Hi Clive, On Wednesday, June 12, 2002 at 13:30:51 [GMT +0100], you wrote: CT> I've never been convinced that scanning outgoing mail is necessary CT> if the system is clean and incoming emails/disks are scanned
I completely agree with you on this one. If a virus is on your system and has bypassed your local virus scanner once (or simply wasn't detected because of too old virus signatures), it certainly will not be detected when an outgoing message is scanned. And if the scanning takes place on the server and a message is certified virus free (as I have seen it sometimes), how can the recipient be sure that the virus signatures were up to date on the server? Not to mention the legal consequences; just imagine someone executes an attachment from a virus-free certified messages which contains a brand new virus and starts an infection in the network of a big company. CT> - but I'm sure that someone will tell me I'm wrong :). Someone will, perhaps. I won't! :-) -- Regards, Lars The Bat! 1.60q on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 ____________________________________________________________ | Lars Geiger | <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | ________________________________________________________ Current Ver: 1.60q FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://bt.ritlabs.com
