[imp] IMP and virus checking

Rich Lafferty rich@horde.org
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 16:37:49 -0500


On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 04:24:55PM -0500, Mike Coughlan (mcoughlan@gothambroadband.com) wrote:
> i know my opinion was not asked but...
> 
> my 2 cents is that virus checking needs constant updating, so you might need
> to revisit this often even if you did make this dealine

I can say with some certainty that virus-checking patterns and
scanning engines won't find their way in; it'd just be hooks if
anything.

(I still believe the hooks belong in the mail server. We've had great
success with Trend Micro's product.)

  -Rich

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