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Title: Avast and Opera mail
Post by: barton45 on May 15, 2006, 08:01:01 PM

I use Avast Home (free). I also use Opera browser and the integrated email client from the browser. As far as I can see Avast does not check emails from opera. Is there a way that Avast can be configured to check opera mail?
Thanks and regards

Title: Re: Avast and Opera mail
Post by: DavidR on May 15, 2006, 08:45:44 PM

Opera email and avast do work together and a forums search for 'opera email avast' without the quotes returns some information.
These are some of them:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=20335.0
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=20861.0
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=19500.0

More importantly what OS are you using as that may be having an effect on settings, etc.

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As far as I can see Avast does not check emails from opera.

What do you see or not see to confirm this ?

Title: Re: Avast and Opera mail
Post by: barton45 on May 16, 2006, 03:21:23 PM

Many thanks for your input. I have rechecked settings and used the wizard and all is ok! now. Just for your info I have reinstalled XP and along with it, avast, and forgot to include the 'clean' outgoing / incoming message ::)
Regards

Title: Re: Avast and Opera mail
Post by: DavidR on May 16, 2006, 03:57:59 PM

No problem, welcome to the forums.

However, with XP I believe you shouldn't have needed to use the Wizard to set-up the email protection, it should be transparent, but I don't use Opera (or its email) so I couldn't say for certain.

Title: Re: Avast and Opera mail
Post by: barton45 on May 16, 2006, 07:59:41 PM

I have a feeling that there is a need to check the future email accounts box if that makes sense to you.
Anyway thanks for your help and links.
regards :)

Title: Re: Avast and Opera mail
Post by: DavidR on May 16, 2006, 08:49:25 PM

There shouldn't be a need as that is a part of the wizard set-up routine that you shouldn't need with XP. You could set-up a dummy account, different account name but same details as one account that is being checked and test it.