Re: Virus Scan....

[Dave Roberts <djr @ saa-cons . co . uk>]

On Mon, 27 Jan 1997 dharris @
 kcp .
 com wrote:

> ftp/smtp/http traffic for viruses, and passes all scanned traffic on.  It is 
> "transparent" - there are no interactions directly with the WebShield - and 
> "cannot be bypassed" - all traffic must go through the WebShield machine.


Hmmm, what if I use PGP to encrypt a program to you?  The very nature of
PGP ensures that the message should only be decrypted by you.  How can any
virus checker cope with this?  Deny the mail?  

- Dave