Dennis Peterson wrote:
> It is frequently most efficient to test for spam content prior to scanning
> for viruses - there is no point in virus scanning a file if it has
> failed a spam content test. That's more than you asked but not bad to
> know. 

The reverse is also true.  There is no point in spam scanning a file if it has 
been identified as a virus.

Of the two processes (spam scanning and virus scanning), spam scanning is more 
resource-intensive (at least the way I do it) - so I virus scan first, and 
spam-scan second.

Matthew.van.Eerde (at) hbinc.com                 805.964.4554 x902
Hispanic Business Inc./HireDiversity.com         Software Engineer
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