avast! antivirus - Disable SSL/TSL for Thunderbird?

Berryracer

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Everytime I open Thunderbird, I get this popup from avast:



I don't know...shall I really do that in the Thunderbird Account Settings or not?
 

lxskllr

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I wouldn't. Secure communication is more important than the minuscule chance of getting a virus through email for me. I'd turn off the email scanning.
 

Berryracer

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I wouldn't. Secure communication is more important than the minuscule chance of getting a virus through email for me. I'd turn off the email scanning.
That's what I think too, just wanted you to pop in and provide your expert opinion to be honest