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richard@spam.egglestn.demon.co.uk (Richard Eggleston) wrote:
> 
> Hi
> I was wondering, with the recent outbreak of Happy99
> Do ISPs scan EMail or postings for Trojans and Virii, and if so does
> this have implications for security?

They can scan all they like but I don't want them bouncing my email
if they find one (for someone reason I might be interested in seeing
the virus - unlikely for me, but someone might be writing anti-virus
software). There are other platforms than DOS/Windows and some
of them are very secure against viruses - important system
files can't be corrupted by a virus.

If the ISPs were to scan against viruses and one got through, what
would you do then, try to sue the ISP? Security should be your
responsibility because you are are the only one who knows exactly
what your platform is like.

Paul