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.


Q:My config is lost, what to do ?
A:In the folder "config" there is backup copys of the configuration.
These are named user.xm0 to user.xm7.
Shutdown MyMAIL and do copy one of them into the name user.xml
(user.xm0 is the latest backup and user.xm7 is the oldest backup)


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