[at-l] Possible Virus?

[lparker@cacaphony.net (L. Parker)]

I believe that AOL has industrial strength virus filters on their servers
that supposedly scan ALL email moving through them.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net
> [mailto:at-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of
> Slyatpct@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 7:04 PM
> To: jbkramer@afn.org; at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [at-l] Possible Virus?
>
>
> In a message dated 12/10/2001 6:54:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> jbkramer@afn.org writes:
>
>
> > Yes good AV software will detect the virus in mail before
> you see it,
> > Norton and others will pop up a message box warning you
> that a message
> > is infected and ask you what you want to do with it.
> >
>
> We have Norton AV and with AOL it *won't* automatically scan
> email for
> viruses and I haven't figured out how to see if any
> particular mail is
> contaminated.  Fortunately we've been lucky and haven't opened any
> attachments with viruses.
>
> So it seems like Norton AV is useless with AOL.  Is here a
> better AV software
> for AOL?
>
> Thanks, Sly