A request/idea

[Lawrence MacIntyre]

To quote you, wrong...  But then I was assuming that the language in 
question was English, not Latin:-)

Check Encyclopedia Britannica and Dictionary.com:

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=virus
http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article?tocId=9382078&query=virus&ct=

Hudson Delbert J Contr 61 CS/SCBN wrote:

>wrong...the plural is virii....
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
>[mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com]On Behalf Of Lawrence
>MacIntyre
>Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:33 AM
>To: kevin at linuxsmith.com
>Cc: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>Subject: Re: A request/idea
>
>
>Kevin:
>
>ClamAV is a useful product if you have a mailserver that people access
>via POP or IMAP from windows boxes.  It will also keep you from
>forwarding viruses that you receive.  However, it isn't going to help
>YOU if you receive and read your mail on a Linux box.  Viruses and worms
>are for Windows.
>
>p.s.  virus' is the plural possessive form of virus.  I believe that you
>meant viruses:-)
>
>On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 09:58 -0600, Kevin C. Smith wrote:
>  
>
>>Even though Linux "desktops" tends to be relatively safe from virus'
>>compared to MS Windows, I feel Linux users need to use virus software
>>for their protection and primarily so they don't just pass stuff on.
>>
>>That said my request / idea is this:
>>
>>1. Include ClamAV in the next release as Main/supported.
>>2. Provide updates to the current ClamAV software not just definitions
>>through ubuntu security. (I get the equivalent of this on my debian
>>server by using backports).
>>3. Integrate ClamAV with Evolution to scan sent and received mail.
>>4. Integrate ClamAV with Nautilus to scan on files access.
>>5. Create a user friendly gtk interface for ClamAV.
>>
>>I would do some of this but I'm not a programmer. I am considering
>>learning python and then creating the GTK interface myself.
>>
>>Would python/GTK be a good way to go here? I'm sure I wouldn't get
>>around to learning C just yet.
>>
>>I'm also don't know if Evolution or Nautilus developers have
>>already considered these ideas. I wouldn't be surprised.
>>
>>
>>
>>-- 
>>Kevin C. Smith
>>
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