It sounds more like a simple extension conflict. Here's what I would do,
your mileage may vary.
Since Eudora is up to version 6.x, I'd update to the latest.
Make sure you've got the latest version of Stuffit. I'd download the
right version (7?) and use the installer to remove it. Then, do a sea
Using Eudora v. 4.x, which I don't remember re-installing, but the
computer crashes e.g. when stuffing a file while copying other files.
My hypothesis: any time two programs access files simultaneously, it
crashes. Crashing when opening e-mails with attachments fits this
(doesn't it?), because
Have you reinstalled the email program, or checked to see if other
programs have the same result? Using MS Outlook, I used to see that
sort of thing as it seems that the program just naturally broke down,
over time ... kinda like me.
On Thursday, June 2, 2005, at 02:40 PM, Nelsn Helm wrote:
Running OS 9.2.2 on an old iBook,
which locks up, freezes when I try to do two things at once, or open
an email with an attachment.
The error message is about "file sharing extension."
What to do?
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