[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Bounce, bounce, nil

[Evan Evanson]

On 12:24 CST, Sun, Jun 5, 2005, David A. Desrosiers wrote:

>	Wait... so the solution to broken sync, is to disable virus 
>protection? Does anyone besides me see that as an unacceptable 
>solution to the problem? 

It's of variable unacceptability, depending on your setup. Back in the
Classic Mac OS days, I used to temporarily disable Virex (which was a
considerably less problematic utility at the time than it is now)
whenever I synced, simply because it would slow the sync down intolerably
as it checked every change to every file that the sync touched. It really
wasn't a problem to remember to turn it off in the Control Strip, sync,
then turn it back on. 

Given the widespread assumption in the Mac community that running virus
software isn't the necessity that it is in the M$ world (an assumption I
agree with, by the way - I could probably avoid the occasional bump on
the head by wearing a helmet when I walk around the house, but it seems
like overkill*), I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for anti-virus
software manufacturers to accommodate the needs of Missing Sync (or plain
Palm Desktop) users. 

Evan Evanson

*and besides, there are enough reasons for people to call me a dork as it is. 

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