Outlook Express

Help !! Please !!
Using Outlook Express, Window XP
Since downloading Avast yesterday I can only send and receive emails if I stop internet mail provider in the Avast On-Access Scanner box which I think defeats the object of me having Avast in the first place. At the moment everything else seems to be working fine. I have turned off P2P and Outlook/Exchange as per advice on other posts on this forum. I have search through the postings and can’t find anything to specifically help resolve my email issue.
Sure someone out there knows
Thanks
PN :wink:

Probably a firewall issue. If ashMaiSv.exe is blocked in your firewall, delete the entry, try getting mail in OE, and when the firewall pops an alert, allow/remember it.

Which is your firewall?
Do you have any spam killer tool?