[Simply Computers] Re: Avast says disable SSL/TLS

 

I use Avast and turn off email scanning entirely.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Email_scanning_-_pros_and_cons

http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

Here's a whole bunch of info to sort through on the error message.

You'll just have to form your own view about how you want to handle it.

I run gmail through Outlook 2010 on an IMAP connection personally and as I said for years now I've turned off email scanning.

--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "emailshere" <emailshere@...> wrote:
>
> I started using Avast on the advice of members of this group. I'm liking it
> a lot better than Avira.
>
> Avast has been installed for a couple weeks now, and when I open Outlook, I
> see the Avast box pop up briefly telling me it will scan my email, so I know
> it's been working. Today, however, when I reopened Outlook after it froze
> (very rarely does that; it's version 2002), I got the following warning:
>
> "Avast! has detected a secure connection from your mail program (process
> OUTLOOK.EXE) to the SMTP server 74.125.127.109 (gmail.com). This type of
> connection cannot be checked for viruses. Please disable SSL/TLS in your
> mail client so that the Mail Scanner can scan your mail. The Mail Scanner
> will provide the SSL/TLS security itself."
>
> Should I follow this recommendation?
>
> Thanks, SB

__._,_.___

Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic

Messages in this topic (2)

Recent Activity:

• New Members 23

Visit Your Group

Visit Simply Computers Tech Support Group and Helpdesk (24x7). Providing 100% free Computer Tech Support since 1999. With over 12,000 members Simply Computers is one of the largest and most active Tech Support Forums on the Internet.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/simplycomputers2

Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use

.

__,_._,___