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Subject: virii and firewalls and scanning
From: "Trevor Paquette" <tpaquett @ aec . ca>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 10:15:00 -0700
To: firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM

>Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 08:32:45 +0100
>From: Pavel Galynin <pgalynin @
 chipnet .
 cz>
>Subject: Re: virus checking
>
>Todd Graham Lewis wrote:
>Agreed, then. Virus scanners on firewalls != good decision.
>For those ASM types out there: cmp virus scanners on firewalls, good
>decision
>jne
>What you say is true, but it's the tep in the right direction. As an AV
>software writer, I am SURE, that detecting virii on the network is the
>FUTURE. It provides more "hygienic" conditions for "surgery".
>Requests for further info are welcome.

Why is this a bad thing? It's better then having nothing! Also one more
barrier for a virus to get through, is one more barrier that it might NOT
get through!

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