Since Gmail has an antivirus filter built into the service,
each e-mail,
particularly those with attachments, will be scanned. Also,
Gmail will block
sending/receiving of attachments containing executable
files, such as
programmes, even if they're in a zip archive. I doubt,
however, that Gmail
will alert you to the presence of viruses in an e-mail,
however I did
receive some spurious message apparently telling me that
I've sent a message
containing virus(es). This was an e-mail message by the way,
and not an
alert from an antivirus programme, which, in my case, is AVG
Free. Hope that
helps.
----- Original Message -----
From: "BJ" <honvlez gmail.com>
To: "Gmail-Users" <Gmail-Usersgooglegroups.com>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 6:47 PM
Subject: [Gmail-Users] POP3 and Virus Scanning
>
> I just configured Windows Mail in my Vista Home Premium
computer to
> accept Gmail, and I was wondering if Gmail will scan
incoming and and
> outgoing attachments and notify me of problems as it
would if I were
> using the website. Any information would be greatly
appreciated.
>
> Thank you very much.
>
>
> >
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