How can you possibly be sure that your detecting unknown virus'? Hence the need to prohibit attachments that can infect your computer.
Maybe I need some more explaination of the way your going to detect virus' vs. the current method of using Declude Virus/F-Prot. Also, how can we be confident that you will detect the unknown virus'? Todd -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 11:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Microsoft Spoof [It's a virus] > > FYI, we are working on a system to allow these potentially dangerous files > > to be delivered, while preventing viruses from spreading themselves (for > > our Declude Virus Pro product). >Doesn't this functionality exist now. If we don't blacklist these files >they will be scanned by Declude Virus and delivered if clean. True, but: >But what about the unknown virus types? That's why: >Thats why we prohibit these files, just to be extra careful. The problem is that when people block 20+ potentially dangerous file extensions, users start to get inconvenienced. What we're working on is an automated system that will make sure these types of files get blocked if they are being spread by a virus (either one that would get detected, or a new as-of-yet undetected virus), while still allowing users to send the attachments that they need to get through. -Scott --- Declude: Anti-virus, Anti-spam and Anti-hijacking solutions for IMail. http://www.declude.com --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
