McAfee office 3.1 User Manual
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The System Scan module will also scan files stored on floppy disks
whenever you read from or write to them, or when you shut down your
computer.
whenever you read from or write to them, or when you shut down your
computer.
If it finds a virus, the module will sound an alert and prompt you for a
response. The module will also record its actions and summarize its
current settings in a log file that you can review later.
response. The module will also record its actions and summarize its
current settings in a log file that you can review later.
4. To enable these functions, click
Yes
, then click
Next>
. Otherwise, click
No
, then click
Next>
to continue.
The E-mail Scan wizard panel will appear.
Figure 3-10. VShield configuration wizard - E-mail Scan panel
5. Select the
Enable e-mail scanning
checkbox, then select the checkbox
that corresponds to the type of e-mail client you use. Your choices are:
•
Internet e-mail clients.
Select this checkbox if you use a Post Office
Protocol (POP-3) or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) e-mail
client that sends and receives standard Internet mail directly or
through a dial-up connection. If you send and receive e-mail from
home and use Netscape Mail, America Online, or such popular
clients as Qualcomm’s Eudora or Microsoft’s Outlook Express, be
sure to select this option.
client that sends and receives standard Internet mail directly or
through a dial-up connection. If you send and receive e-mail from
home and use Netscape Mail, America Online, or such popular
clients as Qualcomm’s Eudora or Microsoft’s Outlook Express, be
sure to select this option.
•
Enable Corporate Mail.
Select this checkbox if you use a
proprietary e-mail system at work or in a networked environment.
Most such systems use a central network server to receive and
distribute mail that individual users send to each other from client
applications. Such systems might send and receive mail from
outside the network or from the Internet, but they usually do so
through a “gateway” application run from the server.
Most such systems use a central network server to receive and
distribute mail that individual users send to each other from client
applications. Such systems might send and receive mail from
outside the network or from the Internet, but they usually do so
through a “gateway” application run from the server.
The E-Mail Scan module supports corporate e-mail systems that fall
into two general categories:
into two general categories: