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Consumer Products => Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier) => Topic started by: iankb on June 30, 2003, 12:00:39 PM
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I'm using Windows XP. Just updated to avast 4 and ever since getting error saying concerning port 25 is already in use and outgoing emails that cannot be scanned. How do I sort this out? Thanks for any help in advance!
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If the POP(3), SMTP or IMAP port is already used by another program,
you need to change that port numbers. The default values are:
POP(3) - 110
SMTP - 25
IMAP - 143
It is necessary to change that that ports, otherwise avast! can scan
your mail - you can increase the numbers e. g. by one.
1) Close Outlook Express
2) In Notepad open the file AVAST4.INI (it is in
C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL SOFTWARE\AVAST4\DATA)
3) Into the section [MailScanner] insert these rows (or change them,
if they already exist):
SmtpListen=127.0.0.1:26
PopListen=127.0.0.1:111
ImapListen=127.0.0.1:144
4) Save the file
5) Start Outlook Express
6) Choose TOOLS -> ACCOUNTS
7) Select your mail account and press PROPERTIES
8) Select ADVANCED
9) Change the port numbers to the same values as in step 3)
10) Confirm changes
11) Restart your computer
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If you use only MS Outlook (not Express), use msconfig to remove ashMaiSv.exe from startup settings.
If you use another e-mail program, insert this line
SmtpListen=127.0.0.1:26
to file C:\Program Files\ALWIL Software\Avast4\Data\Avast4.ini into section [MailScanner]
Terminate process ashMaiSv.exe and restart it.
Specify port value for outgoing mail (SMTP) as 26 instead of 25 in account settings of your mail program.
Edit: sorry, I missed the previous reply.
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Will try both these tonight, thanks for your help guys! :)
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That worked great! Thanks muchly!