Re: Email scanning AVG

From: N. Miller (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/28/05 

Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:52:02 -0700

In article <OvKp7O1SFHA.2432@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>, Catamount says...

> phil wrote:

> > I know that "email scanning" with >Norton< doesn`t serve any purpose.
> > Is that the same with AVG ? Can I turn off "email scanning" without any
> > danger ??

> > I recently switched from Norton to AVG.

> I am having trouble with the...served no purpose...I would say no, don't
> turn it off.

If you try to manipulate an attached file, the on access virus scanner
should alert on a virus (assumes current definitions and no "zero day"
virus). The email scanner just scans attached files sooner than the on
access scanner would scan them; at the expense of, possibly, corrupting the
message, or the client message store, if things go wrong during the POP3, or
SMTP conversation.

IOW, it serves no purpose. 

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