[sussex_mug] Mail flood freezes iMac

2012-09-08 Thread Phil Tomlinson
Dear all My unhappy story may be of group interest. I was using Mail this morning on my iMac when it signalled the download of several 100 emails. Nothing appeared in my inbox but the mac promptly froze and I haven' t yet been able to get it to work. I remember Gilly reporting a similar problem

[sussex_mug] Mail problem????

2012-08-16 Thread tonp
Hi Smuggers, mail app suddenly will not allow me to bin spam messages reporting back………. *“couldn’t be copied to “Messages” because an item with the same name already exists.”* So………I can’t trash the spam particularly although the odd personal message will trash OK. I have "rebuilt" mailbo

[sussex_mug] Mail merge in Pages '09

2012-07-09 Thread Stephen Watson
Hi there, Does anyone know if Pages '09 can read its Mail Merge data successfully from a Numbers '08 spreadsheet? Thanks in advance for any information. Cheers, Stephen Find my iPhone apps at www.blacktablet.co.uk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [sussex_mug] mail messages

2012-06-25 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Thank you Sam and Alastair. These worked. Ranulph On 24 Jun 2012, at 21:32, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > Or go to the Go menu > hold ALT on the keyboard and click Library. > > You can open Terminal and type : "chflags nohidden ~/Library" which will make > it visible again. > > Regards > >

Re: [sussex_mug] mail messages

2012-06-24 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Or go to the Go menu > hold ALT on the keyboard and click Library. You can open Terminal and type : "chflags nohidden ~/Library" which will make it visible again. Regards Sam MacAmbulance Providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk i...@macamb

Re: [sussex_mug] mail messages

2012-06-24 Thread Alastair Weller
Ranulph The library directory is now hidden in OS X Lion, so in Finder choose Go > Go to Folder and enter "~/Library" without quotes. There is a way to unhide it and I'm sure someone else will let you know that whilst I'm looking for it in the archives. Al On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Ranulp

Re: [sussex_mug] mail messages

2012-06-24 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Dear Sam Unfortunately, not this path. I follow as far as ranulph, and there is no Library, though there is one in the HD file at the same level as users. There is another tucked in shared and there's another one, when I search the disc, that contains FontCollections, whihch has the M/S windows

Re: [sussex_mug] mail messages

2012-06-22 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Hi Ranulph It'll be Macintosh HD > Users > ranulph > Library > Mail Inside that folder will be each account's inbox & sent items in separate folders, then a folder called mailboxes which contains. Your mailboxes ;) Regards Sam -- MacAmbulance Sam Mullen 07747778022 i...@macambulance.co.uk

[sussex_mug] mail messages

2012-06-21 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Could someone direct me to where the messages received by mail (apple) are stored? Not the attachments, but the messages themselves. I've tried searching, but clearly am looking under the wrong name. Thank you very much. Ranulph -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the G

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail management programmes

2012-05-28 Thread Chris Webb
Alex, Mac OS X Mail will certainly do the job provided you configure the account information logically and correctly. As guidance: Start up Mail. Go to the Mail menu and select Preferences. Click on the blue ampersand - Accounts. Click the + (plus) button - bottom, left of the window. Desc

[sussex_mug] Mail management programmes

2012-05-28 Thread Alexander Duncan
Thanks to everyone for suggesting webhosting companies. I now have about 8 email addresses I want to manage in one manager, but obviously want to to send and reply to e-mails from all the different addresses. What do people think is the best option? Some people like mail chimp, but it may be too

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail probs

2012-01-13 Thread Shirley Lovett
Not sure if this will help you but I have had this mail problem twice. Each time I had to contact my server support (Compila) who sorted it out very fast and the mail worked fine. Shirley -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail probs

