correction - sending mail just timed out
Are you using a Firewall? if so, which one?
I’m having the “millions of timeouts” problem also, using Eudora v. 6.1, NOT using Outlook or Outlook Express.
If I disable the avast! Internet Mail provider, I can download my emails; otherwise it hangs while trying to connect to the server; I also get the repeating timeout messages. Once that happens, there is no way to break out of the loop except by cutting power to the computer; ctrl-alt-delete doesn’t help, because while Task Manager eventually comes up there is no apparent way to stop avast! from there.
Other info:
OS = Windows XP, SP2 installed.
Using ZoneAlarm and Norton Internet Security firewalls (I know, overkill…).
Also using Norton Antivirus and Grisoft AVG antivirus.
I installed the avast! v. 4.5.529 beta as recommended above, and rebooted.
I’ve reverted to my standard email server/domain (i.e., I removed the 127.0.0.1 domain that earlier versions of avast! required).
I can send my log file, if you like, but it doesn’t seem to show much except for the startup error I always get because of the other antivirus software that conflicts with avast!
Whow! Using ZoneAlarm, Norton Internet Security Suite, Norton Antivirus, AVG and Avast! on ONE machine? :o
Don’t mean to be sarcastic, but what about Windows Firewall from SP2? Do you have it on as well?
That’s okay - because 1) I’ve gotten far more astonished reactions than yours, and 2) I’m originally from New York, and New Yorkers don’t generally take offense at things until you back your car over them three or four times.
But to answer your question, I think I have SP2’s firewall on, too. Reason I say “I think” is because when I installed SP2, I tried turning it off because I had the other two firewalls running. But whenever I look at it later, it seems to be on again. Don’t know why.
But in any case, none of that seems to have made any difference in getting avast! to work properly until version 4.5. All the firewalls seem to play well together.
Regarding running the multiple AV softwares - I’ve found it pays off. Sometimes avast! catches something first, sometimes Norton, sometimes AVG. A version of Bagle caused me too much misery several months ago when I got it before my AV sig file updated.
Welcome to forums !
Having all those things enabled on the same computer doesn’t mean you are more secure than others. Actually, those things you just mentioned, are “killing” each other and they’re “killing” your system as well. Btw, you can have all those antiviruses on same machine without any problems, unless you are using resident scanners in the same time…
Running hardware router/firewall, software Sygate Personal Firewall, avast! antivirus and that’s about security in here. Never had any single problem with my system…
Cheers !
i run zone alarm and avast which until releae 4.5 worked fine. Now I can’t send or receive mail with avast running.
OK, did you take some time to look for possible solutions in these forums ? There is wonderful SEARCH feature up there. See here for newest avast! program update, and see if that solves your problem… click here:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=9007
Read the posts from me, Igor and Vlk > http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=8607
Does it solve your problem?
BPSCG:
In Norton Internet Secutiry, have you tried turning off the spam blocking feature? I had tried everything else (before this newest beta update) and that seems to be the thing that was causing the problem (was NIS’s spam blocker)
Just wondering. Let me know how you make out (I’m just curious to see how many ppl this works for)
Yeah, it would be great to get feedback, so guys from Alwil could trace the problem much more effective and faster. It would be of great help to everyone.
Cheers !
osborneuk
ZA 5.5.062.000 Works like a charm on this system.
Great! I say what my problem is. I read and follow the advice here. I say I’ve still got the problem. I’m told to read and follow the advice here. So why not just say I’m an idiot? 
osborneuk
What other Security software are you using???
And what tone is that ? We are trying to help you, if you don’t want our help why did you ask in the first place ? And btw, no one ever mentioned that you are idiot. That’s just nonsense.
We know that many of users came in these forums for help. We helped many of them, huge majority to be true… if some advices we gave doesn’t help solving your problem, that doesn’t mean those advices are not good. That could be because you have some different security programs working in the same time on same machine… no one in here could possibly know what could be exact solution for you specific problem. We always try many different possibilities, so many people came back tens of times to the same thread, asking what’s next if some advice doesn’t help at first try… they have will to solve their problem, and they have patience… but it looks like you gave up on first one. Well, that’s fine with me…
In Norton Internet Secutiry, have you tried turning off the spam blocking feature? I had tried everything else (before this newest beta update) and that seems to be the thing that was causing the problem (was NIS's spam blocker)I have Norton IS 2002; it doesn't have a spam blocker. I use Spamnix with my Eudora, but that filters messages after they've been downloaded; my problem is when I run avast! with the internet mail provider active, I can't even connect to my mail server, let alone download any mail.
BPSCG, how do you configure your email account?
The new mail detection that will work automatically. Please, set up your email account just as avast does not exists. It will detect the pop3/smpt/imap ports and scan your messages.
Of course, if you use a spam killer, the settings will be describe in help files or the website of the spam killer manufacturer.
Btw, which is your OS?
Hi there. I’m coming into the discussion kind of late, but essentially I have the same problem Barabba had with endless timeout messages. I have XP and Outlook Express, use the Avast home version, with Norton 2002 Antivirus (ok, don’t throw things at me). :-[ Anyway, at first I turned off the “On-Access Protection Control”, but then my e-mails were no longer scanned for viruses. Last night I simply did a system restore to a time before I downloaded 4.5, but I don’t think my e-mails are being scanned yet. (I’d like 4.1 back, please.) I’m REALLY not a technical person, so is there a cliff-notes solution to this problem yet? Thanks.
Wilkins, can you try the build 4.5.529?
More informations here: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=9007
I use Zone Alarm and Avast.