Not *Mail*, Incoming and Outgoing e-mail *scanning*. It is just a redundant
layer of protection that was invented by Symantec to give the user a better
sense of security that wasn't needed. It was just a selling point. All it
accomplishes is to eat up CPUs and causes many problems. The most common are
Time-outs, followed by an error message, that isn't resolved until e-mail
scanning is turned off. I have never used it, period.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"LipstickOnAChick" wrote in message
...
Ok maybe I am confused.. should I disable "incoming" and "outgoing" mail
all together?
Lyn


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
It can definitely speed up sending and receiving, and it is safe to
disable it.

Turning off e-mail scanning will not leave you unprotected and even
Symantec says so.

From:
http://snipurl.com/bmf6

Is my computer still protected against viruses if I disable Email
Scanning?

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.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"LipstickOnAChick" wrote in message
...
Do I have this correct; disable outgoing email scan in Norton? can this
speed up dial up??

PA Bear good ideal, if it is scanned coming in why do it going out.
Thanks for the tip!
Lyn


"PA Bear" wrote in message
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Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It provides no
additional protection, it's probably causing the delay, it can cause
corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and even Symantec says it's not
necessary:

paste
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.
/paste
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...02111812533106

General OE Caveats:

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to
local folders created for this purpose.

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a
manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm.

- Do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine
if Automatic Compacting is taking place (WinXP SP2 only).
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


Bob wrote:
I have recently switched to DSL and it is now taking longer to send an
email than it did with dial up. My download and upload speed are fine
and I receive emails as fast as I should. But I sent one that was
5449K
long and it took 8 minutes to send. I am sure the problem is in
Outlook
Express but have been unable to find it.