2012-01-13 Thread nigel proctor
Yes , tried that Thanks Nigel Proctor H T White & Co Ltd n...@btinternet.com 07792000619 sent from iPhone On 13 Jan 2012, at 09:31, nick_publ...@mac.com wrote: > This may be way too simple but have you closed down Mail and restarted it? Or > the whole computer? > Nick > On 13 Jan 2012, at

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail probs

2012-01-13 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Same thing happened to one of my clients yesterday, BT might be having server problems. What happens when you click on the exclamation mark? Sam -- MacAmbulance Sam Mullen 07747778022 i...@macambulance.co.uk On 13 Jan 2012, at 09:25, nigel proctor wrote: > Hi > > Since late yesterday I have

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail probs

2012-01-13 Thread nick_public1
This may be way too simple but have you closed down Mail and restarted it? Or the whole computer? Nick On 13 Jan 2012, at 09:25, nigel proctor wrote: > Hi > > Since late yesterday I have had problems downloading mail > > When I hit 'Get Mail' the spinning ball appears then the triangle with the

[sussex_mug] Mail probs

2012-01-13 Thread nigel proctor
Hi Since late yesterday I have had problems downloading mail When I hit 'Get Mail' the spinning ball appears then the triangle with the exclamation mark which usually indicates a communications problem. If i hit 'Get Mail' a few more times then my emails download. I have switched my BT router

Re: [sussex_mug] mail attachments

2011-11-08 Thread Michael Dennis - Fanchants.com
Ahh yes, I hadnt seen that, thats done the trick, obvious when you know how! All the best, Michael Michael Dennis www.fanchants.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/fanchants Facebook: www.facebook.com/fanchants On 8 Nov 2011, at 03:43, mac98aop wrote: > Hi Michael > > Do they need compressing? M

[sussex_mug] mail attachments

2011-11-07 Thread Michael Dennis - Fanchants.com
Brr, having a real issue with Mail compressing my attachments. I want to send some screenshots but when I attach them to my message they become unreadable as Mail compresses them right down (I can't zip them for reasons not worth going into here). I've gone through every single setting in prefs

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail Threads

2011-11-02 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Threading only works in the same folder, it's only on the gmail web version that you have emails grouped in conversation across labels. Regards Sam MacAmbulance Providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk i...@macambulance.co.uk -- You recei

[sussex_mug] Mail Threads

2011-11-02 Thread mac98aop
I use google Mail to sync to Apple Mail Love the threaded inbox in Mail 5. But, when I move a message to a folder (a Google label really) it loses the threading. Any way to retain it? Thanks all -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Gro

Re: [sussex_mug] mail account not working on iPhone

2011-10-08 Thread andrew lancaster
Sam, Thanks so much for that. When I checked, SSL was on, so I switched it off and bingo! Messages coming in. Thanks again, Andrew On 8 Oct 2011, at 2:40 pm, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > If you pick up with the iMac and then it doesn't show on mail2web, that means > the iMac is deleting from

Re: [sussex_mug] mail account not working on iPhone

2011-10-08 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
If you pick up with the iMac and then it doesn't show on mail2web, that means the iMac is deleting from the server. if you view an email on mail2web it should still download to the iPhone as long as the iMac hasn't removed it from the server. POP connections just download all the new email from

Re: [sussex_mug] mail account not working on iPhone

2011-10-08 Thread andrew lancaster
Thanks Sam. At least I now know that I can log in, and that if the message has been opened on the iMac, then it shows as having no messages in mail2web. And I can send from the account on the iPhone. But it is still not able to collect messages (I've been sending loads from my .mac account to

Re: [sussex_mug] mail account not working on iPhone

2011-10-08 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Check the settings are correct by logging into mail2web.com, if they're correct you should be able to see the contents of your inbox. Try deleting the account from your iPhone and check the settings on the iMac's mail program to see how long it's leaving mail on the server for. If the iMac is de

Re: [sussex_mug] mail account not working on iPhone

2011-10-08 Thread andrew lancaster
Thanks Jason. I switched the account on and off, but no change. I also reset the password (I got a message saying that either the user name or password were incorrect) but no good. It still keeps telling me that the mail server is not responding. Verify that you have entered the correct accoun

