James_J_Kowalczyk@cup.portal.com (01/21/91)
SAM refers to Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh. I have a friend who has been having strange problems. When he sends documents to the LaswerWriter NT (over the network), his computer often "hangs" such that the pointer can still be moved with the mouse, but clicking does nothing, nor does the keyboard. Furthermore, the disk icon(s) vanish at this point. Nobody else on the network has this problem, and one INIT/Cdev which he is the only one who uses is SAM. I have told him to dump it and use GateKeeper and GateKeeper Aid and/or Vaccine, but he likes SAM for some reason. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I think his machine is a IIci. Thanks, Jim Kowalczyk
macman@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Dennis H Lippert) (01/24/91)
In article <38301@cup.portal.com> James_J_Kowalczyk@cup.portal.com writes: >SAM refers to Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh. [Stuff Deleted] > >Nobody else on the network has this problem, and one INIT/Cdev >which he is the only one who uses is SAM. I have told him >to dump it and use GateKeeper and GateKeeper Aid and/or Vaccine, >but he likes SAM for some reason. > >Has anyone else experienced anything like this? > In the computer lab here at work, our SE (2.5 meg, 20 meg HD, if it matters, has been run with 6.03,.04,.05 since I've been here) has had Sam 2.0 on it, and we've never experienced any problems with it... except that SAM and Disinfectanthave a big fight when trying to disinfect a floppy :-). Why eould you prefer SAM? Well, for one, it can LEARN your system. If I get a conflict with Gatekeeper, I have to go to the control panel and configure to get rid of the problem. With SAM we just hit the "learn" button. Also, when we got our DaynaFile, Gatekeeper was so relentless, that we pitched him. But you gotta admit "Gatekeeper" is a pretty cool name! DEnnis Lippert - macman@unix.cis.pitt.edu
clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson) (01/25/91)
In article <82617@unix.cis.pitt.edu> macman@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Dennis H Lippert) writes: |In article <38301@cup.portal.com> James_J_Kowalczyk@cup.portal.com writes: |>SAM refers to Symantec AntiVirus for Macintosh. |Why eould you prefer SAM? Well, for one, it can LEARN your system. If I get |a conflict with Gatekeeper, I have to go to the control panel and configure to |get rid of the problem. With SAM we just hit the "learn" button. One caveat for prospective SAM purchasers. I ran SAM for a while, as I, too, liked the "Learn" feature. [I didn't like the vagueness of its alerts as opposed to GateKeeper, though] Anyway, I use Quicken to manage my checking accounts. EVERY_TIME I launched Quicken, SAM would complain about an "attempt to bypass the resource manager," no matter how many times I told SAM to learn about this. Apperently, whatever Quicken is doing, it does it differently enough each time to make SAM think it's doing something new. Oddly, GateKeeper didn't complain at all, and neither does Disinfectant. chaz -- Someone please release me from this trance. clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu AOL:Crowbone