I've never visited the AVG forums. I think I might have a look at Avast though. You're not the first person to recommend it to me over and above AVG.
alanrf wrote: > Chris, > > I suspect you are correct in your assessment of the concern. > > I guess you missed my sticky post in the AVG 7.x email forums that > told you how to get the emails received through services like this > scanned - I have not bothered to look at AVG 8 which seemed to move > most of the moderators in the Thunderbird forums to recommend against > using it. It was certainly not the prettiest of solutions (rather > like the way AVG later provided for scanning secure server > connections). The scanning solution was done much more elegantly in > the anti-virus I far prefer - avast (just check one box in the GUI) > and avast scans all my emails received through the Webmail extensions. > > In the case of NOD32 ... some time ago I registered in their service > to help out another Thunderbird user with problems. Of course I did > not pay for the product and I doubt they will give me another trial > period so soon to see how their product works. > > On Jan 8, 1:38 am, Chris Clifton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Alan, >> I think Julian's question was actually about getting NOD32 to scan >> emails received with the extensions. Rather than complaining that NOD32 >> is interfering with the extensions, he thinks that it doesn't do enough. >> If I recall, this is the same for all email virus scanners, as the >> server through which the mail last passes is localhost, an internal >> server on your computer, the scanner assumes there is no threat and >> doesn't scan mails. Certainly my AVG doesn't scan incoming mail through >> the extensions. >> >> >> >> alanrf wrote: >> >>> I am not a user of NOD32. >>> >>> However, I get the impression from other post here that it may be the >>> cause of problems with the Webmail extensions/add-ons in the default >>> configuration. >>> >>> Please think about trying the following steps: >>> >>> The default configuration for the Webmail extension is to use the >>> ports 110 for POP (receiving email) and 25 for SMTP (sending email). >>> >>> If NOD32 is (let's be polite) causing issues with these ports then it >>> may be well to try different port numbers that may not be interferred >>> with by NOD32. >>> >>> Port numbers are (for email anyway) not magic ... they are just >>> numbers. >>> >>> So may I suggest that you try this .... >>> >>> In the main Webmail extension change the POP port to say 2110 and the >>> SMTP port to 2025 >>> >>> Then in your Hotmail or Yahoo account in the Thunderbird settings >>> change the POP port for the account from 110 to 2110 and in the SMTP >>> entry for the account change the port from 25 to 2025. >>> >>> Does this help at all? >>> >>> On Jan 7, 5:08 pm, julian <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I am using nod32 v 3.0.669.0 as my complete internet security >>>> solution. I really like it but the only problem I am having is that >>>> nod32 will not scan any of the incoming mails. I ran a e-mail test >>>> called GFI Email Security Test and all of the e-mails got downloaded. >>>> The only time it blocked them is when I tried to open the attachments. >>>> Also in the system overview it says Email Protection, number of emails >>>> scanned 0. What can I do to fix this? Thanks in advance. >>>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG -http://www.avg.com >>> Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.5/1881 - Release Date: 1/7/2009 >>> 5:59 PM >>> >> -- >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.5/1882 - Release Date: 1/8/2009 > 8:13 AM > > -- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thunderbird Webmail Extension" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thunderbird-webmail-extension?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
