Hi Max,
This is a late follow-up, but I noticed that in the replies to one of
my later posts (about software for downloadable audiobooks), text that
I pasted in that had a registered trademark symbol came back with a
font change to R like your @ symbol becoming (a). This looks like a
font encoding issue. One general fix is for both you and your
correspondent to send your mail in plain text format. That would
resolve issues that depend on how any particular font set gets read or
handled through mail. In Apple's mail program the default composing
preference is to use Rich Text Format. You can change that popup
button in your mail preferences (Command-comma; VO-right to
"Composing" button and VO-space; VO-right to popup button for "Message
Format"), or use the Format menu on your menu bar.
HTH
Cheers,
Esther
On Nov 19, 2008, at 12:50 PM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote:
Hello; That makes sense, but I sure didn't find anything like that
when I went through the aol mail settings. Thanks, Max
On Nov 19, 2008, at 3:14 PM, David Poehlman wrote:
that .no could be what is hanging things up. I have seen issues
like this
and there should be an option somewhere on aol to allow mail
from foreign providors to come through. What happens is that the
foreign
providor appends a header that aol is blocking due to some
character set
issue.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maxwell Ivey Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac
OS X by
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: unusual mail problem
Well, that is what I figured. I replaced the a with the @, and they
received my message, but every time they try to reply the mail is
returned to them as undeliverable. Thanks, Max
On Nov 19, 2008, at 2:50 PM, David Poehlman wrote:
I think the (a) is supposed to be an @.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maxwell Ivey Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS
X by
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:45 PM
Subject: unusual mail problem
Hello gang; I am having an problem receiving a particular email.
First, let me say that I don't believe it has anything to do with
apple. I think it has to do with a quirk of the particular internet
provider in italy. I sent this fellow an email. I had to alter his
address because it wasn't in the usual format. He received the
message because he called to let me know that he had been trying
unsuccessfully to send me email at my return address. Here is the
email address. If any of you have an idea of how I can receive mail
from it, I'd appreciate it a lot. His address is
aasmund(a)lundstivoli.no Apple mail won't let me enter it. My aol
account wouldn't let me enter it. My peoplepc account wouldn't
either. I set my spam filter to send any email to that folder
reguardless of what is potentially wrong with an incoming message.
I'm sure that I'll be ok if I can just send one message successfully
to that address. Any guesses? And have any of you run into this
before. And this is hampering my ability to follow up on an offer
on
my most valueable piece of equipment I have for sale right now.
I've
had to make several calls to italy because I can't send and receive
email from this man. And with the time difference, I've been
playing
phone tag on top of every thing else. I hope someone has an idea.
Thanks, Max
Max Ivey Jr.
The Midway Marketplace
Office 936-273-6960
Cell 281-989-0448
www.midwaymarketplace.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Max Ivey Jr.
The Midway Marketplace
Office 936-273-6960
Cell 281-989-0448
www.midwaymarketplace.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
yahoo messenger id midwaymarketplace
