Nifty Hat Mitch <mitch48 at sbcglobal.net> emails hang mymailclient

[James Ronald]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Ronald" <jronald at chartermi.net>
To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: Nifty Hat Mitch <mitch48 at sbcglobal.net> emails hang
mymailclient


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike McMullen" <mlm at loanprocessing.net>
> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 8:09 PM
> Subject: Re: Nifty Hat Mitch <mitch48 at sbcglobal.net> emails hang
> mymailclient
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Mon, 2004-08-02 at 17:56, James Ronald wrote:
> > > > Every message posted by Nifty Hat Mitch <mitch48 at sbcglobal.net>
hangs
> when
> > > > getting mail from my ISPs mail server.  After logging on using Web
> mail and
> > > > deleting all his messages I'm then able to continue getting my mail.
> Anyone
> > > > else having this problem? Yes, I'm using outlook express and I've
> tried
> > > > outlook and it fails in the same way.  My ISP does not have a clue
as
> they
> > > > claim it's a spam or virus problem.  Any ideas?  Is it Mitch's mail
> client
> > > > or my ISP?  I know it couldn't be a MS issue ;-)
> > > >
> > > > I am not picking on Mitch he has been great in trying to assist with
> the
> > > > issue.
> > > >
> > > > Much thanks!!
> > > > JR
> > >
> > > I am not having any problems.  Using fetchmail to grab the mail from
my
> > > server.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > I'm not having any problems getting his mail either. I am using outlook
> express
> > same as you JR. I am using IMAP to get the mail from the server.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> Mike,
>
> I was able to change Outlook Express mail account from POP3 to IMAP still
> pointing to the same sever thinking the server supports both POP3 and
IMAP.
> Looks like it does work, else it's still doing POP3 when I specified IMAP.
> I guess I'll now wait for Nifty Hay Mitch to post another message and see
> what happens.
>
> Thanks!!
> JR
>
Even if IMAP doesn't hang it may not be an option as it doesn't look like it
supports rules at least IMAP support in OE.  There is no way I going to sort
though all my email manually.  That's what computers are for...

JR