[Mimedefang] Best free antivirus

[Håkon Nilsen (Exinet AS)]

Well, I was thinking in a more general purpose. Not in your case in
particular. Linux users doesn't have the mailvirus issue at all, and you can
of course remove all files that would normally fall into the 'Windows'
category. Or you can have them all, you won't be infected anyhow.

This isn't such a bad idea for me either, but I have to take the other users
on my mailserver in consideration - and they want attachments..

So a virus scanner is preferable for us.

And as for the viruschecking - perhaps you're right. But we're not willing
to take any chances. It's not too expensive either.


Best regards,
Haakon Nilsen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David F. Skoll" <dfs at roaringpenguin.com>
To: <mimedefang at lists.roaringpenguin.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Mimedefang] Best free antivirus


> On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Håkon Nilsen (Exinet AS) wrote:
>
> > I block most of my virusattacks too with mimedefang, so I don't have a
> > problem either, just as your example. But wouldn't it be better to scan
them
> > for viruses? If you get an .exe file on mail, it might be something you
> > want!
>
> Not in my case.  I do not run any Windows machines, so I never expect
> or need .exe files.  (I realize this is an unusual situation, of course.)
>
> > But if you pay for it, you can get guarantees.
>
> Oh, really?  Read the fine print on most commercial software licenses.
>
> > If you're attacked, while you
> > should have been blocked for this - wouldn't you pick up the phone and
call
> > the ones that supplies your virus killer, and demand that they correct
> > it/pay up?
>
> Are you aware of a single case in which a commercial software provider has
> been forced to "pay up" for a bug in its software or for not updating
> a virus database soon enough?  I'm not.  I'd love to hear of such a case,
> though.
>
> Regards,
>
> David.
>
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