Outlook and Norton AV

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HI
Since I installed Norton AntiVirus on my comp, outlook opens so slowly. It
take 30-60s.
What could be wrong?
thanks
jazu
 
G'Day Jazu,

Installing AV software is a GOOD thing - but it has to be
allowed to do its job, and that takes time.

However, in these Newsgroups, Nortons does seem to get
a mention more frequently than most others.

All Suites tend to slow down startup to some extent.

I use the McAfee Security suite and, to achieve a good Startup
speed, I have disabled all (3) other components except Personal
Firewall and VirusScan.

In future, those are the only components that I will buy and
install.
 
Remove the Outlook integration from Norton - it may require an uninstall and
reinstall using custom settings to prevent the integration.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.


After furious head-scratching, jazu asked this group:

| HI
| Since I installed Norton AntiVirus on my comp, outlook opens so
| slowly. It take 30-60s.
| What could be wrong?
| thanks
| jazu
 
Hi Brian,

Owing to a number of problems like timeouts, I have disabled
the outgoing Mail Scan with McAfee, but scanning incoming
mail is a must.
 
Pat Garard said:
Owing to a number of problems like timeouts, I have disabled
the outgoing Mail Scan with McAfee, but scanning incoming
mail is a must.
Click to expand...

No, it's not. As long as you run McAfee's VirusShield, you're protected
without having to scan incoming mail. If you were to receive an infected
message, didn't recognize it as such, and attempt to open the attachment,
VirusShield would let you know.
 
Now Brian, only an utter AR$EHOLE would fail to follow
his OWN argument.

YOU advocate NOT scanning incoming e-mails - THEN
I would be uncertain and not forward them.

I DO scan them (which apparently you object to), so I AM
sure about them, and about forwarding them.

Your persistent previous criticisms (and faux pas) give rise
to some concerns that are best expressed in the language
of Transactional Analysis.

You appear to have a very harsh and critical 'Parent' function
that leads to concern for the state of your 'Child' - your 'Adult'
seems incapable of an appropriate degree of mediation between
them.

You need a friend - and a good start would be to try to be a friend
to yourself!

Of course we could switch to Freuds vocabulary, and speak of
Anal Retentiveness.....
 
Pat Garard said:
YOU advocate NOT scanning incoming e-mails - THEN
I would be uncertain and not forward them.
Click to expand...

I do not scan incoming mesasges, yet I know beyond any doubt which are
virus-infected and which are not simply by examining the message.
I DO scan them (which apparently you object to), so I AM
sure about them, and about forwarding them.
Click to expand...

Logic says that, as long as your antivirus scanner's real-time (or
on-access) scanner is operating, you are protected. If you try to open an
infected attachment, it will be flagged. If you don't recognize the
attachment, weren't expecting one, or don't recognize the sender, the
prudent thing is to delete the message unopened. That is possible even with
NO antivirus program whatsoever.

Scanning outgoing messages will never detect a virus because if it were
already on you machine, it would have been flagged before you composed the
message, so nothing you can attach to a message will be infected.
You appear to have a very harsh and critical 'Parent' function
that leads to concern for the state of your 'Child' - your 'Adult'
seems incapable of an appropriate degree of mediation between
them.
Psychobabble.

You need a friend - and a good start would be to try to be a friend
to yourself!
Click to expand...

No one like me better than I do said:
Of course we could switch to Freuds vocabulary, and speak of
Anal Retentiveness.....
Click to expand...

Only a fool would forward on to someone an unvetted attachment, unless he or
she enjoys the wrath of the recipient. You don't need an email scanner to
vet an attachment, however. With a good AV program, merely saving it to
disk (unopened) is good enough to flag it.
 
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