I tried all that, including following the help file to the letter & still no luck, using the "DefaultSMTP=1" option also seemed to make the mail scanner lock when checking some accounts...
Of course, more information about the avast4.ini file you can see
hereThe avast4.ini file must be configurated as this:
Section and Keys | Values | Notes and value description |
[MailScanner] | | Mail Protection Wizard |
DefaultPopServer | pop.<your ISP provider address> | Default POP server (Inbound Mail) |
DefaultSmtpServer | smtp.<your ISP provider address> | Default SMTP server (Outbound Mail) |
ShowTrayIcon | 1 | Shows an icon during e-mail process = 1; Hide icon = 0 |
AutoSetProtection | 1 | Protect new created e-mail account = 1; Do not protect = 0 |
UseDefaultSmtp | 0 | If you have just more than one SMTP server = 0; Just one: 1 |
Anyway, Mail Protection Wizard could do the work for you. To configure your e-mail client (program) follow these steps:
1. Close all your email applications.
2. Start Windows Menu > avast! antivirus > Mail Protection Wizard
3. Click Next on the first screen
4. Choose 'Setup the protection manually'
5. Choose 'I don't use MS Outlook (nor MS Exchange client) or 'I use other programs to work with e-mails as well'
a) with MS Outlook/Exchange, the Wizard finishes here.
b) with another e-mail client:
After the service was disabled, choose Next
Select your e-mail accounts (or 'My accounts is not in the list...' to get help)
Finish your configuration and the service will start again.
You can run the Mail Protection Wizard more than once and all the changes could be reversed ('Automatically remove protection from all my accounts'). Nowadays, the following
Internet Mail Clients are supported: MS Outlook (including Outlook 2003), MS Exchange, MS Outlook Express, Eudora, Pegasus Mail, Netscape Mail, Mozilla Mail, IncrediMail and The Bat!