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To: Gottfried who wrote (35713)	8/14/2003 1:44:23 PM
From: Esteban	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

Gottfried, Yes, it is an interesting way to check the email. Seems you can only route from one email client server, so it is limited in that way. I'll bet it's very effective however. If you don't want to route the mail through their server, you can still scan the InBox or whatever by scanning the file directly. Right clicking on the file or folder in Windows Explorer is an easy way to do it. But if you use the Avast! program interface, it remembers the folders you last chose to scan, so that might be quicker in the long run. You can use Avast! for 60 days without registering. Registration is free. Esteban

To: Gottfried who wrote (35713)	8/16/2003 1:10:56 PM
From: Esteban	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

Avast! found a virus in an email message I received today. I was not put at risk by having to open it before Avast! could detect it. When I started Outlook Express, their servers virus scanned my incoming mail and reported the offending email message to me. So I just deleted it. BTW, it was the Bugbear virus. Pretty slick. I know I've gotten infected messages in the past that I recognized as suspicious and deleted without opening. AVG never reported these to me. I assumed that if I tried to open these attachments AVG would kick in. Well ... I wasn't going to tempt fate just to see if AVG was doing its job with email. Esteban