Re: [PLUG] Re: Linux on the desktop

[Mike Leone <turgon@mike-leone.com>]

eric@lucii.org (eric@lucii.org) had this to say on 03/02/04 at 18:11: 
> On Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 05:13:37PM -0500, Alex Birch wrote:
> > -- much deleted --
> > Please don't click on any unexpected attachments from this list or any 
> > other email. Even IF you recognize the email address. Just don't do 
> > it... If your email client automatically open attachments (read: Older 
> > Outlook Expresses) switch emailing clients immediately.
> > 
> > I think it would be a good idea to have a virus scanner for this list. 
> > Unfortunately I don't know where a free mailing scanner can be found or 
> > a patron willing to purchase one for this scanner. If you know of 
> > either, I'm sure that the PLUG will be willing to help rectify the 
> > situation. Personally I would be reluctant to pay my money to support 
> > Window users, I'm extremely cheap. I'll just keep my money and call it 
> > tough love.
> 
> I have a friend who runs Clam Antivirus on his e-smith box and he swears
> by it!  In fact, he's turning off Norton AV on his WinXP box (where he
> reads the email served up by the e-smith box) because no more virus
> infected emails get through.  I've yet to try to install it for myself
> so this is second-hand testamony.
> 
> http://freshmeat.net/projects/clamav/

I run ClamAV (the daemon version) on my mail server, with f-prot (command
line version) as a backup AV. Additionally, I run Norton on my WinXP, altho
I (almost always) read my email using mutt via SSH to my mail server (as
now).

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