Re: [SLUG] Antivirus and Email Encryption - both Linux and... that other OS

From: Pete Theisen (petetheisen@verizon.net)
Date: Mon Jun 15 2009 - 06:38:45 EDT


Scott Grizzard wrote:
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> I agree completely and wholeheartedly about your recommendations -
> Window$ is evil and vulnerable beyond compare. /Given/ /that/, can I
> send/receive encrypted email in a way that is still scanned by antivirus
> on the client's computer?
>
> In an ideal world, the recipient would be using Linux, and there would
> be no need, but, in an ideal world, blah blah blah.
>
> Iff I use Windows, and if I use gnupg encryption (or S/MIME), would the
> anti-malware on the local computer scan the message /before/ it was
> read, or is the anti-malware bypassed completely, leaving a giant
> security hole no matter what OS I am using?
>
> I have been looking all over the web for an answer, and I have found
> /nothing/ so far.

Hi WScott!

I sent you a link to the first article, the next ten of the four million
probably are interesting as well,

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=linux+gateway+server&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

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