Re: [sussex_mug] mail account not working on iPhone

2011-10-08 Thread Jason Davies
Try turning the mail on the accounts off and on again and changing the frequency of checking. In the settings app rather than in mail app. >From my iPhone On 7 Oct 2011, at 16:25, andrew lancaster wrote: > Hi. I have been using my iPhone to access my mail and also my partners. I > notice t

[sussex_mug] mail account not working on iPhone

2011-10-07 Thread andrew lancaster
Hi. I have been using my iPhone to access my mail and also my partners. I notice that since August 20th no mail has come through to my partners account on the iPhone even though lots is coming through to my iMac. I do occasionally get a message telling me that either the user name or password

[sussex_mug] mail

2011-09-26 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Mail's at it again: downloading 1043 messages. Even I don't often get that many in 2 hours (since I last logged on). I did once get 500 in a matter of minutes, due to a server error at a law firm, that just kept spewing out the same message, but never quite this many at one sitting. I did chan

Re: [sussex_mug] mail

2011-09-23 Thread Richard Wells
I am getting the recent duplicate Mail thing too. I thought it was just me. On 22 Sep 2011, at 21:29, Ranulph Glanville wrote: > Mail has just downloaded me a duplicate of every message I have received from > 15 September. I am busy deleting thousands of these. > > It has also (as SMIGgers will

Re: [sussex_mug] mail

2011-09-23 Thread Jason Davies
Ranulph Glanville wrote: I'm using system 10.6.8. The downloading of the duplicates is new, but the other behaviours have been there for some time, and I wrote about the dud numbers on mailboxes before. rebuild the mailboxes (right-click them). Export them as mbox. Get Mailsmith (free) and

Re: [sussex_mug] mail

2011-09-23 Thread Tony Crooks
On 23 Sep 2011, at 08:04, Graham Street wrote: > I've found Mail to be a pain ever since I switched to Apple five years ago. I'm at the other end of the spectrum as I like the Mail.app, and especially the latest version with its 'conversations' option. I think it works perfectly well with a M

Re: [sussex_mug] mail

2011-09-23 Thread Graham Street
amm thing. AS I have to run xp under parallels I have thankfully gone back in time and am using Outlook express - Original Message - From: "Ranulph Glanville" To: Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:29 PM Subject: [sussex_mug] mail Mail has just downloaded me a duplicat

Re: [sussex_mug] mail

2011-09-22 Thread Virginia Routh
ent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:29 PM > Subject: [sussex_mug] mail > > >> Mail has just downloaded me a duplicate of every message I have received >> from 15 September. I am busy deleting thousands of these. >> >> It has also (as SMIGgers will know) taken to sendi

Re: [sussex_mug] mail

2011-09-22 Thread Brian Terry
11 9:29 PM Subject: [sussex_mug] mail Mail has just downloaded me a duplicate of every message I have received from 15 September. I am busy deleting thousands of these. It has also (as SMIGgers will know) taken to sending duplicates of messages and it marks mailboxes as having messages in them

[sussex_mug] mail

2011-09-22 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Mail has just downloaded me a duplicate of every message I have received from 15 September. I am busy deleting thousands of these. It has also (as SMIGgers will know) taken to sending duplicates of messages and it marks mailboxes as having messages in them when they are empty. Has anyone any id

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail issue

2011-09-03 Thread Stephen Watson
… and if you are using Lion, you can drag a folder (including smart folders) to the toolbar and then access them and drop emails into them too (not smart folders though!) Cheers, Stephen On 2 Sep 2011, at 17:09, Jason Davies wrote: > It can be done. I think you type the full path ("inbox/fold

