Laptop email sending problem

[Art Alexion]

Steve,

You seem experienced enough with Linux that you shouldn't need to tell  
your ISP that you use Linux.

When support says open Outlook Express, open T-bird. When you are  
asked to go to Tools|options, go to Edit|Preferences and so on.

--

Art Alexion
Sent unsigned from an iPod. That's the reason for the top posting as  
well.

On Sep 25, 2008, at 8:03 PM, Steven Vollom  
<stevenvollom at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> John Hubbard wrote:
>> Steven Vollom wrote:
>>
>>> I am also having intermittent problems turning the computer on.
>>> Sometimes when I shut down, I come back to a laptop that doesn't  
>>> turn
>>> back on.
>>>
>> If you have powered off (not suspended) and you can't power back on  
>> then
>> it is a hardware problem If you can power on but not boot then we  
>> might
>> be able to help. If you are suspending but can't resume then there  
>> might
>> be help.
>>
> /It is when I power off completely that I have difficulty turning it
> back on.  When it comes on properly, two lights blink immediately on  
> the
> front left portion of the laptop.  I click on the 'ON" button, if the
> two lights blink immediately on it boots up and works.  When those
> lights do not blink, they don't come on at all and the computer does  
> not
> boot up./
>>> Periodically I attempt to turn it on, hoping that it will
>>> reconnect, and eventually it does.
>>>
>> 'It' the laptop or 'it' the network connection?
>>
> /The laptop./
>>> Many times it starts without a
>>> problem several times before that symptom returns;
>>>
>> Are you talking about powering on the laptop, booting the laptop, or
>> starting the network?
>>
> /I am talking about powering on the laptop./
>>> I have not been able
>>> to find a solution to that problem either.  Do you think an  
>>> electrical
>>> short may be the cause and may have an effect when attempting to  
>>> send?
>>>
>> Hardware problems could cause anything but the fact that is only
>> affecting a mail send makes it unlikely. It really sounds more like a
>> configuration/settings issue. You are sending packets to request the
>> incoming mail, so the machine can send packets.
>>
> /I am sorry that I confused you here.  The email problem is a separate
> issue.  The email has been configured properly, but I wondered if the
> hardware had a problem that was close in the wiring to the send part  
> of
> the email package, causing a glitch of some kind.  Not very logical,  
> but
> I actually have three problems that I am trying to work out. I just
> don't know if they are interrelated.  I am also having a little  
> trouble
> configuring a router.  My ISP isn't helpful because I use Linux.   
> These
> problems fixed and I have a good little laptop, my first.
> /
>> /Thanks for the help, friend,/
>>
> Steven Vollom
>>
>>
>
>
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