Earthlink  (SBC Global) vs NAV on Mail Virus Detection

Earthlink (SBC Global) vs NAV on Mail Virus Detection

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Earthlink (SBC Global) vs NAV on Mail Virus Detection W. Watson 02-15-2007
Posted by W. Watson on February 15, 2007, 6:30 am
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I had a problem with Earthlink (EL) recently, and their technician thought
it might be solved if I disable NAV from checking my in/out mail for
viruses. I balked, and he replied that their checker does that. Comments?
I'm about to move over to SBC Global with our recent installation of DSL.
Any comments on what mail protection they might provide?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

"Humans aren't the first species to alter the atmosphere; that
distinction belongs to early bacteria, which some two billion
years ago, invented photosynthesis.
-- Field Notes from a Catastrophe, E. Kolbert

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Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>

Posted by Malke on February 15, 2007, 8:35 am
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W. Watson wrote:
> I had a problem with Earthlink (EL) recently, and their technician
> thought it might be solved if I disable NAV from checking my in/out mail
> for viruses. I balked, and he replied that their checker does that.
> Comments? I'm about to move over to SBC Global with our recent
> installation of DSL. Any comments on what mail protection they might
> provide?

Yes, you should disable email checking. It does not provide additional
protection and can interfere with email functions.

For your second question, go to SBC Global's site (now AT&T Yahoo) and
read what protection they offer.


Malke
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MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Posted by norm on February 15, 2007, 1:21 pm
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W. Watson wrote:
> I had a problem with Earthlink (EL) recently, and their technician
> thought it might be solved if I disable NAV from checking my in/out mail
> for viruses. I balked, and he replied that their checker does that.
> Comments? I'm about to move over to SBC Global with our recent
> installation of DSL. Any comments on what mail protection they might
> provide?
>
> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>
> "Humans aren't the first species to alter the atmosphere; that
> distinction belongs to early bacteria, which some two billion
> years ago, invented photosynthesis.
> -- Field Notes from a Catastrophe, E. Kolbert
>
Att provides anti-spam software, anti-spyware software and PC anti-virus
software (provided by Computer Associates). When using the web mail
service, all incoming mail is scanned at the server. For desktop
anti-virus use, I would recommend that you use avg free rather than the
att provided software. When installing avg, choose the custom
installation and disable email scanning as a choice. Avg can be
downloaded from this site: http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/

--
norm

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