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail issue

2011-09-02 Thread Jason Davies
It can be done. I think you type the full path ("inbox/folder") or similar. I have several but don't remember precisely how I did it >From my iPhone On 1 Sep 2011, at 14:05, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > If you had that many folders inside your inbox you'd be scrolling down > through them to r

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail issue

2011-09-01 Thread Simon Atkinson
Now that's what I'm talking about! Sam, you're a star. On 1 Sep 2011, at 15:16, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > You can move them above the Mailboxes, Reminders & RSS sections, just drag > and drop the section names in the left hand column of Mail > > Sam > MacAmbulance > Providing affordable Apple

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail issue

2011-09-01 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
You can move them above the Mailboxes, Reminders & RSS sections, just drag and drop the section names in the left hand column of Mail Sam MacAmbulance Providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk i...@macambulance.co.uk -- You received this me

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail issue

2011-09-01 Thread Simon Atkinson
Thanks Graham, I was hoping to keep my programs uniform across iphone and mac. Simon On 1 Sep 2011, at 14:09, Graham Street wrote: > Mozilla Thunderbird will let you do this. > The folders and subfolders are collapsible too. > > Graham > > > on 01/09/2011 14:01 Simon Atkinson sent the following

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail issue

2011-09-01 Thread Simon Atkinson
I only have about 6 at any one time and only in one inbox, one for each job I'm working on. Thanks for the heads up re moving the accounts around but even my first account is at the bottom of the view due to being below drafts, sent, trash, junk, reminders then RSS :) On 1 Sep 2011, at 14:05, Sa

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail issue

2011-09-01 Thread Graham Street
Mozilla Thunderbird will let you do this. The folders and subfolders are collapsible too. Graham on 01/09/2011 14:01 Simon Atkinson sent the following: Thanks Sam, That's pretty useless as I would have to scroll through my 5 accounts to find t

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail issue

2011-09-01 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
If you had that many folders inside your inbox you'd be scrolling down through them to reach your other inboxes ;) You can drag the order of the accounts around in Mail Prefs > Accounts. Regards Sam MacAmbulance Providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macamb

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail issue

2011-09-01 Thread Simon Atkinson
Thanks Sam, That's pretty useless as I would have to scroll through my 5 accounts to find the new folder each time instead of having it sat nicely at the top just under my inbox. Looks like i'll have to keep Outlook to perform that one function :-/ On 1 Sep 2011, at 13:56, Sam - MacAmbulance wr

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail issue

2011-09-01 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Hi Simon Mail doesn't allow subfolders of the inbox, you can make all the mailboxes you want within the account, but not the actual Inbox. Regards Sam MacAmbulance Providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk i...@macambulance.co.uk -- You r

[sussex_mug] Mail issue

2011-09-01 Thread Simon Atkinson
Hi, I can't for the life of me work out how to create a subfolder in my inbox in Mail. I create a new mailbox but it won't let me put it under my inbox. I have to open Outlook and drag the new folder into the inbox then open up mail and sync it to get the new folder where I want it (using imap)

Re: [sussex_mug] mail add ons

2011-08-27 Thread nigel proctor
Rocketbox?.seems to provide a decent search in Apple Mail. N On 27 Aug 2011, at 14:14, Ranulph Glanville wrote: > Earlier in the year someone made some suggestions for mail add ons that make > searching etc more powerful. I have them stored on my 18 month old 17" > unibody (currently

[sussex_mug] mail add ons

2011-08-27 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Earlier in the year someone made some suggestions for mail add ons that make searching etc more powerful. I have them stored on my 18 month old 17" unibody (currently having its 6th logic board tested, in case it can be made to work for more than a month or so, after a stay in Mac Hospital for o

Re: [sussex_mug] mail wants password...

2011-08-24 Thread Alastair Weller
Sam Thanks for confirming, I was panicking slightly seeing you could read the passwords in plain text. Alastair On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 15:25, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > Hi Alastair > > It's in your home folder > library > keychains. It's encrypted so is > already secure. > > Regards > > Sam

Re: [sussex_mug] mail wants password...

