Hi Joseph, Thursday, March 20, 2003, 2:46:29 AM, you wrote:
JN> FWIW, I think that scanning outgoing e-mail is a complete waste of JN> filter. I'd be interested in others' comments on this. I must disagree. Amongst people who are aware, it probably is, most of the time. But the majority of people who do actually get AV software aren't clued up about viruses and the way they operate. These same people are more likely to import a virus through means other than mail i.e. it won't be caught by a mail scanner on an inward trip. Secondly, it's quite possible for the incoming scan to miss a virus due to it's newness, but for the scan to be updated before the virus is sent out again, and it will then catch it on the way out. That's just two reasons that spring to mind. -- Best regards, Mike ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
