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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: fabfudge on February 19, 2004, 08:52:10 AM

Title: Email Scanning
Post by: fabfudge on February 19, 2004, 08:52:10 AM

I have just installed Avast 4 Home Edition ;D A lot better than AVG.
I run Win98 SE.
I only use three Email accounts:-
"alphalink.com.au" and the other two are with "hotmail.com"
I used the wizard to set up the Email, but on testing, only the alphalink email has the Avast clearance on it.
How do I set it up to pick up all three of my Email accounts?
I am not overly computer literate as yet, but at age 71 I am still learning.
Thank you for any help

Title: Re:Email Scanning
Post by: vojtech on February 19, 2004, 09:19:45 AM

Unfortunately avast mail scanner cannot check Hotmail accounts because they don't use standard POP/SMTP protocols.

Title: Re:Email Scanning
Post by: fabfudge on February 19, 2004, 12:03:35 PM

Thank you vojtech, I guess I won't worry about them now.

Title: Re:Email Scanning
Post by: Lisandro on February 21, 2004, 03:53:11 AM

Quote from: vojtech on February 19, 2004, 09:19:45 AM

Unfortunately avast mail scanner cannot check Hotmail accounts because they don't use standard POP/SMTP protocols.

Vojtech, doesn't this forum (http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2%3baction=display%3bthreadid=2351%3bstart=0) have a solution for the Hotmail?  ::)