2011-08-24 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Hi Alastair It's in your home folder > library > keychains. It's encrypted so is already secure. Regards Sam -- MacAmbulance Sam Mullen 07747778022 i...@macambulance.co.uk On 24 Aug 2011, at 15:05, Alastair Weller wrote: > Where is the keychain file located? I think I might want to start ba

Re: [sussex_mug] mail wants password...

2011-08-24 Thread Alastair Weller
Where is the keychain file located? I think I might want to start backing this up securely... Alastair On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 14:25, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > I would keep all the passwords, they don't slow down the system and you > never know when you might need them again. > > Regards > > S

Re: [sussex_mug] mail wants password...

2011-08-24 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
I would keep all the passwords, they don't slow down the system and you never know when you might need them again. Regards Sam MacAmbulance Providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk i...@macambulance.co.uk -- You received this message beca

Re: [sussex_mug] mail wants password...

2011-08-24 Thread Chris Webb
You can, but who knows, one day you may need them. Why not create a new keychain called Redundant and drag-and-drop them in there? Chris Webb . Partner MacService Woodside, Brightling Road Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5EL t: 01580 881212 f: 01580 881313 m: 07770 960632 e: ch...@macservice

Re: [sussex_mug] mail wants password...

2011-08-24 Thread andrew lancaster
I have re-set the password on the easyspace control panel, logged that into mail preferences and all is working well now. Thankfully. My remaining question is - can I delete lots of old passwords from the keychain passwords safely? Thanks, Andrew On 24 Aug 2011, at 12:42 pm, andrew lancaster

Re: [sussex_mug] mail wants password...

2011-08-24 Thread andrew lancaster
Hi. Thanks for this. I have followed these instructions, found the password, entered it - and it was rejected. Again and again! It was a Skymarket account, which then got merged with easyspace, and is now in my easyspace control panel. But the password which has always worked is being rejecte

Re: [sussex_mug] mail wants password...

2011-08-24 Thread Macfixer
Andrew go to applications >utilities>keychain Access then in lefthand column at bottom under category click on passwords then in righthand column scroll down till you see your account right click on it select copy password to clipboard and paste in to mail password request box or again right

Re: [sussex_mug] mail wants password...

2011-08-24 Thread Jason Davies
andrew lancaster wrote: Hi. I have several email accounts in mail and my partner has one. Suddenly, his is playing up and wants a password, which I can't remember but it has always worked before. When I go to preferences and look at the account, the password is shown as a series of asterisks

[sussex_mug] mail wants password...

2011-08-24 Thread andrew lancaster
Hi. I have several email accounts in mail and my partner has one. Suddenly, his is playing up and wants a password, which I can't remember but it has always worked before. When I go to preferences and look at the account, the password is shown as a series of asterisks so presumably is there -

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail in Lion

2011-08-09 Thread Diana Hart
I already have automatic loading of images turned off so I can choose whether I want to download them. I did not know some images can contain code! I have been warned. Thanks. Diana > Similarly, you should try to preview your mails with images turned off. A lot > of spam, containing images,

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail in Lion

2011-08-09 Thread Graham Street
Similarly, you should try to preview your mails with images turned off. A lot of spam, containing images, has code in place to show the image has been viewed. Yet another way that the spammer knows your email address is a good one - and it then makes it onto the next harv

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail in Lion

2011-08-09 Thread Diana Hart
Thanks for the info. on Bounce. Diana On 9 Aug 2011, at 09:27, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > Bounce was never particularly effective at stopping spam. It only confirms > your existence at that address. > > Most spam is sent by PCs with viruses, so wouldn't receive or check any non > deliver

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail in Lion

2011-08-09 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Bounce was never particularly effective at stopping spam. It only confirms your existence at that address. Most spam is sent by PCs with viruses, so wouldn't receive or check any non delivery reports. Regards Sam MacAmbulance Providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 h

[sussex_mug] Mail in Lion

2011-08-09 Thread Diana
Another mystery since installing Lion. In Mail where has the facility to Bounce a message gone? It came in handy in an attempt to stop rubbish emails. Any other features gone missing in Lion I should know about. Still do not like the new iCal has a very old fashioned look about it. Thanks.

