E-mails laden with viruses, especially fraudulent software patches, are for sure very common these days. The Computer Laboratory mail team is exploring a range of anti-spam and anti-virus alternatives. Some money was provided for this in the most recent APP&R but the most effective commercial products are very expensive. Note that centralized anti-spam and centralized anti-virus tools are related issues but might or might not lead to a solution from a single vendor. We suggest that members of the MSU community use a desktop anti-virus tool, and we'll continue to suggest this even if we eventually offer a centralized mail filter for viruses. E-mail is only one vector for delivery of viruses. Anti-spam and anti-virus, along with other customer suggestions for improvements to mail.msu.edu, are on the "wish list". Go to the MSU home page and search for: mail wish list .. to see the entire list. /rich >I know I'm not the only one who's getting a full inbox thanks to virus >emails. But the last few days have been notably out of control. > >I thought there was a discussion about including virus scanning >mail.msu.edu. Has there been any further discussion about this? Is >there a plan to actually go forward with it? > >---- >Loren LaLonde >Support Engineer for Artemis Solutions >E-mail: [log in to unmask] >Phone: (517) 336-9915 > > >------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C380EA.C90E8360 >Content-Type: text/html; > charset="us-ascii" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > ><html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = >xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = >xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> > ><head> ><META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = >charset=3Dus-ascii"> > > ><meta name=3DProgId content=3DWord.Document> ><meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10"> ><meta name=3DOriginator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10"> ><link rel=3DFile-List href=3D"cid:[log in to unmask]"> ><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> > <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> > <o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/> > </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> ></xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> > <w:WordDocument> > <w:SpellingState>Clean</w:SpellingState> > <w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind> > <w:EnvelopeVis/> > <w:Compatibility> > <w:BreakWrappedTables/> > <w:SnapToGridInCell/> > <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> > <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> > </w:Compatibility> > <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> > </w:WordDocument> ></xml><![endif]--> ><style> ><!-- > /* Style Definitions */ > p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal > {mso-style-parent:""; 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> mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; > mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; > mso-style-noshow:yes; > mso-style-parent:""; > mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; > mso-para-margin:0in; > mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; > mso-pagination:widow-orphan; > font-size:10.0pt; > font-family:"Times New Roman";} ></style> ><![endif]--> ></head> > ><body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple = >style=3D'tab-interval:.5in'> > ><div class=3DSection1> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; >font-family:Arial'>I know I’m not the only one who’s getting = >a full >inbox thanks to virus emails.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> = ></span>But the >last few days have been notably out of control. = ><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; >font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ><div style=3D'border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext = >1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: >solid windowtext .75pt;padding:0in 0in 3.0pt 0in'> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid = >windowtext .75pt; >padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 3.0pt 0in'><font size=3D3 >face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>I thought = >there was a >discussion about including virus scanning mail.msu.edu.<span >style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Has there been any further = >discussion about >this?<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Is there a plan to = >actually go >forward with it?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ></div> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; >font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = >style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; >font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>----</span></font><span = >style=3D'mso-no-proof: >yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p> > ><p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = >style=3D'font-size: >12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Loren LaLonde<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = >style=3D'font-size: >12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Support Engineer for Artemis = >Solutions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = >style=3D'font-size: >12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>E-mail: = >[log in to unmask]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = >style=3D'font-size: >12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>Phone: (517) = >336-9915<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> > ><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = >style=3D'font-size: >12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> > ></div> > ></body> > ></html> > >------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C380EA.C90E8360--