VanderMolen is having quite a bit of trouble understanding the important
concept of ...

Redundancy...

In Cybernetic Security Systems.
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"Gary VanderMolen" wrote in message
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It's quite foolish not to email scan if your AV/IS software incorporates
that feature -- and I wouldn't want a program that did not have it.

Caveat emptor! The email scanning function is in the AV product
because all the competitors include it, and it makes for another bullet
on the box for gullible buyers.

Even Symantec (Norton), the originator of the email scanning concept
admits that it is redundant and unnecessary:

"Is my computer still protected against viruses if I disable Email Scanning?
Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses
that are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect
scans incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including email
and email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top of this.
To make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum protection, keep
Auto- Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you have
the most recent virus definitions."

See http://tinyurl.com/bhsva or
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...= bar_sch_nam

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail