Re(2): [IMail Forum] Declude virus, Mcafee or F-prot?

[Ken Anderson]

No problem Kirk. I would like the script. Sounds like a good idea sense I have already purchased F-Prot. The Dos version is supose to catch all the viruses that the Windows version does. I guess it looks at the 8.3 version of the file name and scans it.

> --- Original Message ---
> From: "Kirk Sansom, Webmaster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:07:37 -0500
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Declude virus, Mcafee or F-prot?
>
> Thank you so much!!! I am trying to investigate the F-prot scanner
> (whether it runs as a Windows service and if it will auto-update its
> virus definition files) at this very moment!! You have saved me some
> time, money and headaches trying to figure this out!! Since I'm on a
> tight budget and am having to figure this out myself, I'm glad I don't
> have to waste $40 on F-Prot for Windows if it's not going to do the job
> well.
>
> However, I did create an FTP script that will automatically (using the
> Win2k Scheduler) ftp to the F-Prot ftp server, download the file and
> unzip it and overwrite the current virus.def and macro.def files. Do you
> want me to share the script with you? My question is, is the DOS version
> (of F-Prot) as good as the Windows version? Will it do as good a job
> since it doesn't recognize long file names?? Can someone share their
> opinions/experiences?
>
> Maybe I should take a chance on Mcafee Netshield?
>
> ks
>
> Ken Anderson wrote:
>
> > I purchased F-Prot for Windows and wish I got McAfee or Norton! The
> > F-Prot does not run as a service so I have to keep the server conole
> > logged on all the time so that F-Prot will get it's updates. Speaking
> > of updates! There updater program seems to FAIL A LOT! It is not very
> > forgiving when it comes to the Internet being busy or even there
> > server being busy so we don't get updated everytime it tries to
> > update. I have found a lot of viruses that have been released this
> > year are not even detected by F-Prot! Ouch! :-( Hope this has helped
> > you in making a choice about what brand to use.
> >
> > > --- Original Message ---
> > > From: "Pasquale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: "IMail_Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 17:17:42 +0200
> > > Subject: [IMail Forum] Declude virus, Mcafee or F-prot?
> > >
> > > I would like to install declude virus with mcafee or f-prot on my
> > servers,
> > > that are NT and Win2000. What is the better to use with these
> > operating
> > > systems?
> > > I want to know the effective benefit with this programs, and if
> > there are
> > > problems with Imail Server.
> > > I would enfasize that the our applications are critical, and we
> > can't slow
> > > our services.
> > >
> > > Any suggest is welcome.
> > >
> > > Many thanks
> >