On Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 7:16:08 AM UTC-4, Arnie Goetchius wrote: > [email protected] wrote: > > On Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 1:23:43 PM UTC-4, WaltS48 wrote: > >> [email protected] wrote: > >>> I just installed SeaMonkey 2.46 on my 27" iMac under MacOS 10.9.5, and > >>> have gotten SM to mostly work, but there are some problems: > >>> > >>> 1. My ISP requires a password to post email to the SMTP server, but I > >>> have not figured out how to enter such a password. An email client that > >>> cannot post email isn't much use, so one assumes that there is a > >>> solution. In this case, I knew that I had not been able to enter a > >>> password, but I won't be that lucky in the future. > >> > >> > >> What is your ISP? Comcast? > >> > >> What are your Outgoing Server (SMTP) settings? > > > > smtp.comcast.net -- Seamonkey does appear to be communing with this > > server, but never complains or completes. > > > > The port is 587. This is known to work from other newsreaders running on > > the present computer. > > > > > >> See: <http://www.serversmtp.com/en/smtp-comcast> or contact your ISP for > >> the proper settings. > > > > I do use COMCAST, and I went to their website on how to do this. I have > > done this many times, with success. > > > > > > > >> You don't get a password prompt asking for the password and allowing you > >> to save it in SeaMonkey's password manager? > > > > No prompt. Nor does there seem to be any way just add the data to the > > Passwords file. > > > > > >>> Use as a newsgroup reader is also greatly hindered, because one cannot > >>> sent email replies, or save copies of postings as emails to self. > >>> > >> > >> Are you using Google Groups to post messages, or subscribed to this > >> group on news.mozilla.org? > >> > >> Not able to send replies to the mailing list, or another person? It is > >> better to reply to the list or newsgroup. > > > > I'm not actually sure how I got here, as I did it via Seamonkey's live > > link.. Is there a problem? I can come in some other way. > > > > > >>> 2. Is there a log file that records the chit-chat between SM and the > >>> email and/or news servers. This is essential for troubleshooting > >>> problems like why my attempts to sent email never complete. > >>> > >> > >> > >> The key combination Ctrl+Shift+J should bring up the Error Console, > >> which may have error messages related to why your attempts never complete.. > > > > I did look at the error console, but saw no NNTP or SMTP protocol > > chit-chat.. Here is an example: > > > > Timestamp: 5/27/17, 6:25:26 PM > > Warning: Unknown pseudo-class or pseudo-element ‘-webkit-scrollbar-thumb’. > > Ruleset ignored due to bad selector. > > Source File: > > https://groups.google.com/forum/resources/4176867222-native-picker-css.css > > Line: 2, Column: 15682 > > Source Code: > > ..picker-framepane-root{position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%}* > > .picker-framepane-root{overflow:hidden}.picker-framepane-content{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;overflow:hidden}* > > html > > .picker-framepane-content{position:relative;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%}.picker-framepane-top,.picker-framepane-bottom{position:absolute;left:0;right:0}* > > html .picker-framepane-top,* html <drop at least 100 lines> > > .picker-frame{width:100%;height:100%;border:0;overflow:hidden}.picker-upload-button-visible > > .picker-drag-drop-supported > > .picker-photos-upload-dropzone-cell{vertical-align:middle}.picker-photos-upload-dropzone > > td{text-align:center}.picker .progress-bar-thumb{background-color:#5d80ef} > > > > > >>> 3. While I have no problem changing the font size in the body of > >>> messages and postings, I have not found a way to change the size of text > >>> in such things as the list of messages; this makes SM very difficult to > >>> use an a large high-resolution display. > >>> > >> > >> Chris provided the instructions for creating a userChrome.css file. This > >> may also help > >> <http://kb.mozillazine.org/index.php?title=UserChrome.css&printable=yes> > > > > I did look into this, and I'll try it, but really should an ordinary user > > be futzing with css modules and the like? I was a programmer some decades > > ago, and this sounds like one mistake will destroy the World. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Joe > > > While this for Thuderbird it also works for Seamonkey: > <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbird-and-comcast>
Thanks. I'll try this. Joe Gwinn _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
