The reason you were only prompted with the options to check download progress or abandon were because you had already pressed ENTER to download. Now, your best bet would be to exit, re-connect to start the download process again, and, when prompted about the e-mail, make your decision right then and there at the prompt.
>----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tina Birnenbaum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] deleting mail on the server >Hi and i think so only i couldnt get to those choices it just kept saying it >was too large and my only choice was to get out of it altogether, or keep >checking it to see how much was downloaded because it normally isn't a >problem i download large mail all the time this was just extreme. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Maria Kristic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 1:55 PM >Subject: re: [Braillenote] deleting mail on the server >Hi Tina, >I'm assuming you received the "This email is larger than the maximum size >allowed? Option?" propt when you encountered this e-mail. FYI, here are >your options at said prompt: >Download the message: Press ENTER. >Download the first ten lines of the message, and delete it from the server: >Type the letter A. >Delete the message from the server without downloading it to the >BrailleNote: Type the letter D (this is the option I believe you are seeking >in your post). >Gent information about the size of the message, its sender, and its subject: >Type the letter I; you are then returned to the prompt after the information >is displayed, meaning you can then execute any of the other options. >Change the size limit at which subsequent messages, not the one you are >being prompted about, will be automatically downloaded without the prompt >being presented: Type the letter L, then a number between 5 and 10000 (the >unit is kilobytes, and a number sign is not required on the BT); as with the >information, you will be returned to the prompt after you have finished >setting this option. >Skip the message to continue downloading the next e-mail, but leave a copy >of the message about which you are being prompted on the server: Type the >letter S. >Download the first ten lines of the message in question, but leave a copy of >the message on the server: Type the letter T. >HTH, >Maria >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: tina <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: [Braillenote] deleting mail on the server >>I was downloading my mail tonight on the bn when I came across a message >that was so big that after an hour or at least a half hour, it was just at >64 sercent. Eventually I was beúspiceous and didn't want the process to >take all night so I stopped it and used my pc. a message that big is new >with me. Is there a way to download something from the server like that i >was not able to skip or anything with the bn. I do my mail on the bn a lot >so would like to know what I could do. >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >? >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
