Jim, I think you are correct. I generally ask people not to send those, because I have noticed this issue as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 9:54 AM Subject: [Braillenote] Is this a known issue with 6.1.1?
> Hello list, > > Dar and I may have found the culprit! I would like to know if this is a > known issue with 6.1.1? > I was able to duplicate the problem in my unit as well when I created my > wife's Email account in my BN. She is on a woman's list which sends two > part messages in mime format. These usually discuss specials with QVC. I > could read links on the message I saw but couldn't read much else with my > BN. The problem is this: one starts to download their Email. All of a > sudden, the email download process is aborted and the BN basically says > there is not enough memory to continue downloading messages. I think it > may be an error message. This morning, the download stopped after the > third message. At that time, she had a total of 20 to download. When the > inbox is checked, there were indeed three messages, the last of which was > this message I described in two part mime format. As I say one gets the > error message and one can't do anything else since no choices are > presented. One can only stop the process or reset their unit. If one > tries to download their messages again, the download will always stop where > that two part message in mime format happens to be in the string of > messages on the server. The BN does not remove messages from the server > since the download is aborted upon receiving the post which is in two part > mime format. You can try to download your messages again and again but > your last message will always be the one which is in two part mime > format. As I pointed out in previous posts, Dar would have 201 messages to > download and her unit would stop at 68 or 70 messages. When she examined > the last message in her inbox, it was always the one in two part mime > format. The only way she can deal with this problem is download her > messages on her PC. I understand these two part mime format messages come > in some time in the morning. When she has downloaded her posts later in > the day, the download is usually successful since there are no two part > mime format messages in that group of downloaded messages. When there is > such messages, the download process is aborted! I did say in previous > posts that I never had issues with my Email on my BN with 6.1.1. I am on > lists where one doesn't receive two part mime formatted messages, but Dar > is on such a list and it is clear to me that these two part mime formatted > messages are causing the download process in 6.1.1 to abort. I have been > watching this off and on for two weeks now and it is clear to me since I > have been able to duplicate the problem. > > Perhaps some women out here may be familiar with what I'm talking > about. If so, try downloading your Email with your BN or BN PK and let me > know whether you are having a similar experience! Perhaps those of you who > have complained about not getting all your mail should check the last > message in your inbox. It could easily be a two part message in mime format. > > This could be a very serious bug! If one is out of town, they could not > deal with their Email once a two part message with mime format is on the > server. One would need to call their provider to have them deleted > perhaps. One cannot download beyond where that post in two part mime > format is. Messages cannot be deleted from the server, everything is > blocked! > > As I asked earlier, is this a known issue and what is being done about > it? Sorry I drew this out but I want all of you to watch for this! > > Jim Aldrich > > ___ > 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 >
