"John Brown" wrote in message
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"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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"John Brown" wrote in message
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TVM
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"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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No. You should never use e-mail scanning with OE regardless of the
program. And with AVG, it is advisable to install it in Custom Mode
and opt out of e-mail scanning at that point. You may end up with a
conflict with the Windows Security Center otherwise.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"John Brown" wrote in message
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Hi just installed AVG antivirus free software...should I set it to
scan incoming e-mail messages or is this not necessary with OE?
Thanks, John
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Have now disabled the AVG e-mail scanning...
...however I notice there is another bit of AVG currently disabled on my
setup - called LinkScanner component. Would you know if that is correct
and I should have this disabled?...the details say...Link Scanner works
with Internet Explorer and consists of two features, AVG Active
Surf-Shield and AVG Search-Shield...
Thanks, John
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Are you using Version 8? I never played with it and it might differ some
with previous versions.

Did you reinstall in custom node as recommended, or just uncheck e-mail
scanning? If you didn't, I would reinstall. It only takes a few minutes.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA
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Yes, V8.
Yes just unchecked e-mail scanning....
You suggest reinstalling - why?...all I wish to know is if its best to
have LinkScanner checked or unchecked if anyone has views?



If you just unchecked e-mail scanning, then I can't answer you question
about the LinkScanner. It was not an option in previous versions that I have
used and I now use Avast. I have no knowledge of changes made in V: 8 over
V: 7.5.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA