[X-Apps] Mail query

[John McGilvary]

It IS a functionality problem with me.
If I try to use the smtp mac account, I get the dialog box offering to 
allow me to "try" another account.
I had to start using web mail, since I am unable to send from the mac 
account.
Ideas?

On Nov 26, 2003, at 9:48 PM, John Lowther wrote:

>   I use earthlink.
>   When I got my mac I had a .mac account for awhile but  didn't stay 
> with it.
>   I have long since deleted .mac account info.
>   But, now and then earthlink has gas or some sort of blockage and I 
> cannot send mail and I get a dialogue box telling me that I cannot 
> send mail and it invariably asks if I would like to "try this account" 
> and shows me; .mac.
>   This seems odd to me, under Mail > Preferences > Accounts.. the .mac 
> account no longer exists,.. so why does it do that?.. and is there a 
> way to make it stop? (this is not a functionality problem, just 
> curious.)
>
> OS X.2
> iMac 17" flat screen