[X-Newbies] Re: Megabytes downloaded in Mail

[Charles Martin]

> From: Aldo Johnson <deetya at cbn.net.id>
>
> is there a way to find out how many megabytes of e-mail I'm
> downloading using the Mail.app? So when I download the activity
> viewer would say something like "downloading 5 of 50 e-mails, 7
> megabytes total" or something like that?

Sort of. You can set a preference (under the Advanced tab) in Mail to  
alert you if a large message (you define how big "large" is) is about  
to be downloaded. It will tell you who it's from and how large the  
message is. You can opt to download it, delete it or skip it and  
download it later. I have mine set to let me know about anything over  
50K (which amounts to a filter on any msgs that have more than just  
text in them).

This not only helps stop spam, it also allows me to delete msgs that,  
while not spam, are not wanted at this time (like the latest iTunes  
mailout!), or skip large messages until later. I find it very handy.





_Chas_

Claiming that the Macintosh is inferior to Windows because most  
people use Windows is like saying that all other restaurants are  
inferior to McDonald's.