On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Larry Stotler <larrystotler@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 12:38 PM, James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
I have a separate firewall, so I don't enable it on my other computers. The main purpose for AV on Linux is when it's used a server for Windows boxes. Viruses are not an issue for Linux.
Agreed. Almost all routers have a firewall built-in so it's kinda pointless to have a firewall running on a desktop behind one. On a laptop, that's a different story. I always disable the firewall on my desktops.
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