I always throw away my offending files, too, after I've had to force quit and restart PowerMail. Not too efficient a solution.
David Bourbon 600 MHz G3 iMac OS X 10.2.8 (6R73) 512 MB RAM PowerMail 4.2.1 The following was attributed to Leonard Morgenstern at Sun, 12 Oct 2003 11:56:04 -0700: >On 10/12/03 2:20 PM Larry Samberg wrote: > >>On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 08:34:32 -0400 Tom Miller wrote: >> >>>I continue to run into this problem with PM 4.2.1 (recent previous >>>versions, too) on a QS DP800 using the good 10.2.8. I'm not sure what I >>>do that causes it, but maybe it comes from clicking on or close to the >>>subject instead of the orange envelope when trying to open a message. I >>>have to force quit PM and restart. Are enough other people running into >>>this to warrant a fix? >>> >>> >>>Tom Miller > >I run into it occasionally. In my case it's due to a corrupted file >(always an HTML file, I think). The instant I click on it, I get the >ever-spinning beach ball. > >I was told recently on this site several ways to fix it. The simplest is >to control-click (or right-click) on the offending file, and select "Move >to Mail Trash." This puts the file instantly into the trash without >opening it, and it is gone the next time I empty the trash. > > >Len >-- >Leonard Morgenstern >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >You must upgrade your download software before you can download our >upgrade software. >
