OT ..setting AV to certify newsgroup postings and scanning

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I dont want to get into the pros/cons of certifying emails/news group
posts or scanning news postings, but just how do you do that for
newsgroup postings?.I use gravity as a newsclient and i can if i wish
using avast or avg put the incoming / outgoing mail certification on but
how do you do that for newspostings?.Avast uses 127.0.0.1 instead of for
example pop.ukonline.co.uk and smtp.ukonline.co.uk , but for the news
server you cant put 127.0.0.1 in.You have to use news.ukonline.co.uk.So
how do scan news group postings using a news client such as gravity or
any other for that matter.
tia
me
 
I dont want to get into the pros/cons of certifying emails/news group
posts or scanning news postings, but just how do you do that for
newsgroup postings?.I use gravity as a newsclient and i can if i wish
using avast or avg put the incoming / outgoing mail certification on but
how do you do that for newspostings?.Avast uses 127.0.0.1 instead of for
example pop.ukonline.co.uk and smtp.ukonline.co.uk , but for the news
server you cant put 127.0.0.1 in.You have to use news.ukonline.co.uk.So
how do scan news group postings using a news client such as gravity or
any other for that matter.
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Why would you want to scan newsgroup postings for viruses? They
aren't executables, and they aren't executed by news readers unless
they have a file extension that marks them as executable as far as I
know.

If you have a newsreader that automatically executes an executable or
does so when you click on it without warning you about it, you need a
better newsreader.
 
Why would you want to scan newsgroup postings for viruses? They
aren't executables, and they aren't executed by news readers unless
they have a file extension that marks them as executable as far as I
know.

If you have a newsreader that automatically executes an executable or
does so when you click on it without warning you about it, you need a
better newsreader.
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I dont want to scan newgroup postings , i just want to know how you do it
, as i notice some have the AVG certification on thier posts.I d like to
know whtehr this can only be achieved if you are using OE as a newsreader
for example.I use gravity , and have never thought about whether it would
auto execute an executable to be honest.Perhaps id better check :)
me
 
I dont want to scan newgroup postings , i just want to know how you do it
, as i notice some have the AVG certification on thier posts.I d like to
know whtehr this can only be achieved if you are using OE as a newsreader
for example.I use gravity , and have never thought about whether it would
auto execute an executable to be honest.Perhaps id better check :)
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Good point. I hadn't noticed the certs on news posts. No doubt they
are using OE as I don't think AVG has a plugin for any other program
that doubles as a newsreader.

I guess there are ways to post via email gateways to newsgroup servers
and that might be another way people are doing it.
 
Good point. I hadn't noticed the certs on news posts. No doubt they
are using OE as I don't think AVG has a plugin for any other program
that doubles as a newsreader.

I guess there are ways to post via email gateways to newsgroup servers
and that might be another way people are doing it.
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Thanks...... it does seem the headers do show OE as the news cli enton
the certified posts ive looked at, so it does seem that way.
thanks again
me
 
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