On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:23:39 -0000, Richard Wordingham
<richard.wordingham@...> wrote:
[...]

> Windows XP Home Edition by booting to Linux and doing a simple file copy
> from an unprivileged account. Scary!

I think it's good to be careful of security re XP; see what neutral
observers (if there are any) say. SP2 doesn't block any malicious
outgoing traffic, afaik.

I like Bruce Schneier for security matters (inmore than just computers
too).

Linux is famed (among Linux advocates and users) for rescuing trashed
Windows systems.

Probably better to go off-list for any extended discussion.

--
Nicholas Bodley /*|*\ Waltham, Mass.
still primarily on 98 SE, but its crashes are becoming progressively more
awful.
Rebuild time; shouldn't be necessary.
Libranet Linux installed and kept updated.