As surprising and ironic as it may seem though, the most common cause of
Outlook Express corruption is not a virus, but rather anti-virus programs
that are configured to scan incoming or outgoing e-mail.

The Other E-Mail Threat: File Corruption in Outlook Express
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...orruption.mspx



"Nigel Muris" wrote in message
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| John,
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| Your question is a bit ambigous. You should check incoming mail for
viruses.
| You should check outgoing mail for viruses to stop them being passed on.
|
| Nigel
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| "John Brown" wrote in message
| ...
| Should I set up AVG to check incoming and outgoing emails?...I seem to
| recall previous advice that this isn't necessary - but can't recall why?
| Thanks.
|
|
|
|
|

Horse hockey!

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm
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Nigel Muris wrote:
Your question is a bit ambigous. You should check incoming mail for
viruses.
You should check outgoing mail for viruses to stop them being passed on.

Should I set up AVG to check incoming and outgoing emails?...I seem to
recall previous advice that this isn't necessary - but can't recall why?
Thanks.