Try Preferences-> Mail & Newsgroups make sure "When mail launches, show..." isn't checked...
Ed Ticknor wrote: > Tried that and all it did was cause the mail program to lock. I'm on > the verge of going back to 4.7! > > > Gareth King wrote: > >> Ed >> >> If you are using Windows, go to Control Panel, open Internet Options, >> click on the Connections Tab and set the Never dial a connection option. >> >> Hope this works for you. >> >> Cheers >> >> Gareth >> >> Ed Ticknor wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the reply. I haven't come up with anything in preferences >>> or the dial up connection settings. When I open Mail, it only starts >>> the dialup connection, it doesn't actually download new messages. >>> All I'm trying to do is compose messages to send later without the >>> dial up connection opening with the Mail program. I'm sure its a >>> simple matter to correct, but I'm not getting anywhere. >>> Thanks... >>> Ed >>> >>> Travis Crump wrote: >>> >>>> opening up a dial up connection is OS functionality, poke around >>>> your Windows settings and the settings for your dial-up >>>> connections... The browser wouldn't do it if you have your home >>>> page set to either a local page or blank since it never tries to use >>>> the internet connection, but mail tries to check your mail when it >>>> starts up(as well as load the mail start page) so when it asks to >>>> use the internet connection Windows will open up the dial-up >>>> connection depending on your settings. >>>> >>>> Ed Ticknor wrote: >>>> >>>>> Just upgrades to 6.1 and can't figure out how to keep the program >>>>> from opening up a dial up connection when the mail program >>>>> starts. The browser doesn't do it. I've ripped apart the >>>>> preferences menu, but am probably overlooking something obvious >>>>> >>>>> Thanks... >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
