [Evolution] FRQ: Pipe incoming mail through AntiVirus tools

[Xavier Bestel <n0made free fr>]

Le jeu 11/07/2002 à 14:15, Matthias Hentges a écrit :
> Am Don, 2002-07-11 um 13.44 schrieb Xavier Bestel:
> > Le jeu 11/07/2002 à 13:21, Matthias Hentges a écrit :
> > > Using a filter to scan mails for viruses would be a damn great thing to
> > > see in Evolution.
> >
> > I can't see the point: I've never heard of any (real) virus on Linux.
> > And Evolution isn't to be ported to Windows.
>
> Well you are right. Today there are very few Linux viruses (but they
> *do* exist). The point is that when Linux becomes more mainstream,
> people *will* write a whole sh*tload of viruses. And IMO its only a
> question of time that someone finds a way to use a buffer overflow /
> some bug in a mail-reading software for linux to spread worms.

Free software hasn't the same life cycle as proprietary software. If a
new virus/security breach appears, I'll have a fixed version of
Evolution in my Debian repository quicker than you'll have updated your
antivirus thing ...

        Xav