outlook express 6 smtp port 7362

[GD144]

Anyone know why my outgoing smtp server port is being hijacked from 25 to
7362? I am on XP home It switches without me doing anything and I do not
know why or how.

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Are you using a wireless router?

Do you have any anti spam program configured, or a program called Message
Tag?

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/forums/index.cfm?action=showthread&threadid=314735&forumid=1

: Anyone know why my outgoing smtp server port is being hijacked from 25 to
: 7362? I am on XP home It switches without me doing anything and I do not
: know why or how.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Crossposted to OE General

Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It provides no
additional protection, it's probably causing the "hijack," and even Symantec
says it's not necessary:

<QP>
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.
</QP>
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/2002111812533106
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