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[Gildor]

Greetings.
I've got a whole bunch of problems, so I'll report them one by one. Sorry for my English.
Firstly, I cannot send large emails. Large is => 5K. My "The Bat!" reports me that it is sending e-mail for ages, but nothing happens - the progress stops. The most funny thing is, that sometimes my recipients DO receive e-mails from me, even though I am reported that "sending progress is 3%". When I shutdown Outpost, everything works just fine. The same problem is with FARmail and Outlook Express. Just no way out for attachments larger then 5k.
I've tried to delete my mail rule and send e-mail. So pop-up window appeared (I use wizard mode), I've pressed "Make Rule" button and the situation is just the same. No plugins disabling or "Allow most" mode switching influences the situation.

Secondly, my CPU load. Yes, I know, I've read all other threads concerning this topic. But I've got some other situation. In about some hours of traffic filtering, sometimes (not always), my CPU load raises up to 50-95% and does not get down again. It seems to me, it does not depend on traffic load, in any case breaking Internet connection won't help. When I shutdown Outpost everything goes to normal state, but when I start it again the same **** happens. Reboot is the only solution.

And a new one problem - my Outpost gives me a message "Some error happened..." each time I wake up my PC from suspend state. Nothing else wrong seems to happen, but it's annoying.

Configuration:
Win2K Pro, all SP and hotfixes installed.
Diak-up connection, average speed is 46.6.
Outpost Pro - the latest downloadable version and autoupdate.
Netprogs that are constantly in use: Reget, Opera 6, The Bat!, sometimes NetCaptor. Don't think you are interested in non-internet apps like Palm Desktop.
Local network exists (my address is 192.168.1.1), but my PC is the only one.

Some more problem reports are to come...
Thank you.
Gildor

[Dmut]

Hi Gildor and welcome to forums.
About you email problem - it's very unusual, never saw the similar on this forum.
About high CPU load. Well, it's time to add it to FAQ ;)
If you read all related posts, you should know 3 things making OP nervous:
1) To many application rules, look at FAQ about rules creation.
2) To many internet connections simultaneously, it’s drive Attack Detection plugin crazy
3) Memory leak in logs system, in very special situation on very special configuration, you known what I mean.

Please post screenshot of “task manager” with high CPU load, and let your programs you running will be shown. It will be very helpful for us to help you.

PS: your English is fine, but if you want, you may ask in Russian forum, I’ll answer.

[Gildor]

Hi, Dmut, thanks for answer.
Thanks for russian forum migrating proposal, but it's turned down.

I realize the fact that e-mail problem's uncommon. :) I myself can't even suggest the source, in view of plugins disabled (I thought it was an Active Content plugin or smth).

My rules are recreated using forum advice, but pay attention:
-single connection: Reget downloading moview with one thread;
-restarting OP does not help.

And there's one more problem concerning longtime traffic filtering: connection freezing. I won't tell the whole story right now, because I'd like to get more diagnosis for you, but ALWAYS my connection freezes in some ours of working - carrier detected, all fine, no traffic. No reconnecting helps - reboot only. I'll post some more info as soon as I'll get route print and ipconfig diagnosis for you.
Thanks. Gildor.

[bassbag]

Im not sure whether this may have any bearing , but some of the programmes you are using like netcaptor and reget , are known to contain spyware which can cause all sorts of problems including slowing down of browsing.It may be worth downloading adaware from here

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/downloads.html

and BHO Cop from here (in case you have spyware embedded in your browser)

http://www.extremetech.com/category/0,1938,s253D1046,00.asp

and doing a scan.Also could you check your settings in OE >tools>accounts>highlight your mail account>properties>advanced>and check that you dont have OE to break certain size messages apart ?
me

[Gildor]

Hi, bassbag.

I've bought Reget, so there's no AD problem with it. And I've wrote: I use The Bat!, no Outlook. Shutting down OP solves the problem, didn't I wrote it???

To Dmut: CPU load 50-70% in about some hours for System Idle Process. Shutting down OP helps.

[Dmut]

I need your taskmanager screenshot

[WizzOzz]

The problem with the bat + large emails appeared in the beta testgroup some days ago. I expect a fix in the next time.
Same to "some error happened".

About the cpu problem... this is new. As Dmut suggested, we need screenshots. Its not normal and I cant think why it should happening.

[Gildor]

WizzOzz, thanks for answering.

I'd like to remind you, that Bat! is not the only email client that's got problems sending messages.

My CPU load. I cannot send you my large (50-80%) TM screenshot right now, but here's the one with everything normally working.

As I've mentioned before, ALWAYS my OP blocks any high-level (tcp) connections after few hours of work. It just blocks everything, CPU usage is normal. Ping and tracert works (it died to BSOD last tracert time), DNS's is resolving, but no http, ftp or smth. Shutting down OP does not help. Reconnecting does not help. Reboot helps. Disabling OP (switching off all its devices and services to "disabled" to prevent it loading) helps - all night long everything works greatly, no connection freezing, no CPU load, no BSOD.
Last time I've tried to make a screenshot, but got BSOD. Hate it! Since I've installed OP for the last time I'm getting this **** far too often. (Once I decided to break with OP till stable version to come, but all other firewalls suck compared to OP, so I installed it back...) My BSOD is complaining on "Process has locked pages". No file mentioned.
Gildor.

