Avast 4.6 blocks NNT port 119 - BAD

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
1

On April 02, 05, I downloaded and installed Avast! 4.6. All of a sudden, my newsreader stopped working, saying the connection was being refused by the newsserver on port 119.
When I completely uninstalled Avast 4.6 on April 03, the newsreader program went back to working perfectly normally.
I noticed that in the Avast.INI file, there is a [MailScanner] section containing the line: NntpRedirectPort=119. The Technical explanation of the Avast.INI file does not explain anything related to NNTP port 119.
What should I put in the Avast.INI file to make it leave port 119 alone, so my newsreader will continue to work normally?
Thanx,
NewsreaderJD

2

You don’t need to edit avast4.ini file if you want to disable NNTP scanning. Just click on the “a”-icon in Windows taskbar, click Details>>, double-click “Internet Mail”, select NNTP and disable scanning inbound and outbound news.