AVG and Gmail problem and fix.

Ok I have been thinking just of late how to fix this issue and I have a proper fix.

Firstly Enable POP in your Gmail account Page

To configure your client manually: To enable Gmail for Outlook Express

Open Outlook or Outlook Express.
Click the 'Tools' menu, and select 'Accounts...'
Click 'Add,' and then click 'Mail...'
Enter your name in the 'Display name:' field, and click 'Next.'
Enter your full Google Mail email address (username@googlemail.com) in the 'Email address:' field, and click 'Next.'
Enter 'pop.googlemail.com' in the 'Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:' field. Enter 'smtp.googlemail.com' in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:' field.
Click 'Next.'
Enter your Google Mail username (including '@googlemail.com') in the 'Account name:' field. Enter your Google Mail password in the 'Password:' field, and click 'Next.'
Click 'Finish.'
Highlight 'pop.googlemail.com' under 'Account,' and click 'Properties.'
Click the 'Advanced' tab.
Tick the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)' under 'Outgoing Mail (SMTP).'
Enter '465' in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP):' field.
Tick the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)' under 'Incoming mail (POP3).' The port will change to 995.
*The order of 'Outgoing' and 'Incoming' mail server fields varies by version. Make sure you enter the correct information in each field.
Click the 'Servers' tab, and tick the box next to 'My server requires authentication.'
Click 'OK.'

How to set up Outlook Express and AVG for scanning email.

You will have to change a couple of settings in Outlook Express first.

Tools, Accounts, (highlight account) then Properties, Servers Tab, and change POP3 server name to 127.0.0.1 and leave smtp as smtp.gmail.com and tick my server requires authentication.

Now on the Advanced Tab go to SMTP & tick This server requires a secure connection (SSL) and change Outgoing Mail (SMTP) to 25.

On Incoming mail (POP3) leave blank This server requires a secure connection (SSL) and Incomong mail (POP3) should be 995.

Now for a tweak to AVG.

Double click the AVG Icon by the PCs clock then click Properties then click on configure then untick Check Outgoing Mail, then click OK the reason for this is that mail being sent out can be timed out as its being scanned and a server will in most cases cut the transfer as the server will think there is no email being sent, Its waiting for an answer.

Now click on Properties and then the Servers Tab then click any previous Gmail POP or SMTP and click delete be sure not to remove any settings for any other accounts.

Now click on Add, and just choose POP3 then click on the newly created setting and click on modify, change to fixed host and the name should be pop.gmail.com and change the Local Port used to 995

Untick use APOP and select Secure to dedicated port TLS and then tick activate this server for sending/receiving email then click OK, OK, OK, and then click the red cross to exit.

This should now allow anyone to send email with no problems but also allow incoming mail to be scanned by AVG email scanner whilst using Gmail.