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pete

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Error message regarding port 143
« on: March 31, 2004, 10:51:07 AM »
I've installed Avast Home Edition and it's working well.  As I am also running SpamPal I had to change the ports that SpamPal listens out on to ports number 9025 from 25, and 9110 from 110.  All works well,  However I am now getting error messages to the effect that Avast can't use port 143 as it is already in use.  By SpamPal I guess.  As I don't use IMAP is there any necessity to set about changing port numbers in this case.  If so How do I go about it, and from port number 143 to what?
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Re:Error message regarding port 143
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2004, 03:15:58 PM »
I've installed Avast Home Edition and it's working well.  As I am also running SpamPal I had to change the ports that SpamPal listens out on to ports number 9025 from 25, and 9110 from 110.  All works well,  However I am now getting error messages to the effect that Avast can't use port 143 as it is already in use.  By SpamPal I guess.  As I don't use IMAP is there any necessity to set about changing port numbers in this case.  If so How do I go about it, and from port number 143 to what?
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Pete, send an IM to Culpeper. He knows everything about SpamPal.
Regarding the changes needed for SpamPal, you can configure your email account manually. Your configuration must be:

SMTP server: 127.0.0.1
POP server: 127.0.0.1
account login: user name#isp name
Note: # and not @

smtp authentication on
user id: #smtp_address
password: blank or yours
Check to remember the password
Note: user id without user name

And into avast4.ini file at section [MailScanner]:

DefaultSmtpServer=127.0.0.1:25
DefaultPopServer=127.0.0.1:110
SmtpListen=127.0.0.1:25
PopListen=127.0.0.1:110
ImapListen=127.0.0.1:143

More information about the avast4.ini file you can see here and probably you will be able to solve the problem at port 143.
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Re:Error message regarding port 143
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2004, 03:29:06 PM »
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pete

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Re:Error message regarding port 143
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2004, 05:29:33 PM »
Many thanks for your help.

Culpeper

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Re:Error message regarding port 143
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2004, 10:32:07 PM »
I got your IM Pete before I read this thread.  I think if you use Technical's set up above for you email client you should be okay ;D