Yes, Alex<br>
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I wish there was a plugin for popular mail clients like Thunderbird ;(<br>
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/14/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Alex Mandel</b> <<a href="mailto:tech_dev@wildintellect.com">tech_dev@wildintellect.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I think the bigger concern is accidentally forwarding a virus to other<br>users on different OS. I know several people who had to put Anti virus<br>on their Macs for this reason.<br><br>Alex<br>Mehdi Hassanpour wrote:<br>
> Your right, NO worry about the viruses/worms and other malwares on linux<br>> yet... but I would like to keep my data free from malwares<br>><br>> I just saw a feature in new Thunderbird 1.5RC1 for protecting mails
<br>> against viruses but I can just Tick & untick that. I don't know if this<br>> feature is just for TB under windows or can be used under linux also,<br>> and how should I integrate my installed AV with TB ?
<br>><br>> any help ?<br>><br>><br>> On 11/13/05, *john levin* <<a href="mailto:john@technolalia.org">john@technolalia.org</a><br>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:john@technolalia.org">john@technolalia.org
</a>>> wrote:<br>><br>> Hi,<br>><br>> Mehdi Hassanpour wrote:<br>> > Hey all,<br>> ><br>> > Does any one know a solution to have pop3 emails get on ubuntu<br>> machine
<br>> > with Thunderbird checked by an Antivirus software ?<br>> > I get many emails and the ISP provider does not virus check them ;(<br>> ><br>> ><br>><br>> Broadly speaking, you don't have to worry about viruses on linux.
<br>> However, there is a GPL anti-virus scanner called 'ClamAV', installable<br>> from Synaptic.<br>><br>> Not sure how well it works with Thunderbird; there is a plugin-in for<br>> Sylpheed-Claws email client.
<br>><br>> Hope this helps<br>><br>> John<br>><br>><br>> --<br>> ubuntu-users mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>
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</a><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> --<br>> Yours Sincerely, Mehdi Hassanpour<br>> <a href="http://ImPersian.com">http://ImPersian.com</a><br>><br>> /* Of one Essence is the human race,<br>> Thusly has Creation put the Base;
<br>> One Limb impacted is sufficient,<br>> For all Others to feel the Mace. ~Saadi (persian poet) -1258 */<br>><br><br><br>--<br>ubuntu-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com
</a><br><a href="http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users">http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Yours Sincerely, Mehdi Hassanpour<br><a href="http://ImPersian.com">
http://ImPersian.com</a><br><br>/* Of one Essence is the human race,<br>Thusly has Creation put the Base;<br>One Limb impacted is sufficient,<br>For all Others to feel the Mace. ~Saadi (persian poet) -1258 */