Anonynona
join:2003-02-11
Lawrenceville, GA
| reply to sivran
Re: NAV 2006 no longer supports WinMe & 98 users
said by sivran  :not this quote:
I you are still running any Windows 98 version and you are visiting this security mailing list, there is something wrong with that picture. You do realize how insecure 98's security model is ? Some might argue one doesn't even exist.
I say bah. Common sense will keep one safe on 98 as well as any other OS. A 98 user that is reading this forum or any security mailing list is likely to be quite secure, moreso than say, Gramma with her brand new Dell running XP, who doesn't read any security bulletins and doesn't understand windows update. Not so...unless they still run C/PM, or Commodore64's et al. lol Otherwise, Win98 can't honestly be thought of as a secure system, Win98SE did improve upon that somewhat, but really...that kind of "common sense" goes hand in hand with the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mindset.  We would still be in caves if nobody wanted improvements and all the gripes about the newer opsyses still won't make the older, lousier versions any better at all.
And Gramma with her brand new Dell, etc...she's more secure than anybody, cause she doesn't, can't and won't use "that thing" for much of anything, much less the Internet, email, et al...why should she waste the $$ when she can write letters and the phone works just dandy!   |