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail Pop

2011-08-02 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Sun never sets, therefore Shetlands often rather hot and somewhat muggy. Ranulph On 2 Aug 2011, at 07:05, Ana Iaria wrote: > Will try. > > I am in a very bad mood today ;-) and when things start playing up > > First it was a Windows program for I which I downloaded the newest build. > Th

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail Pop

2011-08-02 Thread Ana Iaria
Will try. I am in a very bad mood today ;-) and when things start playing up First it was a Windows program for I which I downloaded the newest build. There was a glitch and then I couldn't connect to server where I am working on. Downgrade the version. Then Mail. And the reason for my ba

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail Pop

2011-08-02 Thread Russell Brown
Ana, perhaps just go and get a coffee or lunch and let the computer/server synchronise? Once its done the initial sync, individual episodes of syncing don;t take long and happen in the background anyway. I use Gmail, mostly on the web, but use Mail too so I have an offline copy of stuff should I

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail Pop

2011-08-02 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Hi Ana If you incorrectly type your password on purpose while setting up the account, mail wont default to imap, it'll ask for more details, then you can choose pop. Regards Sam -- MacAmbulance Sam Mullen 07747778022 i...@macambulance.co.uk On 2 Aug 2011, at 11:39, Ana Iaria wrote: > On 02/

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail Pop

2011-08-02 Thread Ana Iaria
On 02/08/2011 10:58, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: Hi Ana If you enter your password incorrectly, Mail should ask you for more information, then you can select pop instead of IMAP but I would definitely recommend IMAP! Thanks Sam, password was correct. My problem is that whenever it checks em

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail Pop

2011-08-02 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
The way I see it : POP is stupid IMAP is intelligent POP will download email from a server then optionally delete that email from the server IMAP will sync what's on your computer with what's on the server, so if you move/delete an email on your computer it'll be moved/deleted from your online

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail Pop

2011-08-02 Thread Emrah Omuris
Hello Phil, This really helps: http://email.cityu.edu.hk/faq/popimap.htm Emrah OMURIS --- GSM: +44.781.749 88 40. On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Phil Tomlinson < philip.tomlins...@btinternet.com> wrote: > Hi all, > If anyone has the time, could they explain to me what PO

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail Pop

2011-08-02 Thread Phil Tomlinson
Hi all, If anyone has the time, could they explain to me what POP and IMAP are? I'm woefully ignorant of email possibilities and options.. I'm not sure what I'm using, but could do with managing emails better. Phil T On 2 Aug 2011, at 10:58, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > Hi Ana > > If you ente

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail Pop

2011-08-02 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Hi Ana If you enter your password incorrectly, Mail should ask you for more information, then you can select pop instead of IMAP but I would definitely recommend IMAP! Regards Sam MacAmbulance Providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk i...@

[sussex_mug] Mail Pop

2011-08-02 Thread Ana Iaria
Upgraded to Lion last week. On the iMac, I have my Mail account as before with POP. My problem is on the new MBP. Is there any way to get Mail to use POP? I don't like IMAP and it seems it is the default and I can't find how to change it. I receive an immense volume of mail everyday and it take

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail

2011-05-09 Thread Shirley Lovett
Works fine now Thank you Shirley On 9 May 2011, at 13:56, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > Hi Shirley > > mail menu > preferences > signatures > tick "Place signature above quoted > text" > > Regards > > Sam > MacAmbulance > Providing affordable Apple & PC services > > Sam Mullen > 07747 778022 >

