[X-Apps] Mail.app is crashing in Panther for me

[Scott Warren]

Don't know why or if its a coincidence, but I have found that using 
"rebuild mailbox" on your inbox or high traffic boxes tends to solve 
the email locking up issue, especially if you lose your network 
connection in the middle of a mail retrieve.


On Saturday, November 29, 2003, at 11:32  PM, Miguel Palacios (lists) 
wrote:

> I've noticed that when i leave mail.app minimized for a period of time 
> and I get back to it to pick up mail or read a message, most times it 
> crashes.  It won't start unless I reboot (not even login off my user 
> works).  It's a weird crash, it displays the main window, but it just 
> disappears.
>
> Looking for clues in the console crash logs, it mentions an 
> EXEC_BREAKPOINT, which I'm sure it's a  trap in the code for a certain 
> condition (not too helpful for me), that the folks in Cupertino to 
> look for.  Sometimes I notice a pre-binding message, but that could be 
> when I'm attempting a restart after the crash.  The addressbook is 
> closed, and I only have 1 IMAP and 1 POP account configured in the 
> application.
>
> Other than closing the app and restarting when I want to use it, what 
> do you suggest?   Have you seen this?  If so, how did you get around 
> it?
>
> Anxiously waiting for 10.3.2,
>
> Miguel
>
>
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Scott Warren
Shelton Schools
www.shelton.org