F-Prot doesn't need to have the attachments decoded to detect a virus. In fact I've used it a few times after a major outbreak to scan the \mailroot\domains folder to see if any virii have slipped by before f-prot was updated with the newest data files.
What you probably read in the readme was the way the script used to work. I used to save the attachment to a temp folder and then scan them with AVG and F-Prot. But it was found that F-Prot caught everything and didn't require the overhead of decoding the attachment, so the script was changed. Bill >---------- >From: Tracy[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:57 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [xmail] Re: OT: Virus scanner for Windows / XMail > >I had looked at this script earlier, but I was confused about whether or >not the message needed to be decoded before f-prot was run against it - I >couldn't seem to find anything that decoded the attachments in the filter >script, but the readme.txt made mention of "saving attachments" in a >particular folder. > > >At 14:54 8/25/2003, Edinilson J. Santos wrote: > > >>Try f-prot for DOS >>http://www.f-prot.com/download/download_fpdos.html >> >>and try these scripts too: >>www.atinet.com.br/xmail >> >> >>Edinilson >>--------------------------------------------------------- >>ATINET-Professional Web Hosting >>Tel Voz: (0xx11) 4412-0876 >>http://www.atinet.com.br >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Tracy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 2:46 PM >>Subject: [xmail] OT: Virus scanner for Windows / XMail >> >> >>Greetings, >> >>Does anyone have a recommendation for a virus scanner (not a filter script, >>the actual anti-virus program) for use with XMail on Windows? Being a >>"home" user, I don't have much money to put into such a product, so if >>there is one which is inexpensive (or free) to use, that would be so much >>the better.... >> >>Thanks, and sorry for the OT post... >> >>Tracy >> >> >>- >>To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in >>the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >>--- >>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >>Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 19/08/2003 >> >>- >>To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in >>the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in >the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
