Downloaded free AVG, was told that the serial would come by email.
Four hours later, nothing happened, so downloaded it again. Still
nothing.

Finally, changed to a hotmail address and downloaded again. Aha!
Serial came though instantly.

So, sidelight: some mail servers block AVG's serial number
transmission, apparently thinking it's spam. Wonder what's in the
message that would alert them?

Just a note to anyone who's experienced the same missing serial number
message ... it might be your server blocking it.

--Jim



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Jim Butterfield wrote:
> Downloaded free AVG, was told that the serial would come by email.
> Four hours later, nothing happened, so downloaded it again. Still
> nothing.
>
> Finally, changed to a hotmail address and downloaded again. Aha!
> Serial came though instantly.
>
> So, sidelight: some mail servers block AVG's serial number
> transmission, apparently thinking it's spam. Wonder what's in the
> message that would alert them?
>
> Just a note to anyone who's experienced the same missing serial number
> message ... it might be your server blocking it.

Are you sure that it is your server that is blocking the message from AVG?
Perhaps you have setup a spam filter on your e-mail client, or email checker
program, that is blocking AVG. Do you receive and download messages based on
a white list?

--
HTH

Hotmail put my serial number in the BULK MAIL folder.
"Jim Butterfield" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:400be839.95017055@localhost...
>
> Downloaded free AVG, was told that the serial would come by email.
> Four hours later, nothing happened, so downloaded it again. Still
> nothing.
>
> Finally, changed to a hotmail address and downloaded again. Aha!
> Serial came though instantly.
>
> So, sidelight: some mail servers block AVG's serial number
> transmission, apparently thinking it's spam. Wonder what's in the
> message that would alert them?
>
> Just a note to anyone who's experienced the same missing serial number
> message ... it might be your server blocking it.
>
> --Jim
>
>
>
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"Jim Butterfield" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> some mail servers block AVG's serial number
> transmission, apparently thinking it's spam. Wonder what's in the
> message that would alert them?


Possibly the word "free" in the subject.

Bob


>
> Downloaded free AVG, was told that the serial would come by email.
> Four hours later, nothing happened, so downloaded it again. Still
> nothing.
>
> Finally, changed to a hotmail address and downloaded again. Aha!
> Serial came though instantly.
>
> So, sidelight: some mail servers block AVG's serial number
> transmission, apparently thinking it's spam. Wonder what's in the
> message that would alert them?
>
> Just a note to anyone who's experienced the same missing serial number
> message ... it might be your server blocking it.
>
> --Jim
>
>
>
> -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =-----
> http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World!
> -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =-----

> Downloaded free AVG, was told that the serial would come by email.
> Four hours later, nothing happened, so downloaded it again. Still
> nothing.
>
> Finally, changed to a hotmail address and downloaded again. Aha!
> Serial came though instantly.
>
> So, sidelight: some mail servers block AVG's serial number
> transmission, apparently thinking it's spam. Wonder what's in the
> message that would alert them?
>
> Just a note to anyone who's experienced the same missing serial number
> message ... it might be your server blocking it.
>
> --Jim

Thank goodness you never need to worry about Hotmail ever blocking
any spam messages.