Architecturally I don't think mail clients ought to be involved in parasite
scanning.
I would prefer that it be done at a lower level (or as you put it - behind
the mail clients back). Mail traffic is not the only conduit via which a
parasite might enter a system, WWW traffic, IM traffic (MSN, Skype etc), bit
torrent transfers (uTorrent, Pando), FTP and terminal emulators are all
conduits that parasites can and have exploited (this list is not
exhaustive). Therefore I would prefer a coherent suite of anti-parasite
products that detects and quarantines parasites irrespective the conduit the
parasite happens to be using.
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TUT
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"Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Although client side anti-virus scanning of e-mail as it downloads may be
> good in theory it often fails in practice.
>
> The basic problem is that many (most or all?) mail clients lack in API for
> the scanning. (Mail servers on the other hand often have an API for this
> so scanning there is best). So the anti-virus software must do the
> scanning behind the mail client's back. Although this works Ok much of
> the time, all too often it causes problems, and is not worth the hassle.
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> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
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> "Urbane.Tiger" <viking.warrior@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I am fairly certain that the Kapersky, AVG, Alvira and Comodo virus
>> checkers all cope with POP3 server communications quite adequately.
>> Perhaps its the vendors that have a problem with POP3 communications who
>> are inclined to say that its not necessary.
>>
>> Also if you remove WLM via ControlPanel->Add remove Programs (XP) it does
>> NOT remove your mail accounts, contacts or folders - although I think it
>> should offer the option of so doing.
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>> TUT
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>> "Ritter 197" <Ritter197@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> Since yesterday I cannot receive mail with Windows Live Mail. I can Send
>>> mail with WLM and I can get to the Internet. (Comcast put me on hold 30
>>> minutes and never solved anything)
>>>
>>> I use Windows XP, WLM and Firefox.
>>>
>>> I can see my Incoming Mail when I go to Comcat.com and see Web Mial.
>>>
>>> Is there a REPAIR action for WLM? Or should I download it again, but
>>> will I not losse all my folders I have set up in WLM?
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