This is probably a dead issue by now but I can't believe that some of you feel that scanning outgoing e-mail is not worthwhile. Haven't you ever heard of "hitch hiker" programs? For all intents and purposes, these tiny programs remain dormant in your system. They are created in such a way that you won't find them scanning normally. A few extra kilobytes of information is attached to your outgoing message. That little piece of nasty software sends your specific particulars to other locations where trash and Spam is generated. Your original message travels along unharmed but your address is captured and utilized in all kinds of unpleasant ways. Suddenly, people get e-mail from you that talks about breast enlargement or worse. The hitch hiker type of contamination is the least known but most prevalent problem in current computing. Most people never detect the little programs which generate those results. As I mentioned earlier, they aren't easily detected.
For the record, AVG compares the number of keystrokes you used in your message to the amount of bytes which are the total content. If there is a discrepancy, between those 2 numbers, AVG and other programs like it will scan your message and strip out the hitch hiker. Come on people. Where do you think these Spam people get your e-mail addresses? Oh, I'll agree that some of them come from you visiting a web site or using Google or Yahoo but not all, not by a long chalk. I hope that this explanation makes it easier for some of us to make the right decision. In closing, let me ask one key question. Flor, Victor and the rest of you. Do you honestly think that you know more than professional programmers whom have designed this software? Do you really think that a software designer would implement something like outgoing e-mail scanning without a darned good reason? Why would they waste their time doing that? Ah yes. But then, why were there tail fins on cars in the sixties? They didn't serve much purpose. LOL! John Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Gouveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 10:45 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] e-mail scanning > While I agree with John that e-mail should be scanned, at least, on it's > way > onto your computer, I do not believe it has to be scanned on it's way out > of > your computer. > > If precautions have been made on your system, and your system is > relatively > free of malware, then scanning outgoing mail is just redundant, and a > waste > of processor power. > > Otherwise, I agree with John, no computer should ever be without incoming > e-mail scanning. > > Now, Sarah may have confused outgoing e-mail scanning, with incoming > e-mail > scanning, but only she could tell us that. > > In any case, those are my views. > > Victor > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
