So you're assuming that everyone with a "DSL" in the rDNS (even those not using DSL) is ignorant of virus scanning/spam filtering and it's your responsibility to protect yourself from them.
Does AOL also refuse to accept USPS mail that does not contain a return address, or a verifiable address, or an address that the mail room clerk does not recognize, or a return address that is not formatted to AOL specifications? Maybe AOL should post such specifications so that we can all start adhering to the standard. Todd Holt Xidix Technologies, Inc Las Vegas, NV USA www.xidix.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joshua Levitsky Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] OT: AOL's got nerve > From: "Karen D. Oland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 16:00:54 -0400 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] OT: AOL's got nerve > > As to viruses -- we generally get more forwarded from companies than home > users and they don't use DSL. So, your reasoning is pretty faulty as a virus > control. Are you also blocking all attachments as a "service" to your users > as an anti-virus measure? So what you are saying is that since we only catch 40% of the viruses that way and another 60% come from companies then why bother with the 40%? Why not just let it all flow in and who cares right? That is flawed reasoning. The filtering takes care of mail generated from individual machines running mailers or viruses with their own internal mailers. When the machine is part of a company network it is the responsibility of that company to make sure their antivirus and filtering is taken care of for their machines. Here at my office we have Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition and I can update definitions on 14,000 desktops in about 3 hours. I seriously doubt anyone has seen more than a handful for viruses come from my network. (Note that I am talking about the business side of AOL and not the consumer.) If every company was vigilant then AOL's filters would take care of home users and companies would take personal responsibility for their machines. -Josh To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
