[TheForge] Klez problem

Aaron Silver [email protected]
Tue Jul 16 10:09:01 2002


At 07:53 AM 7/16/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>At 05:07 07/16/02 -0500, you wrote:
><snip>
>>then internet. i have been working on getting a box
>>ready to scan outbound e-mail and if the from address
>>does not match the headers it is getting flagged and
>>dropped. at least it will keep the stupid klez virus
>>from spreading out from us.
>
>This is a good idea.  I have been relatively saved from the Klez invasion 
>by my isp.  My isp checks all incoming e-mail for viruses and trashes them 
>before the even get to me.  That doesn't stop them all, as new ones can 
>still get through.  I still need to run PC-cillin for protection, but most 
>of it's work is already done by my isp's server.
>
>Dave Brown

I've been happy with Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus software. It scans my 
incoming and outgoing email and has caught Klez and others inbound without 
any trouble.

Aaron