Sorry, I got it. I thought all I had to do was drop the key on the icon and it would do the rest. I didn't realize that I had to type in the registration code myself. The directions didn't say that, and I incorrectly assumed that it was for my records. (I also learned not to choose 'Reply to All'--sorry about the duplication) It works! Thanks to all.
On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:57:16 -0500 "Shell Olson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >For whatever it's worth, my problem isn't over. I had hoped it was. >I got a key, downloaded it (is it really an Excel binary file? early >versions' keys looked different), and dropped it on the new PowerMail 5.2.2 >icon. >It opened PowerMail automatically, gave me the same message about expiring in >27 days, told me I couldn't send or receive unless I trashed all but fewer >than 200 messages, and it opened a new message window with Subject line PMKey >5 olson. >And that's all. So I still can't use it. > >Actually, I've never figured out how to get MAIL to work, either. I tried >when I got >this iBook, but with all the written instructions in Japanese--and I had >PowerMail-- >and I was trying to deal with my Internet server in Japanese, well, I didn't >think it >worth taking the time to figure out how to get intelligible instructions in >English. Guess I need to do that. (not asking, not on the subject of >PowerMail, just replying) >I'm not quite as computer illiterate as I sound... >PS Special thanks to Tim's PowerMail FAQ which helped to get on this list at >all. > >On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 08:00:19 -0800 > "Barbara Needham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>Marlyse Comte on 2/3/06 said >> >>>This seems to me a good moment to point out (not for you in particular, >>>just as a general comment) that there IS a good reason to keep Apples >>>MAIL around: create all your accounts in MAIL but set them all to LEAVE >>>MESSAGES ON SERVER and to. MANUAL CHECKING (and you could also set to >>>automatically send a BCC to yourself). Then, if there are any problems >>>with PM - i.e. like missing key, database crashed, whatever else - or >>>for any other reason why you want to check/write email outside of PM - I >>>for example use it sometimes on my desktop machine to respond to some >>>email embedded in a website link - it's already all setup and there is >>>no down time trying to get to your mail or to write and it's also >>>ensured that what you send out will endup in PM (if set to send BCC to >>>yourself). >>> >>>It's just one of these things which have made my life smoother in the >>>past and so I thought I'd pass it along. >> >>I do this, also. Although rather than use Apple Mail, I use Thunderbird >>for this purpose. >> >>-- >>Barbara Needham >
