On Saturday, December 14, 2002, at 10:26 AM, Wilton H. Shaw wrote: > > I do have one nasty problem left. When I try to get on the > internet or > try to get my mail by clicking on the icons in the dock, I can't get > through. I have to go to the yellow internet icon in the application > folder. > Then I get connected to the internet without any trouble. However, I > still > can't get my mail.This used to work. >
Go to System Preferences and into Network. Click on the PPP tab (this is presuming you use a dial-up modem) and click on Options. Check the box marked 'Connect Automatically When Needed'. That will *mostly* fix your problem. Unlike previous OSes, when a network application (like a browser or email) tries to connect it tries, which triggers the internet connection startup, but it fails out rather quickly and complains that it was unavble to connect. If you have the Dial up icon in your menu bar (click 'Show Modem status in menubar' in Internet Connect) you'll see it is dialing. ON my system Mail.app times out and complains a few times ,then connects whenthe PPP connection is established and then all is fine. If you still cannot get to your mail, check the settings in the Accounts section of Mail. app or whatever mail client you're using. Bruce -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
