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to: Gerald Miller
from: Howie Coombe
date: 2004-09-23 18:01:26
subject: AVP

Dear Gerald, in regards to this message to Marc Lewis.

 >  Hello Marc,


G'day Marc, G'day Gerald.

 > Responding to a post in the VIRUS area: On Thursday January 29 2004
at       > 10:21, Marc Lewis [1:396/45.1] wrote to Gerald Miller, about:
AVP [          > ...trim... ]

 > GM>> Anyone have a URL for AVP on a DOS only system?

 > ML> Not AVP but F-Prot (www.f-prot.com OR www.complex.is). The DOS version 

 >  Thanks,


Yes,

 > Marc.


Indeed.

 > I've got F-Prot (registered on the XP box and using the DOS version
on the   > DOS box),


Aha.

 > NAV,


Aha.

 > and McAfee anti-virus programs running when required.


Aha, and how often is that.

 > I'm getting the sig/dat updates via the file echo filegate on a
regular      > basis.


Aha.

 > Tripple redundancy #_*SHOULD*_# be adequate on this machine, you figure?


That is a good question.

 > ML> Also, AVG (www.grisoft.com) has an excellent free windoze system that 

 >  Well,


Yes?.

 > considering that the DOS box doesn't have Windoooz installed,


Yes?.

 > would probably make the AVG installation very difficult,


How difficult is "very difficult"?.

 > if not impossible.


Aha.

 > Then,


Yes?.

 > there is the matter of obtaining the sig/dat updates...


Aha.

 > I don't recall seeing if these updates were available via the
filegate on a  > regular basis or even if there was a AVG file echo
tagname within the        > FILEGATE.ZXX file (just looked, nothing is
listed resembling AVG)...


Bugger.

 > I appreciate you help.


As do i.

 > Thanks ... Gerald ... I'm sorry, that line is busy till Monday. Would
you    > hold please?


I Would love to hear a radio/phone operator say this.

       > Multitask: make twice the mistakes in 1/2 the time.


Been there, thought that and done that.

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