11-20-2002
whoever said that...
http://www.mcafeeb2b.com/products/vi...russcan-cl.asp
viruses per se, don't really apply to unix (there are trojan horses, etc, that can do a great deal of damage though).
here is some snippet from a pdf found on the above site:
" The UNIX operating system is a secure environment, relatively unaffected by computer viruses. The DOS and Windows environment, however, is different. DOS computers have no security and are very susceptible to virus infections. Because DOS system viruses don't affect UNIX systems, you might ask: “Why
should I be concerned?”
One reason for concern is that DOS- and Windows-based computers are rapidly appearing on the Internet-and most of these computers use the Internet for file transfer. A UNIX server might still harbor DOS system viruses and, while not itself affected, can pass them on to numerous DOS- and Windows-based clients. Rather than trying to block viruses at each DOS- and Windows-based computer connected to a UNIX system, you can install the VirusScan for UNIX software and use it as an efficient centralized solution. "
Cheers!
Vishnu.
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LEARN ABOUT OSF1
dxmtools
dxmtools(1) General Commands Manual dxmtools(1)
NAME
dxmtools - DOS Tools Graphical User Interface for manipulating files on an MSDOS diskette
SYNOPSIS
/usr/bin/X11/dxmtools
OPTIONS
DESCRIPTION
The DOS Tools application, dxmtools, uses a graphical user interface to copy files to and from an MSDOS formatted diskette to manipulate
files on that diskette, in the same manner as the mtools(1) commands, which are accessed from the command line interface.
The DOS Tools application accepts the standard X11 resource options. For more information, see the X(1X) reference page
Use the DOS Tools application to: Copy a diskette file to Tru64 UNIX Copy Tru64 UNIX files to the diskette Create a directory on the
diskette Delete diskette files Format a diskette Change the diskette volume label Change the archive, read-only, hidden, and system
attribute bits on a diskette file Display the contents of a diskette file Find a diskette file by its name, size, or attribute settings
Rename a diskette file.
MSDOS filenames are optionally composed of a drive letter followed by a colon, optional subdirectories, and a filename. Subdirectory names
can use either the '/' or '' separator. The current working directory relative to the diskette is A:/.
The regular expression pattern matching routines follow the UNIX-style rules. For example, an asterisk (*), in place of asterisks separated
by a dot (.) that is *.*, matches all MSDOS files. The archive, hidden, read-only, and system attribute bits are ignored during pattern
matching.
The DOS Tools application requires a diskette properly installed on the system.
The DOS Tools application addresses a device named /dev/disk/floppy; a symbolic link between the diskette device and /dev/disk/floppy is
required.
Online help is available for the dxmtools application. To get help, click on any Help button or use the Help pull-down menu.
The DOS Tools application can be invoked from:
The CDE Application Manager.
Application Group: Desktop_Apps
Desktop_Apps Subgroup: dxmtools
EXAMPLES
Invoke the DOS Tools application from the command line. /usr/bin/X11/dxmtools Open the DOS Tools help volume from the command line without
running the application. /usr/dt/bin/dthelpview -h /usr/dt/appconfig/help/C/dxmtools.sdl
FILES
DOS Tools executable DOS Tools Help Volume Symbolic link for diskette drive.
SEE ALSO
Commands: ln(1), mattrib(1), mcd(1), mcopy(1), mdel(1), mdir(1), mlabel(1), mmd(1), mrd(1), mread(1), mren(1), mtools(1), mtype(1),
mwrite(1), X(1X)
Diskette interface: fd(7)
Utilities: MAKEDEV(8), mknod(8)
dxmtools(1)