Re: Receiving Viruses every 2nd Day

From: a nonny mouse (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/30/04


Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:24:56 -0400

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:32:40 -0700, Darryl.Smith wrote:

> Can somebody out there PLEASE HELP me????????????????? Every 2nd Day I
> keep on receiving Different Viruses on my email at outlook.
> I am using XP windows (profession) & have a Sygate Firewall.
> I Also have Nortons Anti Virus installed which picks up all of these
> Viruses(THANKGOODNESS)
> How can I stop this idiot(I have his email address & site) Or Who can I
> report this person to?????? With the hope They can Stop Him/Her
> I would be very appreciated if somebody could help me.
>
> Thanking you
> Darryl.Smith.

Change ISPs or make your ISP get internet savvy!
Most good ISPs automatically discard all email that contains a virus
because it has no value. They should be giving you a spam filter and virus
blocking. If they are not and will not add these features, then it's time
to look for another ISP. In this day-and-age with all the junk on the
internet, any ISP who does not provide this protection is useless.
All my ISPs provide excellent spam filtering and block ALL
viruses. I never see any of them.



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