[Ham-Computers] Anti Virus - the age-old debate

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Reply delay due to Comcast being down since 15:00.

The ham computer list hasn't been too active the past several months.  But 
there are several of us still around.  :-)

Robert D

In a message dated 05/12/2012 16:27:40 PM Central Daylight Time, 
nn6o.lists at pacbell.net writes: 
> Thanks.  I decided to actually reply since virus/malware Q's are hot 
> issues.
> I actually have POP downloaded all the QTH.NET list messages I'm 
> subscribed to
> since "disappearing", but the method of access (POP mail) isn't as 
> conducive
> to answering questions in a timely way unlike when I had access to an 
> Exchange
> Server - so I've stayed on the sidelines.  If there was a way to implement
> incoming e-mail rules on my phone, I'd be more active on the list.  As it 
> is
> now, all QTH.NET list posts are come straight into my list "inbox" 
> unsorted
> and that's a pain to deal with on a phone.  Outlook and Exchange Server 
> have
> this function, but Outlook is desktop only and Exchange is $$$.  So, I
> download QTH.NET messages once a week/month/whenever to Outlook, run the
> rules, and peruse the messages when I can.  I also participated in a 
> couple of
> online support forums for a short time, but started taking too much
> time/effort and "disappeared" there too.  Some "life changes" occurred 
> since I
> was last active on this list and I was away for so long that it wasn't 
> easy to
> want to jump back in.  But...
> 
> This week I've been answering a bunch of questions about malware and spam 
> from
> friends who thought their e-mail accounts were hacked.  And, I've spent 
> much
> time cleaning malware from people's PC's.  So when I saw a similar subject 
> on
> the ham-computers list come up, I thought I'd chime in and through in my 
> two
> pennies.
> 
> I'll try to chime in once in a while, but there have been periods of weeks
> between downloading of messages.  Now that I've actually posted 
> something(s),
> perhaps I'll be diligent in reading the messages.  So, how long?  The 
> silence
> will be deafening!
> 
> 73,
> 
>   - Aaron, NN6O
> 
> 
> p.s.  Yes, you can see I'm still as wordy as ever!
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of WA5CAB at cs.com
> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 7:34 PM
> To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Anti Virus - the age-old debate
> 
> Aaron,
> 
> Well, well.  Welcome back.  Are you back for good, for "a while", or for
> tonight?
> 

Robert & Susan Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480