Re: Hotmail not scanned?

From: bassbag (bassbag@bodybags.dragon.wales)
Date: 07/13/02 

From: "bassbag" <bassbag@bodybags.dragon.wales>
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 19:49:01 +0100

"Ron Aldo" <funkinemupREMOVE@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:agpqem$bau$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
> I have recieved three e-mails containing viruses this week in my Hotmail
> account through Outlook Express. I have an ISP mail account which gets
> scanned by NAV, which is set to check all mail, but when downloading
Hotmail
> messages the NAV mail scanning icon does not come up as it does when
> downloading from the other account.
> Does getting Hotmail from EO bypass Hotmail's McAfee virus scan and Is
there
> any way to stop these mails except for not using OE and/or Hotmail?
>
> Regards, J
>
>
Most ..if not all AVmail scanners can only scan pop3 mail NOT web based mail
like hotmail.This was one of the reasons I ditched hotmail and opted for a
free pop3 mail adrress here...
http://eng.mail.ru/cgi-bin/splash
me
> 

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