Re: [NTLK] [OT] Virus attacks on NTLK/Newton-related mailaccounts

From: Eric Strobel (fyzycyst_at_comcast.net)
Date: Sat Apr 17 2004 - 10:34:26 PDT


On Saturday, April 17, 2004, at 10:08 AM, Robert Benschop wrote:

> On 17-apr-04, at 15:48, Eric Strobel wrote:
>>> And Homeland Security choosing Mac OS X has me worried as well,
>> Don't worry. DHS chose Windows. Security choices like that should
>> give every American a real warm fuzzy feeling of safety..
>
> Than the question is: Which major government branch chose Mac OS X
> recently, 'cause I'm sure I read this, was it Defense?
>

IIRC the FBI is using some Macs. Also, I think some US Army websites
are running on Mac servers. And I think there's supposedly some
"un-named agency" that's their own version of the VaTech supercomputer.

- Eric.

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