Subj : TIC processor
To : Sean Dennis
From : Robert E Starr JR
Date : Sun Oct 03 2004 12:29 pm
In a reply from Sean Dennis on 23:52 about TIC processor
SD> RJ> I parted with that program, when it clamed a few files have virus in
SD> RJ> them (it was the tic file part), when they didn't (from 1:261/38, my
SD> RJ> hub), got tired or moveing them, move over to tinytic, if they had
SD> RJ> virus in them I would have know, from another program (McAfee) would
SD> RJ> told me so
SD> I have never, ever used virus scanning as part of a regular upload routine
SD> to my system.
I couldn't get that part to turn off, from allfix
SD> I run a network-wide virus scan once a night to check for
SD> things and in the six years I've run a BBS, I've never once had a virus in
SD> an archive or a file, thankfully.
I got one major one (my fault, shouldn't have open a e-mail, I was told that
there was a virus in it), I only lost about 5 file in the bbs file area, the
rest of it was in the c drive, just happen to be working on gettign a new h-d
ready, had a few windows update to get and the a virus program to put on it,
let
just say I got that h-d ready, faster then I was planning on it, use it to
remove the virus mess, and then made my only backup, but now I have more stuff,
need to make a backup, it took me about a week to bring my bbs back up (after
the backup, was chatting by IM, to a few sysop's
SD> The only time I ever got viruses was when I opened mail like an idiot
SD> without checking it. Since I'm back to running Windows, I use AVG, which
SD> is has a plugin for OE, that scans all incoming and outgoing mail as it
SD> goes in and out of my system.
ok
SD> Haven't had a virus since. ;)
yep, I got a few e-mail into the bbs mail server that were virus, was told and
I
started blocking the ip number that had the virus email
Rob Starr
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