Jim, I'm glad you found and defined the problem. I hope the people from Pulsedata are reading along here and can resolve the problem.
Brenda Mueller > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [email protected] >Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 09:54:10 -0700 >Subject: [Braillenote] Is this a known issue with 6.1.1? >Hello list, >Dar and I may have found the culprit! I would like to know if this is a >known issue with 6.1.1? >I was able to duplicate the problem in my unit as well when I created my >wife's Email account in my BN. She is on a woman's list which sends two >part messages in mime format. These usually discuss specials with QVC. I >could read links on the message I saw but couldn't read much else with my >BN. The problem is this: one starts to download their Email. All of a >sudden, the email download process is aborted and the BN basically says >there is not enough memory to continue downloading messages. I think it >may be an error message. This morning, the download stopped after the >third message. At that time, she had a total of 20 to download. When the >inbox is checked, there were indeed three messages, the last of which was >this message I described in two part mime format. As I say one gets the >error message and one can't do anything else since no choices are >presented. One can only stop the process or reset their unit. If one >tries to download their messages again, the download will always stop where >that two part message in mime format happens to be in the string of >messages on the server. The BN does not remove messages from the server >since the download is aborted upon receiving the post which is in two part >mime format. You can try to download your messages again and again but >your last message will always be the one which is in two part mime >format. As I pointed out in previous posts, Dar would have 201 messages to >download and her unit would stop at 68 or 70 messages. When she examined >the last message in her inbox, it was always the one in two part mime >format. The only way she can deal with this problem is download her >messages on her PC. I understand these two part mime format messages come >in some time in the morning. When she has downloaded her posts later in >the day, the download is usually successful since there are no two part >mime format messages in that group of downloaded messages. When there is >such messages, the download process is aborted! I did say in previous >posts that I never had issues with my Email on my BN with 6.1.1. I am on >lists where one doesn't receive two part mime formatted messages, but Dar >is on such a list and it is clear to me that these two part mime formatted >messages are causing the download process in 6.1.1 to abort. I have been >watching this off and on for two weeks now and it is clear to me since I >have been able to duplicate the problem. >Perhaps some women out here may be familiar with what I'm talking >about. If so, try downloading your Email with your BN or BN PK and let me >know whether you are having a similar experience! Perhaps those of you who >have complained about not getting all your mail should check the last >message in your inbox. It could easily be a two part message in mime format. >This could be a very serious bug! If one is out of town, they could not >deal with their Email once a two part message with mime format is on the >server. One would need to call their provider to have them deleted >perhaps. One cannot download beyond where that post in two part mime >format is. Messages cannot be deleted from the server, everything is >blocked! >As I asked earlier, is this a known issue and what is being done about >it? Sorry I drew this out but I want all of you to watch for this! >Jim Aldrich >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
