Re: Windows XP Outlook Express
- From: cobra <cobra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:29:03 -0800
Norton has always crashed me repeatedly so I don't use it. I'm using
Computer Associates EZ Anti-virus Security Suite, if you're familiar with it.
Had it for 1.5 years now and it's never let any virus through. Others have.
"PA Bear" wrote:
Windows doesn't include anti-virus protection, Tom..
Even Symantec says email scanning isn't necessary:
<paste>
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.
</paste>
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/2002111812533106
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
cobra wrote:
Thanks Pa Bear,
Do you mean disable the anti-virus protection within Windows or the one I
bought? Why would it not provide additional protection? That throws me.
"PA Bear" wrote:
General OE Caveats:
- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.
- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.
- Disable Background Compacting [not available in SP2] and frequently
perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More
at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm
- WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
automatically compacting your message store.
- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
such
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
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cobra wrote:
After renewing XP due to glitches making it nearly impossible to use, it
worked very well. But it wiped out 9,000 emails and 100 email
addresses.
Oh well; I start over!
But when the "updates" installed, it became glitchy again and slow. So
what gives?
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