John Bartow
john at winhaven.net
Thu Nov 20 23:26:14 CST 2003
Stuart: I have done server and workstation AV scanning for years and recommend my clients do it. Filtering anything frivolous from network traffic is a good thing. Server side SPAM filtering too. Now if we could just get them to stop loading those programs that download new wallpaper everyday from some website! My ISP scans all emails at the server for free and has for at least 3 years now. (More recently with SPAM) This is simply economics from their standpoint. They stop thousands of emails generated by replicating viruses with no actual content from having to be sent from their server through their pipes to people who don't want them. JMO JB > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Stuart > McLachlan > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 11:07 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Cc: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: [dba-Tech] AV Software on Servers [was Redemption DLL ] > > > On 20 Nov 2003 at 20:40, John W. Colby wrote: > > > Stuart, > > > > I personally don't say it has no place in the world. The unfortunate > > reality is that there are millions of machines out there used > by individuals > > in their homes (or small office) who are too ignorant to run > virus checkers. > > THESE users should indeed install the service patch so that > they only screw > > up their own machines when the virus hits them. It simply has > no place in a > > business where they should be running AV software. > > > > Which brings us on to another question, prompted recently by a > client. > > What is your option on running anti-virus software on network > servers? > (Assuming that you do run on-access scanning software on the > workstations) > > Note: > X-posted to <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> > All follow ups to that list only. Please! > > > > > -- > Lexacorp Ltd > http://www.lexacorp.com.pg > Information Technology Consultancy, Software Development,System > Support. > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >