Hi Scott, Thanks for your help. ----- Original Message ----- From: "scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jawas list" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 12:01 Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] e-mail scanning
> It does scan emails > > I do know that > Norton is a very good program > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Michael Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 11:47:07 > To:<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] e-mail scanning > > > 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] > 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]
