E-mail issue that involves firewall - Page 2

madmonkey · 09-11-2008

Well many security products will often take the most restrictive setting possible, but I'm not too sure on Zone Alarm. Did you see if you could find these ports listed there?

ih8bills · 09-11-2008

Could you have had the "remember this setting" in Zone Alarm checked the last time you allowed T-Bird to access the internet?
Perhaps accidentally? ZA does "learn" from user responses.
You could check the settings in ZA to be sure.
You could also just un/reinstall ZA-- even Firewalls can get corrupted. Since yours is the free version-- no problem to do so.
T-bird is a naturally pretty secure email client so I would not fret over it being commandeered too much,anyway.
Your logs were clean-- so you are in good shape, I'd say.

promorobot · 09-12-2008

Originally Posted by ih8bills

Could you have had the "remember this setting" in Zone Alarm checked the last time you allowed T-Bird to access the internet?
Perhaps accidentally? ZA does "learn" from user responses.
You could check the settings in ZA to be sure.
You could also just un/reinstall ZA-- even Firewalls can get corrupted. Since yours is the free version-- no problem to do so.
T-bird is a naturally pretty secure email client so I would not fret over it being commandeered too much,anyway.
Your logs were clean-- so you are in good shape, I'd say.

Checking the program settings in Zone Alarm was the first thing I did. It shows Thunderbird with a "?" meaning it must ask permission to access the web. I guess its a good thing I have no nasty programs on my computer. Still its a mystery why this is happening. I will reinstall Zone Alarm as you suggest. Thank you for your help.

PR

ih8bills · 09-13-2008

please keep us posted... ?

promorobot · 09-13-2008

Originally Posted by ih8bills

please keep us posted... ?

Reinstalling Zone Alarm DID NOT correct the issue. Thunderbird still going around firewall. Oh well.

PTR

ih8bills · 09-14-2008

That is strange... but perhaps T-bird is on a "safe-list" built into ZA-- it is a very well-known email client. it is also reputed to be very secure by itself, so... When I have a moment I will look into this theory. tomorrow/next day or so.

Crush · 04-03-2009

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09-11-2008	#8
madmonkey Site Manager Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Wales Posts: 8,981 PC Experience: ...	Re: E-mail issue that involves firewall Well many security products will often take the most restrictive setting possible, but I'm not too sure on Zone Alarm. Did you see if you could find these ports listed there? __________________ <br />

09-11-2008	#9
ih8bills Tech Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: coastal Rhode Island Posts: 4,633 PC Experience: More Stubborn than any PC	Re: E-mail issue that involves firewall Could you have had the "remember this setting" in Zone Alarm checked the last time you allowed T-Bird to access the internet? Perhaps accidentally? ZA does "learn" from user responses. You could check the settings in ZA to be sure. You could also just un/reinstall ZA-- even Firewalls can get corrupted. Since yours is the free version-- no problem to do so. T-bird is a naturally pretty secure email client so I would not fret over it being commandeered too much,anyway. Your logs were clean-- so you are in good shape, I'd say. Comments on this post madmonkey agrees: Thank you :) __________________ Registry Cleaner PREWORK HiJack This Windows Services Guide Without music, life would be a mistake Friedrich Nietzsche

09-12-2008	#10
promorobot Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 5 PC Experience: Experienced	Re: E-mail issue that involves firewall Originally Posted by ih8bills Could you have had the "remember this setting" in Zone Alarm checked the last time you allowed T-Bird to access the internet? Perhaps accidentally? ZA does "learn" from user responses. You could check the settings in ZA to be sure. You could also just un/reinstall ZA-- even Firewalls can get corrupted. Since yours is the free version-- no problem to do so. T-bird is a naturally pretty secure email client so I would not fret over it being commandeered too much,anyway. Your logs were clean-- so you are in good shape, I'd say. Checking the program settings in Zone Alarm was the first thing I did. It shows Thunderbird with a "?" meaning it must ask permission to access the web. I guess its a good thing I have no nasty programs on my computer. Still its a mystery why this is happening. I will reinstall Zone Alarm as you suggest. Thank you for your help. PR

09-13-2008	#11
ih8bills Tech Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: coastal Rhode Island Posts: 4,633 PC Experience: More Stubborn than any PC	Re: E-mail issue that involves firewall please keep us posted... ? __________________ Registry Cleaner PREWORK HiJack This Windows Services Guide Without music, life would be a mistake Friedrich Nietzsche

09-13-2008	#12
promorobot Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 5 PC Experience: Experienced	Re: E-mail issue that involves firewall Originally Posted by ih8bills please keep us posted... ? Reinstalling Zone Alarm DID NOT correct the issue. Thunderbird still going around firewall. Oh well. PTR

09-14-2008	#13
ih8bills Tech Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: coastal Rhode Island Posts: 4,633 PC Experience: More Stubborn than any PC	Re: E-mail issue that involves firewall That is strange... but perhaps T-bird is on a "safe-list" built into ZA-- it is a very well-known email client. it is also reputed to be very secure by itself, so... When I have a moment I will look into this theory. tomorrow/next day or so. __________________ Registry Cleaner PREWORK HiJack This Windows Services Guide Without music, life would be a mistake Friedrich Nietzsche

04-03-2009	#14
Crush Tech Support Team Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Caldwell, New Jersey Posts: 10,112 PC Experience: Always Learning New Things	Re: E-mail issue that involves firewall Hello, This thread has been moved into the Unfinished HJT forum due to inactivity. Please follow the procedure at the top of the forum if you still require assistance Regards, Crush PCHF Security Team Leader __________________ Crush aka Chris [Prework][Afterwork][PCHF Rules][BSOD's][SFC][Screenshots][PC Specs][Donate] I am in fact, quite cool. My graphing calculator confirms this

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