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Re: avast settings email notification
« Reply #15 on: May 01, 2008, 12:42:43 AM »
I've tried sending alerts to another email address "XXX@accesscomm.ca"  with no success  :o even though access tells me their email uses SMTP protocols. As "Windows Live Mail" is my default email handler for send\receive is that my problem  :-\

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Re: avast settings email notification
« Reply #16 on: May 01, 2008, 01:04:42 AM »
Sending it to a different address will make no difference at all. The problem is the sending of the email from your system not the receipt. You have to have SMTP sending capability and your hotmail account hasn't got that capability.

That is why I asked if you had an ISP email account (as you should be able to send using their smtp server) ?

I have my own domain and can send email through its smtp server. Had I not got that or it was down I can use my ISP's smtp server.

Hotmail doesn't have an smtp server so you can't send through it, so changing the recipient email will make no difference.

What settings did you put into the avast SMTP server address ?
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Re: avast settings email notification
« Reply #17 on: May 01, 2008, 01:29:03 AM »
WOO HOO i think we're getting it straightened out here  ;D Yes my ISP has issued me an email account & yes they SMTP. Now how do i set it up so my PC sends using than n not windows live mail

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Re: avast settings email notification
« Reply #18 on: May 01, 2008, 02:37:14 AM »
Windows Live Mail really isn't in the equation, other than in the accounts section of it is where the details of your accounts are held and the server address we needed for the avast SMTP setup.

Now if your ISP has issued you with an email account, they should have given you the server details, the ports they use and if authentication is required (most likely) the user name and password required.

So that is the information you need from your ISP and transfer that information into the avast SMTP setup.
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Re: avast settings email notification
« Reply #19 on: May 01, 2008, 03:37:10 AM »
k I'll give them a call n I'll update shortly

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Re: avast settings email notification
« Reply #20 on: May 01, 2008, 03:47:19 AM »
k i think i have all the info correct as just got off the phone with my ISP but when i highlite my email address under alerts n press test i get an error message of....Unknown error. The alert cannot be sent.  :o

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Re: avast settings email notification
« Reply #21 on: May 01, 2008, 02:29:08 PM »
I don't know what to suggest, despite requesting what data you entered in the avast SMTP

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What settings did you put into the avast SMTP server address ?

We ask questions so we can get a better understanding of the problem might be (incorrect settings, incompatible port number, etc.)  without information we are working in the dark.

I don't need to know your user name and password, just that they are required and they have been entered and the checkbox ticked, but without the other information I can't even guess as to the cause of the problem. See example of my setup.
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Re: avast settings email notification
« Reply #22 on: May 02, 2008, 06:13:59 PM »
Q...under Settings-SMTP-From Address is the info here 2 b my IP Address?

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Re: avast settings email notification
« Reply #23 on: May 02, 2008, 07:17:17 PM »
A - No, it is who you want displayed as the sender of the email alert, e.g. your email address.
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Re: avast settings email notification
« Reply #24 on: May 02, 2008, 08:17:00 PM »
 8) WOO HOO  ;D Thank u very Very VERY much 4 your help with this matter. It works, it really works lol. So much grief caused by some simple settings  :-[ Again THANK YOU.

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« Reply #25 on: May 02, 2008, 09:16:41 PM »
You're welcome.
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Re: avast settings email notification
« Reply #26 on: May 02, 2008, 09:22:43 PM »
now that we r done with this (i think it's called a thread????) how do i close/erase it?

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Re: avast settings email notification
« Reply #27 on: May 02, 2008, 10:37:06 PM »
now that we r done with this (i think it's called a thread????) how do i close/erase it?
Users can't do that. Only moderators.
But threads are kept open and just few hours/days they will be left behind with new threads. Anyway, they can always be used as a knowledge base and found by search function.
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Re: avast settings email notification
« Reply #28 on: May 02, 2008, 10:49:17 PM »
OK I'll just unsubscribe to this one as i think we done with it. Again thank u 4 your help.

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Re: avast settings email notification
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