Darrin wrote:
>
> On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 21:45:32 -0500, michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Darrin wrote:
> >>
> >> On 17 Feb 2001 02:19:22 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher Jahn)
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >And it came to pass that Kevin Cook wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>Also, the "Check mail every X minutes" doesn't work, at least
> >> >>not correctly, at least on Win95. Or if it is working, it's
> >> >>not always going all the way and actually downloading the
> >> >>mail. I'm not quite sure what it's doing yet.
> >> >>
> >> >>I'll check in a bug report once I figure it out.
> >> >>
> >> >>KC
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Last I heard (0.7), once you manually check messages, it
> >> >automatically checks from then on. I'm just downloading 0.8
> >> >now.
> >> >
> >> I've yet to download a version of Mozilla that this feature works.
> >> I've tried importing my profile from NS 4.76 and creating a new one.
> >> It will not check for mail on startup or automatically every "X"
> >> minutes no matter what I do.
> >
> >In mail preferences there is now an option to check for "check mail on
> >startup" - give it a try. I won't know if it works 'till I hit the net,
> >later.
> >
> >michael
>
> Been there, done it. It doesn't work. (on my system) It won't check
> for my mail at startup, or X amount of minutes. If it isn't the
> program, then there is leftover file somewhere from early betas of NS6
> or Mozilla disabling it. I've removed all traces of them from my
> registry, Windows directory, and Application Data directory.
> Whatever the reason, the mail program just does not work on my system.
Well, I've only had it available on two occasions but it seems to get
mail at the interval, but I have to go to the mail section of Mozilla to
get it to work the first time (doesn't want to work "behind" the
browser). Maybe it just needs "practice?" :^>
I'll have to see how future sessions go.
michael
