I believe the source of confusion is the following behavior: if the keychain is currently locked, even if previously unlocked (during the current session), and you send mail, it will request your keychain password to unlock the keychain. If the keychain is currently locked, but was previously unlocked (during the current session), then Mail will *not* request the keychain password when *checking* mail. I don't know how it does this. Is it storing its own copy of the password which it only uses when checking mail and not when sending (I have my doubts that it does this), is it keeping the mail checking session open so it doesn't have to request a password, or some other means? ??? Steve On Apr 5, 2005, at 11:33 AM, James Bucanek wrote: > Anthony Smith wrote on Tuesday, April 5, 2005: > >> Hi all, >> I'm new to this list and was just wondering where Apple's Mail.app >> program stores its passwords. I'm surprised that it doesn't store them >> in the keychain- but anyway. > > Mail stores its passwords on the keychain. > > -- > James Bucanek <mailto:privatereply at gloaming.com> > _______________________________________________ > X-Unix mailing list > X-Unix at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x-unix > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984