I just down loaded the newest version of Avast as the virus update and now I can not send some e-mail I get a message from Avast that the there is a potential virus.
Delivered-To: E-mail Address
Delivered-To: CLUSTERHOST smtpb.ha-net.ptd.net e-mailaddress
Date: 22 Jan 2004 01:42:13 -0000
From: “System Anti-Virus Administrator” virusnotification@corp.ptd.net
To: e-mail address
Subject: problem found in sent message “”
X-Tnz-Problem-Type: 40
X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 1/21/2004), Inbound message
X-Antivirus-Status: Clean
Attention:e-mail address
A problem was found in an Email message you sent.
This Email scanner intercepted it and stopped the entire message
reaching its destination.
The problem was reported to be:
Disallowed breakage found in header name - potential virus
Please contact your IT support personnel with any queries regarding this
policy.
It’s your ISP that is intercepting the email. You need to contact them and find out what the deal is. I don’t see where Avast is including illegal breakage in the header name. Actually, it is in the subject line. Avast doesn’t alter the subject lines when sending email.
I checked over my e-mail, the one that came back and the one that I can send with the mail scanner off and I found the following difference in the headers.
With the scanner on the header is:
X-Sender: E-mail address(Unverified)
rified)
With it off the same header is
X-Sender: E-mail address(Unverified)
It appears that some how rfied) is being added to the header and it is being rejected because of it. I contacted my ISP, but got no reply as yet, as I told them I really do not care who fixes it, I just want it fixed, so I can scan my incoming mail.
You can set up the email scanner to only scan incoming messages. Double click the icon ball and select the internet mail provider. Select customize and under the SMTP tab switch off scanning outbound messages.
I am also having the same problem. I had trouble updating the program (automatic update gave me a failure message). I finally did (had the server troubles) and then the mail thing started. I tried not scanning outgoing mail, no help. Uninstalled Avast and everything worked fine. Any ideas? I am using Eudora 6
Have you tried a manual program update? Some times with problems like these the Alwil Staff will recommend a manual change. Wait for them to reply. Thanks.
Avast is a good program. The problem is Windows. Though very similar, no two machines are set up the same. There will always be a bug or two that crops up on certain machines because it is virtually impossible to program for everyone’s Window’s OS personal set up. Mainly due to the fact that once running Windows is constantly being changed where settings are concerned and the programmers strive to make it work on Windows 98, ME, XP, 2000 and so forth. It’s a thankless job when something works perfectly on virtually every W98 machine and bugs galore start cropping up on W2000 machines, as an example.
I agree it is a good program and I have been very happy with it. As I said, I uninstalled it (then installed AVG which had no trouble). Next I uninstalled AVG and went to the Avast site and downloaded from there. When I installed it and tried to send mail, it was bounced with the same broken header message. I can only assume that it’s a problem with this version since I had no trouble whatsoever with the previous ones. I understand the problems the programmers have to overcome and figure this forum is a good place for them to follow problems. Is there another place I could write? Thanks
A bug was found in the avast mail scanner. It affects only those mail programs that use a line ‘X-Sender:’ in headers of outgoing mail (e.g. Eudora). To workaround it, you can disable checking of outgoing mail and keep only checking of incoming mail. Use the Mail Protection Wizard and select ‘Set up the protection manually’ to do it.
Or you can donload the fixed file here: http://www2.asw.cz/~peterka/335/ashMaiSv.exe, but the file will be overwritten to the original version during each (automatic) attempt to update the virus base (with a request to restart).
Am I correct in assuming that the Email Wizard is not available in the home edition? I reinstalled and then used the control panel and custom settings. I unchecked the scan outgoing mail, but it did not work, my test was bounced back. Isn’t the life of a programmer a joy?
