Dear List, I think most ISP's have virus detectors and removal programs for their email clients, all just don't tell you every time they've removed a virus, but run in the background.
Regards, Riana -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John M. Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 6:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] One Reason I like my A T and T ISP Yes they do. So does the free email service by Google, Gmail. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Dicey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:47 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] One Reason I like my A T and T ISP > Hello Friends, > One reason I really like my A T and T ISP is because they have a anti > virus scanning system in place that catches just about every virus that > would come into my computer before my AVG even gets a chance to!! > > I receive messages like this: > - - > Your AT&T Yahoo! Mail Virus Protection detected the virus 'Malformed > container violation' in the file 'NORTHBOU.dat', attached to the enclosed > email message. We scanned the file using Norton AntiVirus but were unable > to clean it. Therefore, we removed the content of the attachment from the > message. Please contact the message sender if you want to receive the > attachment. They must clean the file and resend it before we can deliver > it to you safely. > > - - > My question is: > Do other ISP providers have anti virus protection? > And if so, do they catch most viruses before they even reach your > computer? > > With Best Regards, > Alan > Miami, Florida > Alan Dicey, President > United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA > "Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!" > United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: > http://AmericanBlindChess.org > > > > AT&T Yahoo! Mail successfully cleans most infected attachments, which > protects you from viruses. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
