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AVG 7 with Outlook 2003? How?

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Alex_is_Axel

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Goodevening everyone,

I was just wondering if someone could help me out with setting up my AVG 7 to work with emails i recieve with Outlook 2003. I have the latest version of AVG and on the 'Control Center' of the program, it states that "Email Scanner Is Not Fully Functional". What do i need to make it be functional?

When i click on Activate for the E-mail scanner, it comes up with the Email Application Selection screen but only shows Outlook Express 4, 5 and 6. But no Outlook 2003

Can anyone help?

Thank you for your help and time

Alex

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Download the latest version from www.grisoft.com and then run the installer and select to add componets (not remove, etc). Then add the email scanner and the MS Outlook plugin. The MS Outlook plugin will work out of the box so to speak however you will need to setup the email scanner which is a proxy between your Outlook and your mail server. So you set your servers (both POP and SMTP) to 127.0.0.1 and the ports you specify. Your mail will then be checked when you send/receive it as it will automatically go through AVG and be scanned.

Technically you don't need both plugins installed but it won't hurt doing it. PM or MSN (I would prefer MSN) me if you need any help.

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Yeah, thats what i did basicly, only im not too keen on the proxy type one, so i dont use it

Technically the Email Scanner (local proxy) is the most powerful antivirus email scanning posibility as it means AVG has exclusive access to the email and all atachments. The problem with plugins is that the developer of the plugin is limited to the APIs that the client (in this case Outlook 2003) has on offer. Now I don't know a great deal about the Outlook 2003 plugin however I very much doubt that AVG is given exclusive access to the email. Outlook probably says "this is the attachment, does it have a virus?" and AVG will reply saying either yes or no.

I use both the Email Scanner and the plugin for The Bat! email client however if I had to choose I would pick the Email Scanner. Just my opinion though. Why do you not like it btw?

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uninstalled AVG... it sucks with Email scanning IMO

Alex :cool:

Why do you think it sucks? You never got it working so therefore you can't have a real opinion of the email scanning. Your opinion of the plugin configuration and setup is probably not very high as you have had problems but you can't really say its email scanning sucks. That is like me looking at a Ford and not liking the design so saying "all Ford's suck".

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sorry, i was just in a mood the other day,

Im eager to get AVG working with Outlook 2003 again

But even when i had the Plugin selected, it still came up with the email scanning not working properly.. why is this?

What versions are you all using? Im have the latest :huh:

Thanx for your help everyone

Alex :cool:

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Alex_is_Axel what options do you have in AVGs drop down list for email plugins?

If you have just the AVG MS Outlook Extenstion then it should work no problem. It can't not work really as it is just an extension that Outlook loads. If you have "Personal E-mail Scanner" installed and not setup then it will be reporting an error and that is why you will get the red error . On all the installed plugins click the "Ignore plugin status" check box so that it reports no errors, then untick it for one plugin and check the status, keep doing that until you get the error again and then you know which plugin(s) are causing problems.

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i thought id try something out and download the free version of AVG

AVG 6 Free Download

And guess what?!?!?.. Outlook worked with it no problem! I couldnt believe it

For once IMO, Free version of software works better than a paid edition.. *laughs to himself*

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