[G4] Mail Questions

[James Asherman]

On Monday, March 29, 2004, at 09:35  PM, Anne Keller-Smith wrote:

> I've read the chapter in my David Pogue book, but still have some 
> questions:
>
> 1. It said if I want to read and type mail offline (i.e., while not 
> connected) I should
> select Mailbox->go offline. Why after I do this, does it still have 
> only the one choice,
> Mailbox->go offline? How do I know I'm offline?

You know  you're offline, when the other choice is there.

>  It doesn't try to dial up? Additionally,
> how do I know when messages have been sent?

Little spinner in the bar

>  They're in the Sent mailbox?
Yes
>  Is there
> any better way to see this?

There is an OUT box. these have not been sent yet..

>  (In Eudora, a sent message has an "S" in front of it, a queued
> message has a "Q" in front of it, a message that's waiting to be 
> finished has a dot in
> front of it.)
>
> 2. I followed the directions to import Mailboxes from Eudora and the 
> import was
> incomplete. Got last year's but not most of this year's mail. Have 
> tried a couple
> times, no dice.
>
>
>
I dunno
Jim