Hello Günther, On Sunday, December 16, 2001, at 11:42:30 AM -0700, Günther Eisele wrote the following in regards to "beta/16":
> Because a virus may spread a day before you get the corresponding > virus updates or because it is a virus which changes it's code > dynamically. But mainly the first problem, which makes a line like > "this mail is virus free" superfluous. Point taken. As mentioned earlier, I don't use AVG but am aware of it's 'certifying' message attached to all messages. >> That may well be. Don't currently use the Program myself but I know it >> does in fact certify incoming/outgoing messages. > Then it's a stupid software which is used by people who don't know how a > virus scanner (and/or viruses) work. It kind of reminds me of people using > a personal firewall and saying "my PC is safe and free of trojans". Calling Users who have AV Scanners and Firewalls 'stupid' because of what you think they believe is a tad patronising, so I won't pursue this any longer with you. >> Yes, but that is already an inherent feature of the majority of top >> level AV Scanners. > I don't know a scanner which in fact removes viruses from downloaded > mails (on the client side). Can you name one? Well certainly. NOD32 for one, mind you it requires you to tap the "Clean" button. ;o) I'm using SecureBat v1.54/b15 and there is no mention of this AV Plugin, so can you tell me how the Plugin will do what you claim no AV Program can do? -- Nick -=N.J. Andriash | Courtenay, B.C. Canada=- SecureBat! v1.54/b15/iKey1000 | Win 98 SE | PGP 7.1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- _________________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbbeta.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Beta: 1.54 beta/15 Wish List : http://wish.thebat.dutaint.com
