thunderbird getting connection error

after updating AVG proggie

Published on November 19, 2006 By werewolf In WinCustomize Talk

Hi again

After I updated my AVG free to the new 7.5xx version, Mozilla Thunderbird throws the following error when I click on Get Mail: "Could not connect to service 127.0.0.1; the connection was refused."

I have checked my firewall, the AVG Free email scanner, Thunderbird account settings and everything is fine, or at least all the settings are the same as they have always been.

I have to setup Thunderbird to use the 127.0.0.1 address so that the AVG email scanner will work. SMTP and POP have different ports, but everything is still setup the same. I set the Thunderbird servers to normal parameters to bypass the AVG scanners and was able to connect and retrieve mail.

I googled the error message, but didn't really get any help. The help forums at AVG and Mozilla were of no help.

This is my last hope.

Thanks,
David

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