Thomas, On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, at 11:20:27 [GMT +0800] (which was 8:50 AM where I live) you wrote:
TF> Well, I've never used SecureBat (still happy iwth InsecureBat <g>), TF> but I switched from storing attachments externally to internally for TF> the following reasons: Other reasons could be virus related. I use AVG and it does not detect the virus if I choose to have the attachment in the message body. It will however alert me when I try to open the attachment. So in that sense I may have a virus residing on my machine but not active. Even Mcafee which I was using earlier would not detect if the attachments is kept in the message body. However the good part of it is that if I were to keep the attachments separately, the downloads are not smooth. As soon as the AV program detects a virus it will not be saved and then the message does not get 'marked as read' or deleted on the server. Then one has to use the 'Dispatch mail on server' option and delete the mail. This does not help in auto retrieval of messages. In summary, if one has a heavy load of mails and cannot be present in front of the comp all the time, then its better to keep the attachments in the body. And extract it using a read filter (if there is a need to). This of course assumes that the comp is protected by a good AV program. TGIF, Have a great weekend! -- Warm regards, Raj mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If a book about failures doesn't sell, is it a success? Replied on Friday, January 25, 2002 using TB Ver 1.54 Beta/30 on Windows NT -- ________________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Vers: 1.53d FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com