[Dmut]

"but here's the one with everything normally working"
Gildor, you forget to attach your screenshot ;)

[Gildor]

Dmut,

>>Gildor, you forget to attach your screenshot

How is it possible?:) I did it! :) :)

This is another one, I'm online for 100 min. CPU load is just beginning to raise up. It's 23% now, it'll be 50% in 30 minutes and so on. Net traffic: 1 thread in Reget, 5-10 windows in Opera.

[Gildor]

Dmut,

>>Gildor, you forget to attach your screenshot

How is it possible?:) I did it! :) :)
Ha! I've got it. No screenshot sending using OP! The only possibility is to shut it down and THAN send it. !@$#@!!

This is another one, I'm online for 100 min. CPU load is just beginning to raise up. It's 23% now, it'll be 50% in 30 minutes and so on. Net traffic: 1 thread in Reget, 5-10 windows in Opera.

[Gildor]

Dmut,

>>Gildor, you forget to attach your screenshot

How is it possible?:)
Ha! I've got it. No screenshot sending using OP! The only possibility is to shut it down and THAN send it. !@$#@!! Suppose it's the same problem as in e-mail case, I just can't send out any files > 5k.
Disabling OP does not help, neither it lowers CPU usage. Restarting OP does not help at all.

This is a screenshot, I'm online for 130 min. CPU load is raising up. It's 60% now, it'll be 80% in 30 minutes and so on. Half an hour ago it was 25%. Net traffic: 1 thread in Reget, 5-10 windows in Opera. Correction: in about half an hour CPU usage was 85%.

While I wrote this message the same BSOD appeared. Nice.

I'd like to remind one more time: breaking connection does not low CPU usage. Restarting OP does not low CPU usage. Closing all applications except OP does not low CPU usage. Shutting down OP or rebooting system DOES low CPU usage. Same with sending files.

[Mikhail]

I cannot send large emails. Large is => 5K. My "The Bat!" reports me that it is sending e-mail for ages, but nothing happens - the progress stops.
Known bug.
my CPU load raises up to 50-95% and does not get down again.
1) What version do you use (latest is not the answer, sorry?
2) Does Tools->Clear Log information and then rebooting Outpost helps?
3) What is your CPU and RAM?
my Outpost gives me a message "Some error happened..." each time I wake up my PC from suspend state.
Known bug.
ALWAYS my connection freezes in some ours of working
How often does it happen?
Last time I've tried to make a screenshot, but got BSOD.
I doubt that it is Outpost bug.
Since I've installed OP for the last time I'm getting this sh*& far too often.
Gentlman, please watch your langauge :)

[sig]

Gildor, you do have any other firewalls completely uninstalled right? It almost sounds like you're having global system problems, that may be confusing the issue with Outpost.

[Gildor]

Originally posted by sig
Gildor, you do have any other firewalls completely uninstalled right? It almost sounds like you're having global system problems, that may be confusing the issue with Outpost.

No, nothing of the kind. I don't get that BSOD if OP is not running. I know, that it may mean nothing, just network activity is present normally when OP is launched, but that's the fact. Two nights, one after another, I worked with no OP launched - no problems at all. 10 hours of network activity, no BSODs, no CPU load, nothing.
I've checked it once again - no old firewalls, though I've tried once ZAP, and lived all the way with AtGuard - the best one before OP.

[Gildor]

Mikhail,
my OP version is 1.0.1220.2238
my CPU is PIII w/ 512 RAM

Next time I'll get some CPU load I'll try to clear logs, but I've read the threads about CPU load and I tried to do something with logs, as far as I remember. I'll post the results of logs cleaning.
I don't have CheckFW.dll and logo_rc.dll - is it normal?

My connection freezes every time I work continuosly for some hours (every night). It freezes even this way: I reboot, connect, launch Reget (reminding:one thread only!), go to sleep. Get up in 4-5 hours, watch the connection freezed.

[Mikhail]

My connection freezes every time I work continuosly for some hours (every night). It freezes even this way: I reboot, connect, launch Reget (remindingne thread only!), go to sleep. Get up in 4-5 hours, watch the connection freezed.
Please
1) Make sure that you have the Debug plug-in installed. To check it, please right click on the Outpost icon in the system tray (by default it is a question mark within a dark blue circle) and see if you have “Debug” and “Report a bug” on the context menu. If you do not have these menu items, please download http://www.agnitum.com/download/OutpostDebugInstall.exe , install it and reboot your PC.
2) Reproduce the bug with freezing by performing the same actions that brought it about, such as having an application blocked or not allowed.
3) When the connection willbe freezed right click on Outpost’s icon in the system tray and select “Report a bug”.
4) The Outpost Debug plug-in will extract the needed debug information, zip it and will launch your e-mail client with the information as an attachment.
5) Please also include the URL of the thread where this problem was discussed.
6) Do not forget to tell us what application traffic was freezed

Thank you