Avast 4.6 and Thunderbird 1.06 help

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hello,
I’m new to Avast as of yesterday, and I’m trying to get everything configured properly. So far I have everything pretty well done exept email.
I have windows 98SE, Avast 4.6, and Thunderbird 1.06 as my default email client.
I have high speed internet cable, and am also running McAfee firewall 4.02. I uninstalled Mcafee VirusScan 7.03 and replaced it with Avast 4.6.
I have stopped the providers for Outlook/Exchange, since I don’t use those programs, and have the Internet Mail on. Now I need to “manually” configure it according to the posts I’ve read.
Thought I’d list my OS, and firewall, so I can get instructions as to how to mayber tweak them in the meantime.
Any and all help is appreciated!

Thanks,
Safe1

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If you have Windows 98\Me, the change of the login settings is normal while using avast.
See http://forum.avast.com/index.php?action=display;board=2;threadid=7913;start=0#msg64228

With Win98 SE you should have:

pop3 server= smtp server = 127.0.0.1
username = mail.server.coml#user or mail.server.com#user@server.com
smtp authentication enabled and the username there = mail.server.coml#user or mail.server.com#user@server.com

But, why don’t you just run Mail Protection Wizard?

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I ran the mail wizard; set up manually, and after reading other posts, customized the internet mail provider; sent myself an email, and Yes Virginia, it worked!!
I’m soooooo happy now!!

Thank God for forums!!

Thanks for your help and I’m sure. . .
“I’ll Be Back”

Safe1

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Glad to know you feel like this about forums. Welcome.
Anyway, logon here not only to ask for help but to help the others if you can 8)

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Welcome to the forums Safe1.