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Great info!!! Thanks!!
"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> "dancer" <dancerjen@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:MtWae.127657$UW6.84613@bignews5.bellsouth.net
> > Outlook Express became corrupt. It won't receive mail. I installed
> > Mozilla Thunderbird and it works. I downloaded OE6 but I can't
> > install it because a newer version already exists. I can't figure out
how
> > to uninstall OE.
> >
> > Any HELP??
> >
> > Thanks,
> > jenny
>
> Turn off email scanning in your anti-virus. It provides no added
> protection.
>
> The Other E-Mail Threat: File Corruption in Outlook Express
> Published: November 18, 2004
> By Tom Koch
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx
>
> Email scanning slows down Sending and Receiving, sometimes enough that OE
> times out. Since some of the received messages have large (often virus)
> attachments, which exasperates the problem.
> Some Comcast users have found it necessary to totally uninstall Norton and
> switch to the free AVG with mail scanning off. Norton invented email
> scanning and here's what they say:
>
> "Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses
> that
> are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect scans
> incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including email and
> email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top of this. To
> make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum protection, keep
> Auto-Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you have
> the most recent virus definitions."
>
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/d4578f66d8f00a0188256d4e006aaa94/4ba5fc8ef939c44c88256c7500723cf0
>
> "...your computer is protected if Auto-Protect is enabled. Auto-Protect
> scans any incoming files, including email attachments, when the files are
> saved to your hard drive."
>
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/2001100907323806
>
> "NAV provides multiple layers of protection. Email scanning is just one of
> those layers. Even if you are not running Email Scanning, your computer is
> protected against viruses that are distributed as email attachments by NAV
> Auto-Protect. Auto-Protect will scan any incoming files, including email
> attachments, as they are saved to your hard drive. To make sure that
> Auto-Protect is providing the maximum protection, keep Auto-Protect
enabled
> and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you have the most recent virus
> definitions."
>
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sunset-c2002kb.nsf/f7d6cb402f0b760785256ee600549628/abcba312aed2225285256edd00478dbd?OpenDocument&src=bar_sch_nam
>
> See also
>
http://help.expedient.com/mailnews/norton_antivirus.shtml
>
> So Symantec used to say this often and clearly. The newer stuff doesn't
> have the statement included as it was considered an embarrassment. If you
> know anyone who programs for Norton try to get them to talk about it.
>
> If that isn't it, exactly what happens when you try to download email?
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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>
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> Protect your PC
>
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
> http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
>
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