Gmail anti-virus coming, and a tip

Google is about to enable virus scanning for Gmail. I hadn’t noticed the lack of it because the spam filter is so good. Hopefully we’re only seeing the beginning of the batch of innovations promised a few weeks ago.

While I’m talking about Gmail, I thought I’d share two tips. First, there is a wonderful Greasemonkey script, Gmail Smart-Delete Button, that makes it easier to delete messages, which is something that Gmail discourages.

Second, if you’re a Michigan student it is easy to use your @umich.edu account with Gmail — follow these directions to verify for Google that the university address is yours, then follow these directions for forwarding your mail.