The post quoted below pretty much explains my problem, but some clarification is in order.
I am running Windows 98 SE and OE 6.00.2800.1123 and upgraded to Avast! - Build: Nov2004 4.5.523
After the Avast! upgrade, I could NOT SEND emails but I could RECEIVE them. I received the following error msg:
The message could not be sent because the server rejected the sender's e-mail address. The sender's e-mail address was 'kudavisjobs@sbcglobal.net'. Subject 'test', Account: 'Jobs', Server: '127.0.0.1', Protocol: SMTP, Server Response: '530 authentication required - for help go to
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/sbc/dsl/mail/pop/pop-11.html', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 530, Error Number: 0x800CCC78
To FIX this problem, I did the following:
For EACH of my OE mail Accounts:
First, I replaced the "Outgoing Mail (SMTP)" server from 127.0.0.1 to the actual name of my server i.e. smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
Second, In the "My Server requires Authentication" Settings, I modified the "Login using" Account name by deleting the "#smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com" appended to the Account name e.g. use only the actual Account name.
I did NOT modify the "Incoming mail (POP3)" field e.g. it still contains a reference to 127.0.0.1
I did NOT modify the "Incoming Mail Server" fields e.g. the Account Name field still has "#pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com" appended to it.
After these changes to EACH email account, I am now able to SEND and RECIEVE emails from each account as I was BEFORE the upgrade.
Also, I reviewed the avast! On-Access Scanner Settings. The "Outlook/Exchange" provider displays the following message:
"The provider is waiting for a subsystem to start"
I'm not sure what that means, but obviously avast! is NOT recognizing my OE client. OE is open and running as expected, but this message keeps displaying indefinitely.
I hope this helps any of the Windows 98 diehards (slackers?) out there.
P.S. For a long as it has taken me to compose this post, the problem has probably already been solved. If so, then... never mind!
Here is the story in a nutshell:
Version 4.1 used local host 127.0.0.1 with Avast and inserted an appersand (#) into the username format such as userxxx@isp.com#pop.isp.com
Avast utilized the Mail Protection Wizard to configure the system email client and setup the Avast ini file.
Version 4.5 uses a different mail configuration utility which means the settings for the servers are those of your ISP and no modification should be made to the username. It does not use the MPW (except for Windows 98).
At least that was the intent. For unknown reasons, some systems do not "configure" correctly as they should under 4.5 and manual configuration has been necessary.
First, determine if your OS requires the 4.1 or 4.5 configuration. Then go into your email client and check them. If the settings are ok, then come to the forum and see what results others users have had with their setups.
I can offer my setups as a guide:
W98 and 4.5........use old settings
WME and 4.5.........use new settings with OE only. *Thunderbird ran only with the old settings.(pre .9 versions)
WXP with 4.5..........use new settings with OE.
That's all the advice I can offer right now until things are better sorted out.