Re: Is Yahoo doing all it can to prevent the spread of viruses?

From: Adam Russell (REMOVE_THIS_adamrussell_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 10/10/03 

Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:43:49 -0700

"Robert Clark" <rgregoryclark@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:832ea96d.0310101300.5b1f99be@posting.google.com...
> I found out why Yahoo feels no need to offer the option of automatic
> screening for viruses: none of its competition does either.
> I had read that Hotmail does automatic screening for viruses, but I
> just found out this is offered only for the for pay customers.
> Among the free email providers there doesn't seem to be any that does
> automatic screening for viruses.
> I say there is time for there to be one.

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