Dave Larrington wrote: > Neil Arlidge wrote: > >> On a serious note, perhaps someone >> can explain the reason why (for some >> time) my OE refuses to spellcheck >> replies, even though it is set to do so. > > I *think* it's because OE is crap. The only reliable way I've found > to get round this is to save the reply to the Drafts folder and then > re-open it and hit "Send". You can usually get away with doing this > if the message is in the Outbox, but if OE tries to send the message > while you've got it open, all sorts of odd things can happen.
Yes, I know it is crap, but apart from that I have no problem and are getting too old for change. Mind you, I eventually had to give up with IE (8) as it would not display a whole lotta websites correctly on this machine (one being Old Maps), so I have eventually switched to Firefox. I am presently "downgrading" a mates machine to XP pro... -- Neil Arlidge NB Earnest / Barge Maurice A (in the pipeline) TNC...Gorn west... http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/tour.html
