FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Q:Can i use a external editor.
A:No
But you can paste text from other text documents.


Q:Why can't i see any icons
A:You need a AES that supports color icons. I.E Magic and N.AES
TOS 4.0 or better


Q:Whay can't i see more than 10 attachments
but i know there is more in the mail.

A:MyMAILs editor can not display more than 10 attachments but all will be depacked into the attach folder.

Q:Redraw is incorrect in Magic or N.AES >=2.0
What to do ?

A:Turn on "Smart redraw" in MyMAIL program settings.

Q:Why is the mail editor slower than normal text editors ?

A:MyMAIL is searching for links
(like mail, www, ftp) in the text in realtime and this is slowing down the operations.


Q:Why is the download of mail slow ?

A:This depends on several things.


Q:Why is MyMAIL depacking attachments ?
A:Mail is plain text and the attachments are a part of this text.
The mail client needs to decode the text into the original file.
There is different encoding systems and "base64" is one of the formats.


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Q:Why is mail sending failing ?
A:It can be many things wrong.
  • Wrong or no smtp server stated.
  • Bad or no password stated.
  • Try with selecting "EHLO" option in program settings.


Q:I did open a mail and it was not what I expected, what to do. ?

A: If you open a mail and it's not what you expected you may have to update the data base.
It's done by selecting "Update/check database" from the file menu or by exiting the program, removing the file mail*.idx and re-starting the program again.


Q: I do not like to use the home path, what to do ?
A: Add a file named nohome in the directory that mymail is started from.

Q:What is a RFC ?
A:RFC is the standards for internet
read more here


Q:Why do mymail start in a different folder than installed ?
A:
  • In plain TOS you need to install the application and set the "Default dir:" to "Application".
  • In MiNT and MagiC is the HOME path used (read more in the docs) Install and Environment Settings


Q:Why is it taking so long time to check
mail when I am keeping mail on server ?

A:This is cause the program needs to validate the UIDL
for mail already downloaded.
This process takes lots of CPU time if you keep lots of mail there.


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