Re: Why I'm switching from PowerMail to OS X Mail

2005-03-19 Thread Dan Webb
I'm not sure what you mean by 'slow display'. Do you mean each line takes a noticeable amount of time to display when you switch to a folder or that it takes a long time to switch between folders? Or maybe something different altogether? I have a 667MHz TiBook and even the folder that I'm

Re: Why I'm switching from PowerMail to OS X Mail

2005-03-19 Thread Dan Webb
I extensively searched for an answer to this speed problem several months ago, and I found that most people claim they don't see a problem. The only thing I could to do speed it up was to remove some of the columns being displayed. I reduced the columns down to the minimum set I would put

Re: Why I'm switching from PowerMail to OS X Mail

2005-03-19 Thread Dan Webb
Display speed: I've never known PM to display messages or message lists at anything less than lightning speed. Admittedly I'm on a G5, but even so it makes me wonder if this is something more to do with your set up rather than a problem intrinsic to PM itself. It's just text sifted from a

Why I'm switching from PowerMail to OS X Mail

2005-03-18 Thread Dan Webb
I've been a PowerMail and SpamSieve user for 3 years now, ever since I moved from OS 9 and Claris Emailer. When I switched to OS X, the Mail program was woefully inadequate. It has improved tremendously since then, and I recently decided to make the switch. Here's why. OS X Mail

Re: Snooze All?

2004-12-17 Thread Dan Webb
I have the same problem. I've tried selecting the Automatically access the network only if it is already available, but it doesn't stop Powermail from trying to retrieve email while waking up, before the network has been established. Dan Original Message On 12/14/04 12:33 AM

Re: Address Book Syncing [was: Exporting Addresses...]

2004-10-16 Thread Dan Webb
Problem 1) I can't figure out why some contacts sync and some do not. It appears that the Omit Contacts With Existing Name/Address should be off for synching to work--tho why is not clear to any of us. I found that I could get pretty good results (addresses seemed to sync, though I couldn't be

Re: Address Book Syncing [was: Exporting Addresses...]

2004-10-16 Thread Dan Webb
I'm using iSync. Why would there be problem? PowerMail would simply be an alternate UI for AAB. -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Original Message Not for those of use using iSync. Dan Webb at Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:22:44 -0700 said: Yes!! This would avoid the synchronization

Re: Address Book Syncing [was: Exporting Addresses...]

2004-10-16 Thread Dan Webb
It would be cool if PM would still use the AAB, but provide a better UI for its data. Yes!! This would avoid the synchronization problem AND potentially put a better UI on AAB. -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Unintuitive selection behavior after moving to trash

2004-06-19 Thread Dan Webb
happens. Nothing is selected. I usually grab the mouse at this point. These have been problems ever since I started using PowerMail, which was 3-4 years ago. -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PM5b26 - next message not selected

2004-05-18 Thread Dan Webb
you want. However, pressing the down arrow key after deleting multiple messages should select the next message. Jérôme - PowerMail Engineering Are you referring to the behavior of the 3-pane browser? Isn't this also true of the single-message delete? -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PM5b26 - next message not selected

2004-05-17 Thread Dan Webb
While you're (hopefully) fixing this bug, can you make it work for multiple messages? If I am not mistaken, when I delete multiple messages, the next message has never been selected. -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Pat O'Halloran said: After moving a message to trash

Re: Powermail 5 problems

2004-04-21 Thread Dan Webb
I'm not the only one who is having this problem. This is a serious bug for me, especially since it would take a lot of work to go back to PM4. Dan -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Powermail 5 problems

2004-04-21 Thread Dan Webb
of messages in 2-pane mode) on my 550MHz Tibook, yet other people aren't having the same problems. Oh well, not nearly enough of a reason to quit using PM, just an annoyance. Dan -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Powermail 5 problems

2004-04-21 Thread Dan Webb
. (It's not a preference I have to set, is it?) Even when I open a message, hide the toolbar, close it, and open it again, the toolbar is back. -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Powermail 5 problems

2004-04-20 Thread Dan Webb
before showing the window, which can make it seem slower even though it may not be.) -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Powerbook G4/550 768MB RAM Mac OS X 10.3.3

Re: Wishlist : auto trashed messages deletion

2004-03-31 Thread Dan Webb
It would be great if the messages in the trash would disappear by themselves after a delay setup in the preferences. For example, I may decide the messages to stay in the trash for 1 week or 1 month or whatever. Sherman Wilcox sez: You see, I fall on the other side of this. My workflow is to

Re: PM 5 Wishlist

2004-03-31 Thread Dan Webb
of PM, so I turned on synchronization from AAB to PM (not vice versa), and I turned on Open contacts in Apple Address Book. Yet when I ctrl-click an address to add it to the address book, it opens in PM, so it doesn't get added to AAB. Dan -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Database size won't reduce

2004-02-04 Thread Dan Webb
Take a look at the menu items in: File - Database -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Original message Jeff Forte, 2:52 PM, 2/3/04: I recently emptied my Powermail trash which contained over 30,000 spam messages. It took about half hour. (3 months worth ... long over do!). I thought

