What about an anti-spam module for a new version of avast? Would you guys be interested? 
Vlk
Just a personal opinion, which I am sure will not be the norm., but⌠No 
Iâd like a couple of other things in Avast, but prefer to leave Anti-Spam to my mail client and donât need anything else which might not âinterfaceâ .
yes if this anti-spam module will support both POP3 and http protocols (ISP mail account and web mail a/c like yahoo and hotmail).
But I have 2 questions:
- will this be available at the HE? ??? ???
- Will the program become a huge memory/resources consuming monster? ??? ???
BTW, I was testing TrendMicro Internet Security (TIS11)suite beta1 as a beta tester and it contains anti-spam module but I did not like it at all >:( >:( as it uses too much memory/resources. So, I am afraid that would be the case with Avast4.2. :â( :â(
I tend to mistrust all-in-one packages. I like getting the best anti-virus I can find from one source, the best firewall I can find from another, etc.
However I am curious how anti-spam would be incorporated into an anti-virus program. Would it work on one of the same principles as the separate spam programs already available?
By the way; Iâve had no problems with 4.1. Free Cell worked on my W98SE even before the latest build (at least it appeared to be working, I donât know how to play it. I could click on cards and theyâd go to squares on top anyway). After the latest update I found out that I still donât know how to play it.
Thanks for working so hard to make avast! the best!
Jarron
i prefer avast to remain as a good AV ;D
yeahâŚIâm not one for all-in-one packages either. it tends to bloat software and hog more recources than its worth.
if you go ahead with it thoughâŚkindly allow for modules to be completely turned off as an option. I meanâŚcompletely OFF. 
Not really. Allmost all hugh Provider offers allready a Spamfilter. Even some Mailer do(like Mozilla). Improving the Malwareability is more intresting(for me).
You will not become a Norton-like Programm, will you? 
No, not reallyâŚ
I like the idea of having layered defenceâŚ
this means 1 program as firewall, 1 Antivirus, 1 Anti trojan, 1 spyware killer, 1 scriptblocker, 1 popup blocker. etcâŚ
Having a configuration like this, means that in a possibel infection, not all programs are shutdown by a potentional malware. And you come out defenseless 
Like Paul Wilders says : Never put all your eggs in one basket
Waldo
i donât like it
i would love a avast like a professional tool agains the virii
and not a boatwareâŚ
bye the way p2p & instant messagger for me are in vain
My opinion: NO
Do the best for avast! as antivirus!!!
ACK! But for me a Scriptchecker and also a Mailchecker are more or less useless, if the Resident Protection can handle that too.
coolâŚi like this!! ;D
add these
the possibility to scan compressed files , for example max 2mb or 1mb (to set up) this could make resident shield more fast, it can happen to scan zipped files about 30 mb
it could freeze the system
a default button in resident shield (advanced) open/read
this for the novice!!
add some options in the global setting
like setup the interval of updater or vrdbâŚ
or add the possibility to hide the icon or âŚ
the possibility to DONât load in memory provider that we donât NEED
for example if a user need only a standard shield
is in vain avast load
SCRIPT
OUTLOOK
MAIL
P2P
& instant âŚ
Please keep Avast as slim as possible and concentrate on the virus/malware/worm stuff. Antispam modules are incorporated in many email clients and this would make either the Avast module or the email client module redundant.
âACK! But for me a Scriptchecker and also a Mailchecker are more or less useless, if the Resident Protection can handle that too.â
yes agree raman
Most users do not want avast! as an antispam 
But all users do not want avast! become a âSystemWorksâ >:(
Well, I personally believe that for our server based AV products, anti-spam would be a great added value.
I was not sure about the consumer products, though. The truth is that most people already have some sort of antispam solution in place, and also that an extra module would increase the size of avast a bit⌠However, if it could be completely deactivated⌠why not?
Also, while I absolutely agree with the âmultiple layers of defenseâ paradigm Iâve got to add that antispam is not really like AntiVirus or AntiTrojan etc. - simply because the objects it filters are passive (meaning that the spam does not actively try to tamper with the protection by trying to kill some processes etc. - i.e. in a way that would in any way influence the working of the rest of the security package (e.g. antivirus)).
Vlk
Vlk,
what kind of spam-protection are you guys thinking of? Static rules like the former spamassassin had? Bayes-Filters like the new Mozilla Mail? Or a hybrid solution as in the new spamassassin?
Bye,
ts
BTW: I would prefer avast! being a great AV software rather than an all-in-one tool. If one can disable it totally (in the home-version too) it wonât be a big problem for me though ;).
donât really need it (and couldnât use it for some of my mail accounts: IMAP with SSL is still not supported in the Mailscanner, is it ) ?
Mmmmh! Do you need an Italian translator for it?
However, I hope for it, but I hope for good antispam rules in itâŚAnd it is not easy to create that in many languages! 8)