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail

2011-05-09 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Hi Shirley mail menu > preferences > signatures > tick "Place signature above quoted text" Regards Sam MacAmbulance Providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk i...@macambulance.co.uk -- You received this message because you are subscribed t

[sussex_mug] Mail

2011-05-09 Thread Shirley Lovett
I am happily using mail on my Mac Mini but I am having a problem with the signature. If I reply to an email and include their message in it, when I click to put the signature on, it comes at the bottom, under their message. Is there a way that I can get it to come in under my message and above

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail services

2011-04-04 Thread Stephen Watson
Thanks for that thought Sam. There are a LOT of messages like this which is clearly related to the problem but these were reported after the problem had happened: 04/04/2011 12:38:29 System Preferences[213] An instance 0x1c4430 of class ServiceNode was deallocated while key value observers

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail services

2011-04-04 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Hi Stephen Is there anything in the console log to shed any light? Regards Sam MacAmbulance Providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk i...@macambulance.co.uk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Su

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail services

2011-04-04 Thread Stephen Watson
Quick update - I was too focussed on what I needed to do in Mail at the time... It's not Mail that is having the problem, any Application's services menu says "Building ..." Stephen On 4 Apr 2011, at 11:03, Stephen Watson wrote: > Hi all, > > When I try to choose Mail > Services, all I get i

[sussex_mug] Mail services

2011-04-04 Thread Stephen Watson
Hi all, When I try to choose Mail > Services, all I get is a menu with "Building ..." on it. I have never seen this before. I installed MailTags yesterday and I'm not sure if that's done it - uninstalling it makes no differences and there is no mention of it on their discussion boards. Any th

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail sent items being deleted

2011-03-08 Thread Jason Davies
Patrick James wrote: If you can't see anything funny yourself with the 1and1 set up then I'd phone them. personally I would treat this as a good excuse to get away from 1and1...they're pretty awful. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail sent items being deleted

2011-03-07 Thread Patrick James
Hi Personally I think it is the server side that is doing this most likely. I know you write that the settings for all four of your accounts are the same and only one is doing this, I still think that you need to really check the settings for that account with 1and1. I don't know anything abou

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail sent items being deleted

2011-03-02 Thread Simon Atkinson
Thanks Jason, no they don't as far as I know, I use 1and1, I have no such problem on my 4 other accounts I use through them and the settings are all the same. checked my iPhone and the only setting I can see is to auto delete the deleted items and that is turned to never. On 2 Mar 2011, at 15:

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail sent items being deleted

2011-03-02 Thread Jason Davies
Simon Atkinson wrote: Mail seems to be deleting my sent items when they become older than a month. I've checked the settings in prefs in Mail and they are set to delete never. I have changed them and set them back again but it still seems to be happening. There are no other rules set up that wou

[sussex_mug] Mail sent items being deleted

2011-03-02 Thread Simon Atkinson
Hi, Mail seems to be deleting my sent items when they become older than a month. I've checked the settings in prefs in Mail and they are set to delete never. I have changed them and set them back again but it still seems to be happening. There are no other rules set up that would affect this. My s

[sussex_mug] mail behaviour

2010-11-27 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Many thanks for all the responses and advice. I think I need to look carefully at how I set up and use mail. One thing, however. When I'm home, the strange behaviour doesn't happen! Ranulph -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" gr

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail on iPad

2010-08-23 Thread Jason Davies
Virginia Routh wrote: I cannot send emails from my iPad. I get error message saying address invalid (even if replying to an email or if I send it to myself) . All sent messages are put in an outbox. And from there all you can do is delete. I have checked the settings and they are the same

[sussex_mug] Mail on iPad

2010-08-23 Thread Virginia Routh
I cannot send emails from my iPad. I get error message saying address invalid (even if replying to an email or if I send it to myself) . All sent messages are put in an outbox. And from there all you can do is delete. I have checked the settings and they are the same as on my laptop. Any i

