TSGL: For H. Davis a test
H Davis
hdavis1 at gmail.com
Thu Jan 10 20:17:48 EST 2008
Ed,
Is it possible that some of the setting changes you made do not take
effect until you restart OE???
H Davis
edLynn wrote:
> OK, I give up. This post by me was seen by me, yes, seen by me!!!
>
> I am not asking why, only that it is possible that the settings for Gmail in
> my OE were corrupted. When I changed them, and then had to reset them, the
> post made it to my screen.
>
> Anyone who wants to venture a guess, is welcome.
>
> I thank you all for your input. It took an error message to clear things up,
> I think?
> Oh well, I'll sleep well tonight. Thanks.
>
> ED
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "edLynn" <edlynn at gmail.com>
> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 6:50 PM
> Subject: TSGL: For H. Davis a test
>
>
>
>> I tried to send the below quoted email, but OE thwarted the attempt by
>> refusing to send the email via my 'loalhost' - my cable ISP.
>>
>> I think that I'll give up, and hope that what I send will actually go.
>> After
>> all, I can read all the responses. LOL
>>
>> ED
>>
>> "H. Davis -
>>
>> Following your suggestion, I altered the SMTP for Gmail on Outook
>> Express6.
>> It is now going out under 'localhost' with the from being
>> edlynn at gmail.com.
>>
>> I am composing this reply in OE and sending it along as per above
>> settings.
>> Yes, in plain text.
>>
>> If I see this, you are a genius, if not, well, you know :) If you and the
>> list sees it, and I don't, we'll bring in the Austrian crowd, und Gott im
>> Himmel.
>>
>> ED"
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "H Davis" <hdavis1 at gmail.com>
>> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 4:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: TSGL: Solve this one, if you can!
>>
>>
>>
>>> edLynn wrote:
>>>
>>>> H. Davis -
>>>>
>>>> The reason that I am using Gmail for the list is because I was having
>>>> that
>>>> difficulty with two other addresses,
>>>>
>>> Obviously not the "gmail problem".
>>>
>>>> and Mike Cermack suggested a web based
>>>> address and using the web based interface. This worked all around. I
>>>> received the mail and so did the list, but I could not use OE as a
>>>> sending
>>>> client and see ny posts.
>>>>
>>> This may be due to the "gmail problem" and further confused the issue by
>>> introducing another problem while you're trying to diagnose the original
>>> problem. I wrote only to make you aware that another problem may have
>>> been introduced into the mix which really wasn't a part of the original
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> One thing you might try is to set your outgoing server to something
>>> other than gmail and/or set your From address to something other than
>>> your gmail address if OE allows this. I.E. use one of your other
>>> accounts to send the mail but keep your reply-to address set to gmail.
>>>
>>> The downside of this is that gmail will no longer contain all the
>>> messages in a "conversation" because it didn't see the outgoing ones.
>>> But that may not be important to you......???
>>>
>>>> I would have to read it in OE, close it, open
>>>> Gmail, and reply. Much too cumbersome.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Agreed.
>>>
>>> I don't see my replies to the list unless someone else replies to them,
>>> as you did here. But I'm aware of this so it doesn't bother me (as much)
>>> as it used to.
>>>
>>> H Davis
>>>
>>>> ED
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "H Davis" <hdavis1 at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 1:40 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: TSGL: Solve this one, if you can!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Ron & Ed,
>>>>>
>>>>> Both of you are using gmail accounts. If you are reading your gmail
>>>>> account with a local client (I.E. using the POP protocol to read the
>>>>> gmail server with Outlook, Thunderbird, etc) you will not get your own
>>>>> mail.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gmail, in its wisdom, sees that the message is "From" you and thinks
>>>>> you've already seen it because you sent it so why could you possibly
>>>>> want another copy of it.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is only a problem is the From address is the same as your gmail
>>>>> address AND if you're accessing your gmail account using a local e-mail
>>>>> client. If you view your gmail account using your browser you should be
>>>>> able to see all your messages.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is a well known gmail "feature". Many folks have commented on it
>>>>> in
>>>>> the gmail forums with many, many attempted work arounds. None that
>>>>> involve only gmail work that I'm aware of, but there are some work
>>>>> arounds if you have other e-mail accounts.
>>>>>
>>>>> HTH
>>>>>
>>>>> H Davis
>>>>>
>>>>> edLynn wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Ron -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can;t figure it out. Like yours, my posts get posted (I think), but
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> do
>>>>>> not get a copy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However, I can get a copy by originating the post in the Gmail
>>>>>> interface,
>>>>>> since I am using the gmail address for the list - instead of using my
>>>>>> preferred Outlook Express 6.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ED
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Ron Grant" <nortnarg at gmail.com>
>>>>>> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:47 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: TSGL: Solve this one, if you can!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for letting me know I made the list this time. I did not get
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> copy of my own message as usual, even though I have that preference
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> yes in my list options.
>>>>>>> I had not been able to post in a long time. What I did different was
>>>>>>> make sure it is going in plain text. I thought that was already
>>>>>>> happening, but I guess not. I am using Thunderbird email client.
>>>>>>> At least this would indicate to me that this is a plain text problem.
>>>>>>> Ron
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> edLynn wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ron Grant -
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My success story was premature. Thre other responses did not make it
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>> screen.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Your test made it, like others on the list.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In Outlook Express, the option box for replying in like manner is
>>>>>>>> checked,
>>>>>>>> so if I received it in plain text, that's the way it should have
>>>>>>>> gone
>>>>>>>> out.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ED
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Ron Grant" <nortnarg at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 1:35 PM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: TSGL: Solve this one, if you can! Don
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I am having the same problem as EdLynn, This is a test. Sent
>>>>>>>>> plain
>>>>>>>>> text.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>> H Davis hdavis1 at gmail.com
>>>>>
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