Mail scanning - is this how you do it?

[jhiker]

I'm new here so be gentle with me...
The scales have fallen from my eyes and I have seen the light! Nore more ridiculously expensive annual subscriptions to Mr Norton!
Anyway, I'm about to install Avast HE - I've searched the posts and I THINK I know how to configure the mail reader but I'd be grateful if one of you knowledgable folks would confirm this is correct. I'm currently using Outlook Express and K9 and they work like a charm together. My current a/v is NIS2002.
K9 'listens' on port 9999. On OE the outgoing mail server is shown as smtp.tiscali.co.uk and the incoming mail server (POP3) as 127.0.1with the account as pop.tiscali.co.uk/110/myaccountname.screaming.net
The server port numbers are shown as:
Outgoing - 25
Incoming - 9999
Now - when I install Avast would I have to set up the mail scanning manually or will it 'read' these settings and do it automatically? If I have to do it manually is it simply a matter of setting the 'incoming and 'outgoing' port numbers to 9999 & 25 respectively.
Or is there more to it than that?
Thanks in advance.

[bob3160]

jhiker:
Welcome to the forums.
Before we start on e-mail settings and before you start installing Avast!
Check the link in my signature and get the program to uninstall Norton Completely. Follow the directions. Using add/remove is not sufficient.

[Lisandro]

jhiker, can you browse a little the link 'FAQ' on my signature. There is something about avast + Outlook Express + spam killer (like K9) and the port numbers.

If you can't find, well, in general:
pop3 port number of OE = spam killer = 120
pop3 port number of avast! = 110 (the default)
smtp port number of OE and avast! = 25 (the default)  

[jhiker]

Hi Bob/Tech,
Jeez! who'd a thought it would be so difficult to get rid of NIS..
I take it the utilities RNAV2003 & RnisUPG are run INSTEAD of the control panel 'Add/Remove' and not AFTERWARDS to mop up any remaining traces?

Tech:
Re port configuration - don't the POP3 ports in OE, the spam killer & Avast all have to match - or would that result in a conflict?

I'll read the link to the FAQ before I rabbit on any more.
Thanks for the advice guys

[bob3160]

jhiker
I believe the instructions from Symantec call for you to first use add/remove followed by their utility to get rid of the rest of the mess.
Please double check this at their site since it's been quite a while since I ditched my copy of NAV.

[Lisandro]

I believe the instructions from Symantec call for you to first use add/remove followed by their utility to get rid of the rest of the mess.

Bob's right... First Control Panel, boot, after all, use the standalone uninstall from Symantec. Better, after all, use 'Control' in my signature and choose the option to remove NAV.

Hi Bob/Tech,
Report configuration
Don't the POP3 ports in OE, the spam killer & Avast all have to match - or would that result in a conflict?

If the three match, they will conflict. The email program and the spam kiler must be at one and avast! (that will catch and scan the message first, in another). Graphically:

your ISP > avast at 127.0.0.1 (local computer) > spam killer > email client

[vojtech]

See this: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=7454;start=msg59181#msg59181
The updated wizard should integrate the mail scanner automatically with OE and K9 (between them).

[jhiker]

Well, I took a deep breath and pulled the plug on Norton...

Thanks to the help and advice in this forum it was a fairly painless procedure (mind you, being ever cautious I did set a restore point after each step!) and everything seems to be working as it should!
For the record, here's how I got rid of NIS2002...

Ran RegMechanic and cleared up any existing problems and made sure the registry was tidy.
Used Control Panel to uninstall NIS2002
Reboot
UsedControl Panel to uninstall LiveReg
UsedControl Panel to uninstall LiveUpdate
Reboot
Used the Symantec utility RNav.exe to mop-up NAV
Used the Symantec utility RnisUPG.exe to mop-up NIS
Used the Avast external control to mop-up any left-overs!
Rebooted and installed Avast!
Ran the 'new' Mail Wizard 'ashPopwz_2.exe' referred to in the above post.
Rebooted and ran RegMechanic to clear up any remaing Symantec entries (and, yes, there were several still lurking!)
.. anyway, all seems OK and I'm a happy Avast user.
Thanks!

[DavidR]

Congratulations on having joined our happy band of avast! users.

Isn't it just great how difficult Norton makes it to switch to another product  

I don't think you will regret having got rid of Norton and you should notice much less program conflicts without Norton and increased system resources.

[Lisandro]

I'm a happy Avast user. Thanks!

I came from Norton too... It was not easy but, like you, we win