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail update

2010-06-07 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Hi Jonathan Also, have a look at the Get Info window on your Aperture Library, does the filename end in .aplibrary? Regards Sam providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk i...@macambulance.co.uk -- You received this message because you are

Re: [sussex_mug] mail update

2010-06-07 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Hi Jonathan There might be some offline cache issues with Mail on the iMac. Quit Mail, open Terminal and type : cd ~/Library/Mail/Mac-jmebrady I'm assuming your mobile me folder is named that way. then type : sudo mv .OfflineCache OfflineCache.bak Then open Mail and see. Sam providing aff

[sussex_mug] Mail update

2010-06-07 Thread Jonathan Brady
OK Mail is now working properly so please ignore previous posts about Mobile Me. But if anyone has any advice about my Drobo Share issue I would still be grateful for any advice. Thank you. Jonathan Brady Photographer tel: +44(0) 7931 541 489 web: www.jonathanbrady.net email: jmebr...@mac.co

[sussex_mug] mail update

2010-06-07 Thread Jonathan Brady
Just further to the query I sent in earlier, Mail is working fine on my MacBook pro but on my iMac where I first noticed the problem it is just hanginghelp! Jonathan Brady Photographer tel: +44(0) 7931 541 489 web: www.jonathanbrady.net email: jmebr...@mac.com, laddymcb...@gmail.com --

[sussex_mug] Mail account and droboshare

2010-06-07 Thread Jonathan Brady
Hi all. A couple of things. First, following a notification email from Mobile Me saying I was over my allocated data storage limit for my Mobile Me emails, I reassigned my storage to split between my iDisk and Mail accounts. Now I cannot seem to be able to download emails on my Mail client fro

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail storing multiple drafts

2010-05-24 Thread Sam - MacAmbulance
Hi Jason Same thing happens to me regularly, I just delete the drafts. Sam providing affordable Apple & PC services Sam Mullen 07747 778022 http://www.macambulance.co.uk i...@macambulance.co.uk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group

[sussex_mug] Mail storing multiple drafts

2010-05-24 Thread Jason Davies
I use Mail a lot on trains, queuing the messages, and it saves drafts every 1.7 seconds as far I can see. They send when I arrive home but then sometimes I end up with up to ten or so drafts stored and have to check it was actually sent etc etc. Very annoying. Is this normal behaviour? any sugge

Re: [sussex_mug] mail problem

2010-04-13 Thread Jason Davies
On 13 Apr 2010, at 13:17, andrew lancaster wrote: > It may well be offline because it isn't working - it is the fact that it WAS > working until just a few days ago that is getting to me! I'll keep trying - > there MUST be a solution! if it's not working at their end, no amount of tinkering w

Re: [sussex_mug] mail problem

2010-04-13 Thread andrew lancaster
Hi. Yes, I've tried "Mailbox / take all accounts online". In Preferences/ Accounts / Account Info I can get the drop down menu - but the info for this account has changed and it is altering it that is proving impossible. It may well be offline because it isn't working - it is the fact that it

Re: [sussex_mug] mail problem

2010-04-13 Thread Jason Davies
have you tried 'Mailbox/take all accounts online?' can you edit it via the Preferences/Accounts/Account Information? I see a drop-down menu there of smtp accounts and if I select it I see 'edit...' is it IMAP or Pop? if it's imap the stuff should all stay on the server if you delete the accoun

[sussex_mug] mail problem

2010-04-13 Thread andrew lancaster
Hi. I've got a problem which has appeared in Mail. I've got several different domains and each has its own mailbox in Mail, which have worked fine to send/ receive emails. Last week one of them stopped being able to send mail - and when I look at preferences, the settings seem to have changed

Re: [sussex_mug] mail problem

2010-03-05 Thread Brian Terry
My beloved outlook express deletes properly if one uses shift delete I love my iMac and snow leopard but its not perfect -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to s...@googlegroups.com. To u

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