Avast changes to server details

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Avast 4 has changed my ISP mail server adresses on Outlook Express 5.5 to 127.0.01

The ISP won’t accept this, so I can’t send/receive emails

Do I have to choose between my ISP and Avast? Hope not. Grateful for any advice.

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The IP-adress 127.0.0.1 is the adress of your own computer. Avast does it so its redirected your outlook to Avast Mailchecker. The Avast Mailchecker contains now your orginal ISP settings.
If i remember correctly( i do not use this avast feature) , you can set that back by using the Mailprotectionwizard again.

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I will do what I can so you don’t have too!!Avast normally does not interfere with sending or receiving email unless the proper SMTP, POP3 addresses have not been entered. Have you checked these settings in the Mail Wizard?
How do you obtain your email…POP3 or web based? Keep in mind that Avast does not check Web based email unless that email is downloaded (redireted) to your computer via your mail client.

This information would also be helpful:

  1. What OS are you using:
  2. What ISP?
  3. Do you use a proxy server???
  4. What Mail client? (Outlook Express, Eudora, MS Outlook etc.)

???

PS: I have been off the board for awhile. Have lots to do reconfiguring my computer, so I will try to get back to you as soon as I can.

Missed all of you and the interesting problems you present! :cry: haha

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I have similar problem with newly installed Avast! But I can receive mail, just can’t send any out. I get error reports. I don’t use Outlook or MSN, but do use Earthlink as mail server.

5

You’ve resurrected a three year old thread… Is avast set to scan the outbound mail? Which email program are you using?