And it came to pass that Jeff David wrote:

> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Christopher Jahn  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>And it came to pass that Jeff David wrote:
>>
>>> I am having a problem sending email via my ISPs SMTP
>>> server using Mozilla 1.0.  The SMTP server information is
>>> correct. I have the *exact* same settings in Netscape 4.7
>>> and it connects without a problem.  One thing that I have
>>> noticed is that when I click on the "Advanced" button on
>>> the SMTP SMTP settings page, there are multiple identical
>>> entries (all marked as "Default") in the SMTP server list
>>> box. Often, there is a blank entry as well.  I can delete
>>> the blank entry, but not any of the duplicated entries.
>>> 
>>> Is this a well known bug in 1.0?  Is there a file I can
>>> edit by hand to fix this?  Would upgrading to 1.1 help?  
>>> 
>>
>> THis is an easy fix:  in each mail account, click the
>> advanced button and change the SMTP server from the
>> default SMTP server to "always use default SMTP server".
>>
> The "always use default SMTP server" is already checked in
> each account. 
> 
>> Go into Outgoing Servers, and remove the duplicate SMTP
>> servers. 
>>
> Sorry, it won't let me.  No matter which duplicated server
> I choose the "Remove" button is disabled.  The list looks
> like this: 
> 
> smtp.myisp.com (Default)
> smtp.myisp.com (Default)
> smtp.myisp.com (Default)
> smtp.myisp.com (Default)
> 
> I have, however, fixed the problem.  I created a "fake"
> SMTP server in the advanced settings, set it to the
> default, removed the 4 duplicated entries then edited the
> "fake" server to have the correct settings.  That finally
> corrected the problem.  We'll see if the fix sticks.
> 
> I've had other problems in Mozilla 1.0 mail that finally
> caused me to reinstall the whole thing.  Is mail in 1.0
> that shaky? Is mail in 1.1 better?
> 

I've been using 1.0 for mail from its release until last week, 
when I upgraded to 1.01.  After the initial SMTP problem (which 
solved easier for me, apparently), it's been running great.

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