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to: Geo
from: Thees Peereboom
date: 2004-12-30 21:47:34
subject: Re: Update PC-Cillin or get different anti-viral package?

From: "Thees Peereboom" 

Geo,

Then you're definitely out of luck since the new AVG 7.0 doesn't support
servers either anymore... Discovered that when trying to update my NT 4.0
server.

Thanks, BTW. I also was going to try Mike's recomendation.

- Thees

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:56:42 -0500, Geo  wrote:

> Well as it happens I decided to try it on your recommendation just now
> since
> my home server didn't have AVG on it. I've learned to trust your
> recommendations on this sort of thing and I wanted to see why you like
> this
> one.
>
> I downloaded the free version (since I'm a home user) and it refused to
> install because my media server is running W2Kserver. The free version of
> AVG installed just fine a couple minutes later.
>
> Have I ever mentioned how much I hate copy protection and the attitude
> behind it?
>
> Geo.
>
> "Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
> news:ni88t01rfcjqeb0mord9l3r5ahgdnvmt7e{at}4ax.com...
>> I would also recommend avast.
>> http://www.avast.com/eng/desktop_protection.html
>>
>> I had purchased AVG two years ago, but I could never get the auto-update
>> feature to work reliably with anything but the default schedules, even
> those
>> were questionable unless the PC was on continuously.  Since it was
> destined
>> for a PC about 500 miles from me, I needed something that worked
>> reliably.
>>
>> The free version of avast is better than the pay-for version of AVG.  Go
>> figure.  :-)
>>
>>  /m
>
>

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