Hi John and others, I have Nortan Internet Securety 2007...Does Nortan automaticly scan outgoing email messages? If not, can I program it to do so? ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Justice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 11:12 Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] e-mail scanning
> 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] > 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]
