[access-uk] Re: Antivirus and Gmail
- From: "Catherine Turner" <catherineturner2000@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 18:01:54 +0100
Hi Chris,
Hmmmm well I would find it odd/puzzling that a component isn't working when
it should be, which would lead me to check the rest of the program is
working properly.
But, personally I wouldn't worry about it not checking e-mail for viruses.
I switched off the e-mail scanner quite some time ago and when I recently
had to reinstall AVG I didn't bother installing the e-mail scanner. This
was because ages ago I had a problem with corrupted mail boxes, and after
reading about it, I came to the conclusion that having an anti virus scanner
checking e-mail could have been a factor in this. Plus, the resident shield
should pick up anything dodgey in any case. So I view the e-mail scanner as
at best unnecessary and at worst problematic, and don't bother with it.
Catherine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <blind-computing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
<blindtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 12:18 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Antivirus and Gmail
Hi all,
I use AVG Free as my antivirus, and I retrieve my Gmail e-mails through
Outlook Express. I seem to have a few doubts on security. It appears that by
default the E-mail scanner built into AVG Free is not checking for viruses
for both incoming and outgoing messages, even though the component is
active. Should I be really concerned, or am I just paranoid? What are your
opinions please? I'd love to hear from you. Thanks!
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