Actually I scan both as well too. I figure that it's a small price to pay
for the extra security it provides.
David Ferrin
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Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] e-mail scanning
Hi
Personally, I scan both incoming and out going E-Mail. It is
interesting to note that I have been forced to add over 350 addresses to my
blocked senders list in OE. I wonder how many I would have been forced to
add with out the scanning?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Justice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 9:12 AM
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
>>
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