operaflute
March 20th, 2009, 01:40 AM
I posted this on the AVG forum, but I've yet to ever have a response from them there...
Maybe you guys can help!
I use Thunderbird to manage an earthlink account and gmail account. AVG scans the earthlink emails, but not the gmail ones. I followed the FAQ instructions (quoted below) and set up a new AVG server according to the instructions, and reconfigured my email client server settings as well. With the new email client server settings I can not get my email. (I get the error mgs "cannot connect with server 127.0.0.1"). If I return to the regular email client server settings, I can receive email, but AVG does not scan it.
Suggestions?
Thank you.
Windows Vista Home Premium
AVG 8.0.233 database version 270.10.19/1939
no other or prior antivirus
Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
Thunderbird 2.0.0.19
Wireless/DSL - Qwest ISP
Gmail and Earthlink email servers
no spam filter installed on home computer - spam filtered by Gmail and Earthlink before downloading
FAQ instructions followed:
To set up AVG 8.0 Free Edition protection for e-mails on your Gmail account, please follow these steps:
* open AVG - menu Tools - Advanced Settings - E-mail Scanner - Servers
* go to POP3 - AutoPOP3, and edit this server:
o Type of login: Fixed host; fill in your POP3 server and port (pop.gmail.com:995)
o Local port: 5100
o Connection: SSL (or SSL Default based on your e-mail services provider)
o make sure that the server is activated
* now go to SMTP - AutoSMTP, and edit the server:
o Type of login: Fixed host; fill in your SMTP server and port (smtp.gmail.com:465)
o Local port: 5200
o Connection: SSL (or SSL Default based on your e-mail services provider)
o make sure that the server is activated
This way, the AVG E-mail Scanner is set up to communicate with the GMAIL server using SSL encryption. Now, please configure your e-mail client so that it connects to the AVG e-mail scanner instead of the actual e-mail server. The servers configuration will be:
* POP3
o server: 127.0.0.1
o port: 5100
o user name / password: same as before (i.e. your e-mail username and password)
o encryption: NONE (SSL disabled)
* SMTP
o server: 127.0.0.1
o port: 5200
o authentication: yes
o user name / password: same as before
o encryption: NONE (SSL disabled)
Maybe you guys can help!
I use Thunderbird to manage an earthlink account and gmail account. AVG scans the earthlink emails, but not the gmail ones. I followed the FAQ instructions (quoted below) and set up a new AVG server according to the instructions, and reconfigured my email client server settings as well. With the new email client server settings I can not get my email. (I get the error mgs "cannot connect with server 127.0.0.1"). If I return to the regular email client server settings, I can receive email, but AVG does not scan it.
Suggestions?
Thank you.
Windows Vista Home Premium
AVG 8.0.233 database version 270.10.19/1939
no other or prior antivirus
Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
Thunderbird 2.0.0.19
Wireless/DSL - Qwest ISP
Gmail and Earthlink email servers
no spam filter installed on home computer - spam filtered by Gmail and Earthlink before downloading
FAQ instructions followed:
To set up AVG 8.0 Free Edition protection for e-mails on your Gmail account, please follow these steps:
* open AVG - menu Tools - Advanced Settings - E-mail Scanner - Servers
* go to POP3 - AutoPOP3, and edit this server:
o Type of login: Fixed host; fill in your POP3 server and port (pop.gmail.com:995)
o Local port: 5100
o Connection: SSL (or SSL Default based on your e-mail services provider)
o make sure that the server is activated
* now go to SMTP - AutoSMTP, and edit the server:
o Type of login: Fixed host; fill in your SMTP server and port (smtp.gmail.com:465)
o Local port: 5200
o Connection: SSL (or SSL Default based on your e-mail services provider)
o make sure that the server is activated
This way, the AVG E-mail Scanner is set up to communicate with the GMAIL server using SSL encryption. Now, please configure your e-mail client so that it connects to the AVG e-mail scanner instead of the actual e-mail server. The servers configuration will be:
* POP3
o server: 127.0.0.1
o port: 5100
o user name / password: same as before (i.e. your e-mail username and password)
o encryption: NONE (SSL disabled)
* SMTP
o server: 127.0.0.1
o port: 5200
o authentication: yes
o user name / password: same as before
o encryption: NONE (SSL disabled)