[Eug-lug] Operating Systems.

[Ben Barrett]

And why aren't google, microsoft, and major ISP's really cracking down
on the botnet infrastructure??  They have all the tools and the power....
To me, this says something about organized crime... sorta like getting
a traffic ticket ona  bike while you notice drug deals and auto thefts
going on across the way :(
Oh, we can't take them on... they're lining our pockets, and/or we started
that crime-lord off back in the day... or, they provide us with "certain
intelligence".

ben


On 2/12/07, Michael Miller <mike.mikemiller at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Bob,
>
> Who knows.  I don't think your doing any web surfing on it.  Not only
> that I don't think you can run a Java stack on there.  I also don't
> know what malware is out there for said OS.  I think the largest
> problem with sell low cost computers is this.
>
> Normal end users don't update there software.
> Normal end users don't upgrade there anti-virus subscriptions.
> Normal users just want there computers to work nothing else.
> Normal users don't understand that DSL and Cable Modem connections are
> always on.
>
> With these issues at hand you can see why there are 3,000+ botnet
> channels on IRC.
>
> I think the ISP providers don't do enough to stop there users from
> becoming problems.
> ISP's should be firewalling there users off from the rest of the
> world.  If you need to ssh to telnet or what ever X service you should
> pay extra.  Basic Internet service should be low cost like under
> $15.00 dollars a month.  IMHO
>
> Anyway I think Bob's Mac OS 8 machine is fine.  The problem is older
> version of Windows and the fact that un-patched Windows XP machines
> can be taken over in less than a hour on a unfiltered Internet
> connection.
>
> On 2/12/07, Bob Miller <kbob at jogger-egg.com> wrote:
> > Ben Barrett wrote:
> >
> > > I keep hearing from family and acquaintances about how happy they
> still are
> > > with their
> > > win98 boxen... ug, how do I explain the badness there, since it
> "works" for
> > > them??
> >
> > One of the four boxes on my desk runs MacOS 8.5.  It works for me (for
> > cheesy early '90s games).  Is it bad?
> >
> > --
> > Bob Miller                              K<bob>
> >                                         kbob at jogger-egg.com
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