Re: Default Mail in Panther (slightly OT rant)

2003-11-07 Thread Dan Webb
I was wondering the same thing just the other day. I couldn't figure out how to change the default app that opens ftp links. When I click on an ftp link, it opens IE (yuck!), and I wanted to switch it to Safari or Finder or whatever is appropriate nowadays. -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Find window

2003-10-17 Thread Dan Webb
I had the same problem. After doing a search, change the zoom factor (using the buttons at the bottom of the window), and the problem should go away, even after you set it back to the original zoom. That's what did it for me. -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Original message alan, 7:58

Re: Empty resource fork in attachment

2003-09-15 Thread Dan Webb
Zach Selland, 11:24 AM, 9/15/03: On Mon, Sep 15, 2003, Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In previous versions (pre-4.2) of PowerMail, I used to be able to attach MS Word documents and send them to PC users. In 4.2, it refuses to attach the file unless it compresses the file with StuffIt, which

Re: Empty resource fork in attachment

2003-09-15 Thread Dan Webb
Zach Selland, 11:24 AM, 9/15/03: On Mon, Sep 15, 2003, Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In previous versions (pre-4.2) of PowerMail, I used to be able to attach MS Word documents and send them to PC users. In 4.2, it refuses to attach the file unless it compresses the file with StuffIt, which

Empty resource fork in attachment

2003-09-15 Thread Dan Webb
empty. Aside from stripping the resource fork manually (and I've yet to find a program that works reliably), is there anything else I can do? Can PowerMail revert to its old behavior please? ;-) -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: keyboard shortcut for Applescript?

2003-09-11 Thread Dan Webb
Hmm, VersionTracker shows it as freeware with a price of $20. Weird. http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/11485vid=75326 -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Original message Judi Sohn, 2:48 PM, 9/10/03: On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:19:39 -0700 Dan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said: I use

Re: keyboard shortcut for Applescript?

2003-09-11 Thread Dan Webb
the original AppleScript file; it actually copies the AppleScript itself into the Youpi Key macro. So if you get updates to the AppleScript, you'll have to re-import it into Youpi Key. A lot of trouble, but it's been worthwhile for me. http://perso.club-internet.fr/phupe/ -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Slow drawing of message lists

2003-09-01 Thread Dan Webb
second to switch from one folder to another. I'm using 2-pane mode. Dan -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Slow drawing of message lists

2003-08-31 Thread Dan Webb
Derry Thompson, 1:07 PM, 8/30/03: I have folders with several thousands of messages in then, they draw instantly. The only time I see any noticible slow down is when I'm using the video part of iChat. G4 500Mhz Powerbook, 10.2.6. Try this: Click on one of your folders, mash down on the down

Re: powermail-discuss Digest Slow Redraw

2003-08-30 Thread Dan Webb
Original message Ira Lansing, 11:18 AM, 8/30/03: Subject: Slow drawing of message lists From: Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 10:51:00 -0700 PowerMail takes a long time to draw a list of email messages. For instance, when I switch to a folder that shows about 40

Slow drawing of message lists

2003-08-30 Thread Dan Webb
set of columns, which helped a little. -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win. - Gandhi

Re: Performing filters manually

2003-06-13 Thread Dan Webb
list, then add your manual filters after the stop filter; they will never be applied automatically even if filter incoming messages is checked. Jérôme - PowerMail Engineering That's the best suggestion I've heard so far! Thanks! -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nothing is so permanent

Re(2): Performing filters manually

2003-06-12 Thread Dan Webb
. Thanks anyway! I guess it's Applescript time! -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. -- Albert Einstein

Re: Performing filters manually

2003-06-12 Thread Dan Webb
Wayne Brissette, 12:30 PM, 6/11/03: Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 stated: I created a filter for the purpose of applying manually to a bunch of emails. I.e., I don't want to apply the filter to incoming or outgoing email. However, when I select some emails, the filter

Performing filters manually

2003-06-11 Thread Dan Webb
filters would show up here. Seems like an arbitrary restriction. -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. - Will Rogers

Re: Spam

2003-05-23 Thread Dan Webb
PROTECTED], 3:30 PM, 5/22/03: Are there any good tricks to teach SpamSieve or will it really learn on it's own? Fred -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To be controlled in our economic pursuits means to be ... controlled in everything. -- F.A. Hayek

Re: Spam Blocking Software

2003-05-19 Thread Dan Webb
(and only bayesian filter besides Apple's Mail application). SpamSieve also uses a Bayesian filter. And it consults your address book for non-spam email addresses, and it's subject to your mail filters that come before its filter. -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Democracy: Two wolves and a sheep

Re: Spam Blocking Software

2003-05-16 Thread Dan Webb
G4. What are other PowerMail users using for spam filtering? (...and wouldn't it be nice if PM could do this?) George Henne NS BASIC Corporation http://www.nsbasic.com -- Dan Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Merely having an open mind is nothing; the object