> Menu Mail —> Preferences... —> Click on the Accounts button at upper > left if it's not already in the Accounts pane. At teh bottom switch > the pop up menu after "Check for new mail:" to "Manually". > > k > > On Thursday, January 9, 2003, at 10:18 AM, Meirion Roscoe wrote: > >> I download all my cube list mails and pore through them avidly whilst >> offline. The only snag is, is that the bloody thing keeps trying to >> reconnect all the time(distracting me massively) which is why I have >> taken this opportunity whilst back online (again) to mail for help. >> I have tried >> >> Clicking the 'go offline' button in the mail 'mailbox' ddm >> unticking the 'connect automatically when needed' button in PPP >> preferences >> >> and yet it still does it. Slightly OT I know but Mac help is no >> bloody good in Jaguar as that tries to connect itself online as well >> and takes an age - to no avail. >> >> TIA >> >> Rossi