Re: [DMCForum] AOL...

[Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, Pop3 is a collection protocol, not one that "squirts" mail directly 
into your computer. That is SMTP, on which the whole world's e-mail 
system works. If your ISP has decent anti-virus scanning, there should 
be no problem with receiving virii from home. I set up the system myself 
at my former company (and several customers of it). It's cheap and easy 
to do. SMTP is a point-to-point protocol and as such very difficult to 
intercept. As long as you take some basic precautions on receiving mail 
(which all ISPs should).

Personally, I realised years ago that 99% of virii are exploiting a 
weakness in a Micro$oft product. I use Netscape Communicator and have no 
anti-virus software nor a personal firewall. I just use a tiny 
proportion of my brain and don't click on attachments from anyone I don' 
t know and keep half an eye on the encyclopaedia on Symantec's website 
if I'm not sure.

The system at my former company employed a Raptor firewall, Mailsweeper 
on a DMZ, plus Sophos AV, auto-updating itself every 4 hours. It was up 
and running without change for 2 years and as far as I know is still 
going strong.

Martin
Former Firewall/Mailsweeper/SophosAV engineer.

Videobob Moseley wrote:

> Not really no.
> I just sit here and drool all over myself and use my A+ certification 
> for a
> coaster.
>
> POP3 mail sucks - web mail doesn't. My opinion,.
> Ever since I completely removed OUTLOOK and every other mail server 
> program
> I have
> not gotten a virus, actually I am sent a virus every other day but 
> Hotmail
> blocks it.
> If it can't get in, it can't work.
> I don't download anything on this system so I have no troubles.
> Zone Alarm and my firewall blocks the rest.
>
> I am not claiming to be an expert, but I know that people who accept 
> emails
> with "regular" email are always getting virus' and I don't ever get them.
>
> However, if there is something you know that we don't, why not just 
> school
> us
> instead of wasting time trying to discredit me.
> Use your knowledge to do that instead of your wit.
>
> - VB

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