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Avast file shield blocks my outgoing mail on Thunderbird
« on: February 02, 2016, 03:28:42 PM »
Avast file shield is blocking my outgoing mail on Mozilla Thunderbird. I have to disable the file shield before my emails can be sent. This is very irritating and is making me consider alternative antivirus software.
I have updated both Avast and Thunderbird and problem persists.

Is there a setting change or workaround for this problem?

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Re: Avast file shield blocks my outgoing mail on Thunderbird
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2016, 03:46:46 PM »
The file shield shouldn't have anything to do with sending email.

The Mail Shield as its name implies handles mail scanning, so I'm at a bit of a loss as to what this is and why disabling the file system shield resolves it.

Can you post a screenshot of any error/message window.
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