Does your ISP scan your Email for virus

[FastGame]

Simple question, Hotmail & Yahoo scan mail for virus, but if you use your ISP mail do they scan it for virus before you get it ? how about at work, does your work place use an ISP that scans mail for virus ?

I have an important mission and I need to arm myself with facts before I jump into the frying pan.

Thanks.

[bhxtyrant]

Hmm im no expert but i highly doubt a majority of ISP's scan your e-mail.Sure a few might like MSN or AOL and of course the free hotmail and yahoo.But many simply do not offer this hence why we have to buy programs for e-mail scanning such as Synmantec Norton products :D

[Fenalaar]

At work, I'm the one calling the shots (to scan or not to scan.

At home,e-mail scanning is a premium service. For basic service subscribers, anti-spam and anti-virus scan can be had for NOK29 per month extra per service (i.e antivirus and antispam would be NOK58 extra). NOK29 is $4,50 or so. Remember, we have to pay a bit more ove here anyway than in the US.

In my ADSL subscription, a license for Symantec Antivirus or Norton Internet Security (your choice) is included for one machine.

Johan-Kr

[FastGame]

good good keep it going :)

BTW my ISP scans all mail and its part of basic service.

[bhxtyrant]

Wish my ISP offered that lol at one time i had some person trying to spam up my e-mail accounts and send worms and crap to me.I use Verizon DSL service.Luckily i keep my Norton 2005 antivirus software updated as well as windows update.Its saved me many times over the years.

[rik]

yes, yes, and uh...yes

[Conan]

My DSL provider scans my mail before it gets to me.

[Reverend]

My ISP scans my mail.

One thing to bear in mind though regarding ISP scans. They don't normally scan every single word,(its not like Big Brother is watching you) :D ,they generally only scan the mail headers,attachments and imbedded pics.The headers for SPAM and the attachments and pics for possible viruses.

[FastGame]

My ISP scans my mail.

One thing to bear in mind though regarding ISP scans. They don't normally scan every single word,(its not like Big Brother is watching you) :D ,they generally only scan the mail headers,attachments and imbedded pics.The headers for SPAM and the attachments and pics for possible viruses.
I'll edit my post, I want to know if your ISP scans mail for virus....sorry

[Reverend]

I'll edit my post, I want to know if your ISP scans mail for virus....sorryYes :D

[efc]

CenturyTel charges $2.95/month for virus scan.

[Big Booger]

I don't think my ISP scans the emails.. but I do with my own personal AV:

__________ NOD32 1.980 (20050123) Information __________

This message was checked by NOD32 Antivirus System.
part000.txt - is OK

http://www.nod32.com

[MSNwar]

I use three different ISPs at home for different purposes and they all scan. Scanning is one of the top 10 services I require from my selection of ISPs. My reason for it is because of the nature of my business. I email almost 1,100 people a week. During special promotions I will send that many or more per day.

Almost all ISPs in the U.S. now scan your email before you receive it because it is a law in some states. All states will eventually adopt the same law. This is a big topic of concern in some circles. Read you Terms of Service (TOS) and you probally will find that even if they do not scan at present there is a clause in it where they can scan it whenever they decide it is appropriate.

[cash_site]

It is an option on my ISP mail account, but more and more ISPs are picking up on the trend and offering the service... EfC's ISP sounds a little dodgy for charging for the service :eek:

MSNwar's idea of criteria for picking ISP on services is great, if more people do that, then the customer should win with added features ;)