[G4] Password/Keychain problems in Mail?

[KathyMac!]

On Monday, February 17, 2003, at 11:44  PM, Power Macintosh G4 List 
wrote:

> [G4] Password/Keychain problems in Mail?

> What has happened is that the mail program has been denied access by 
> the server.  The program assumes that the logon information needs 
> updating and asks you for the password.
>
> This happens in mail-app, outlook, enrourage and every other mail 
> program I have used.
>
> This is not a password/keychain problem.  It is a design issue.  There 
> should be a flag you can set somewhere that says "don't bother me if 
> you can't get my mail every once in a while.  Just try again later:"
>
> -- 
> Brian Silverio
> (among other things) Postmaster for necc.mass.edu
>

Thanks for the explanation, Brian. If that is indeed the problem then 
we definitely need that "don't bother me" override for the occasional 
(but ever so increasing) hiccups!

I must be lucky though....you say it happens in all mail apps but I've 
not had it do this at all in Entourage. I fired up my Entourage (which 
is my fav app and extremely customized) and had it checking the mail 
every minute all day and night once I tired of the Apple Mail password 
circus. Never had a failure in Entourage...maybe it hit the server at 
all the right times.

Kathy