From: V@nguard.LH   
      
   Ian Jackson wrote:   
      
   > VanguardLH writes   
   >   
   >>F Murtz wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Anyone know how to stop avast from adding to my posts stuff I did not   
   >>> write on usenet etc about how they have checked everything?   
   >>   
   >>Go into its configuration settings.  You installed the superfluous Mail   
   >>Shield so change its settings.  Or remove the Mail Shield which affords   
   >>no more protection than does the same on-access (real-time) scanner that   
   >>the AV program uses.   
   >   
   > I have been trying Avast, and I certainly did disable the annoying   
   > signature advert.   
   > ... you don't actually have to disable Mail Shield - just change the   
   > default 'Behaviour' options   
      
   My 2nd sentence (trimmed): "You installed Mail Shield so change its   
   settings."   
      
   You can (pick one):   
   1. Disable the sig option in Mail Shield to get rid of the spam.  It   
      makes the sender look foolish as though they believe some text   
      included in a message is a guarantee that it is not infected, like   
      sticking a "Brand New" sticker on a 30-year old rusted out clunker.   
   2. Disable the entire Mail Shield component.  As I recall, the Avast's   
      tray icon and its Summary screen with mislead or nuisance you with a   
      warning that its protection is incomplete.  If you're going to   
      disable it permanently, well, do step 3.   
   3. Uninstall just the Mail Shield component from the current setup.   
      
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