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+ | ======SAVSERVICE.EXE runs at 90%+ and slows the computer down====== | ||
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+ | If you are using Sophos Antivirus on the VPOP3 computer, you may encounter a situation where the computer runs very slowly. If you use the Processes tab in TaskManager you may notice that the SAVSERVICE.EXE process is using most of the CPU. | ||
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+ | This can happen because the Sophos On-Access scanning is scanning files that VPOP3 uses even though the file extensions are not listed in the Sophos configuration. | ||
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+ | The workaround is to exclude the VPOP3 directory and subdirectories from the Sophos On-Access scanning. To do this: | ||
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+ | - Right-click the Sophos task tray icon and choose 'Open Sophos Anti-Virus' | ||
+ | - Go to Configure -> On-access Scanning... | ||
+ | - Click on the Exclusions tab | ||
+ | - Press Add... | ||
+ | - In Item Type choose ' | ||
+ | - In Item Name enter the VPOP3 installation directory (eg C:\VPOP3 or C:\PROGRAM FILES\VPOP3) | ||
+ | - Press OK and OK again. | ||
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+ | If this doesn' | ||
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