On the weekend in the middle of downloading mail,
> which is still coming into windows Outlook because
> I don't have a Linux mail program running yet, I
> received an error message indicating insufficient
> memory or disk space to receive a message, and all
> messages stopped. I can still send out mail, but
> cannot get any. Pending resolution of this trouble I
> will be unsubscribing to both Linux lists to relieve
> congestion. It is probable that the trouble message
> came from one of these two lists. If anyone else has
> experienced a comparable problem please send a
> message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Paul Traceski
I had a similar problem with Netscape 4.04 under Windows 95.
Ocassionally all Hell would break loose. If someone sent mail
with a large attachment, or a Windows Outlook formatted message
came--the mail up to that message would come in, then the mail
just stopped. If I tried again, all the same messages would come
in up to that point, and then--nothing.
My ISP gave me a solution: use Telnet to retreive your mail.
Delete the offending message--or all of them (after reading the
important ones), and then reconnect via Outlook, or the mail
program of choice. All should be well.
Make your dial up connection to the Internet. To use Telnet
under Windows 9x, click the Start button, click run, type
"telnet" (no quotations), and the Telnet terminal window will
come up. Click Connect, then remote system. Type in your mail
server name, and click connect.
At this point you should be at a Unix login. Type in your login
name--generally the first part of your Email address (up to the
@), then enter your mail password--in some cases this is the same
password that you login to the internet with through your dial up
connection. If you don't have the mail server information, and
are unsure of the password, contact your ISP.
Once you are in, you should have a message stating "you have
mail" followed by something like smail%. Type "pine" and hit
enter. This will bring you to the Pine mail program, and you can
follow the instructions to read and delete your mail. To get
help in Pine type a "?". Good luck.
David Lindberg
