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Title: Connections limit, help required
Post by: suky on March 20, 2007, 02:46:13 PM

Hi, when i download multiple threads using Newsbin, i get the following "Error:502 concurrent connections limit in avast exceeded (pass:0, processes:nbpro.exe[20])" . I have to shut down avast, then everything works fine. Which setting do i need to change in avast?
Thanks

Title: Re: Connections limit, help required
Post by: DavidR on March 20, 2007, 03:17:24 PM

You can edit the C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\DATA\avast4.ini file, [MailScanner] section and increase the MaxConnections value. You may have to create the line for the MaxConnections value if it isn't there.

[MailScanner]
MaxConnections=20

The default concurrent connection limit is 20 (for mail & news together). If the limit was exceeded, you would see the line Closing connection due to MaxConnections into aswMaiSv.log file. This limit exists not to save resources, but to prevent connection looping in strange configurations, so the user can increase it without worry to, for instance, 50. The value 0 disables the limit.

Title: Re: Connections limit, help required
Post by: suky on March 20, 2007, 10:55:30 PM

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You can edit the C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\DATA\avast4.ini file, [MailScanner] section and increase the MaxConnections value. You may have to create the line for the MaxConnections value if it isn't there.

[MailScanner]
MaxConnections=20

Great, did the trick :D It was a pain in the "A" to shut down avast! every time i wanted to fire-up Newsbin :-\
Thanks

Title: Re: Connections limit, help required
Post by: Lisandro on March 20, 2007, 11:30:32 PM

Quote from: suky on March 20, 2007, 10:55:30 PM

It was a pain in the "A" to shut down avast! every time i wanted to fire-up Newsbin :-\

You're welcome to the most configurable antivirus round 8)

Title: Re: Connections limit, help required
Post by: DavidR on March 20, 2007, 11:39:12 PM

No problem, glad I could help.

Welcome to the forums.