Virus Scanner a Blessing and a Curse

I have been using a block of code to use email for years. Last week it stopped working. After endless searching I found a post suggesting it maybe the virus scanner. I was sure this was not the problem but I gave it a try. As you might have guessed, the virus scanner was blocking my internal SMTP traffic. What a great feature but what an evil feature.

CAUSE
These issues occur because the Access Protection feature in these McAfee products blocks port 25.

RESOLUTION
To resolve these issues, disable the "Prevent mass mailing worms from sending mail" rule in the Access Protection feature. To do this, follow these steps.

1.Open the McAfee Virus Scan Console.
2.Right-click Access Protection, click Properties, and then click the Port Blocking tab.
3.Click to clear the Prevent mass mailing worms from sending mail check box, and then click OK.
4.Exit the McAfee Virus Scan Console.

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