Not a problem Doug :)  Just a FYI, you can check the contents of /etc/resolv.conf
If non of the nameserver lines have a Shaw DNS IP address in it, it would explain
why only the 'long' server address worked. :)

Talk to ya later

Doug Maynard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote*:
>
>Thanks Darcy, Trevor, Aaron, etc... for the useful responses.
>
>In summary:
>       - ping didn't work.
>       - I didn't think I'd set up a DNS server, but.... you never know.
>       - Using the 'long' server address did the trick!
>
>Yahoo! I'n replying using Evolution, rather that the 'legacy' Outlook!
>
>Thanks again
>
>DOug
>
>
>
>On Wed, 2002-10-23 at 18:34, Darcy Brodie, CJL wrote:
>> Doug
>>     In the Mail setup, use the following for your mail server(both
>> incoming and outgoing)    shawmail.cg.shawcable.net
>> I had the same problem, and this has corrected it for me
>>
>> Darcy Brodie
>>
>
>
>

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