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How do you setup Sophos AV Mac Home Edition to scan all OUTGOING emails automatically?

NanoG5

And can I add a footer message to my email (using Apple Mail) so everyone can know that I'm using Sophos AV for Mac? :D

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    Well, I think I found a simple solution, directly from my response here:

    http://openforum.sophos.com/t5/Sophos-Anti-Virus-for-Mac-Home/How-to-scan-only-certain-folders/m-p/1201#M674

    Navigate to ~/Library/Mail/Mailboxes/Outbox.mbox/ in the Finder

    Right/Control click on the Messages folder.

    Follow the instructions from the message thread linked above, and any item to be mailed will be scanned.  Of course, there's a possibility that Mail.app will successfully send it before the scan starts; haven't tried that yet.

    Then you just need to modify your signature to include "Scanned by Sophos Anti-Virus Mac Home Edition http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/free-mac-anti-virus/" or something similar :)

    I know there's a more elegant way to do it by scripting Mail.app itself, but I haven't figured it out yet.  Pester me and I might put some more time into it :)  Otherwise, enjoy!

    (Incidentally, this is somewhat useless if you're using on-access scanning, as in that case anything in this folder is already being scanned before it is sent.  You can save yourself some time by just adding the signature to your mail prefs)

    You can test both methods by attempting to email eicar.com to yourself :)

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    Well, I think I found a simple solution, directly from my response here:

    http://openforum.sophos.com/t5/Sophos-Anti-Virus-for-Mac-Home/How-to-scan-only-certain-folders/m-p/1201#M674

    Navigate to ~/Library/Mail/Mailboxes/Outbox.mbox/ in the Finder

    Right/Control click on the Messages folder.

    Follow the instructions from the message thread linked above, and any item to be mailed will be scanned.  Of course, there's a possibility that Mail.app will successfully send it before the scan starts; haven't tried that yet.

    Then you just need to modify your signature to include "Scanned by Sophos Anti-Virus Mac Home Edition http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/free-mac-anti-virus/" or something similar :)

    I know there's a more elegant way to do it by scripting Mail.app itself, but I haven't figured it out yet.  Pester me and I might put some more time into it :)  Otherwise, enjoy!

    (Incidentally, this is somewhat useless if you're using on-access scanning, as in that case anything in this folder is already being scanned before it is sent.  You can save yourself some time by just adding the signature to your mail prefs)

    You can test both methods by attempting to email eicar.com to yourself :)

    :1001245
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