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More mailbox problems with Mail

Started byPatty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com>
First post2017-03-15 22:54 +0000
Last post2017-03-17 11:36 -0400
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  More mailbox problems with Mail Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-15 22:54 +0000
    Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-16 15:17 +0000
      Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-03-16 13:38 -0400
    Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-03-16 13:18 -0400
      Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-16 18:57 +0000
        Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-03-16 15:30 -0400
          Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-16 22:19 +0000
            Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-03-16 18:44 -0400
              Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-16 22:59 +0000
                Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-03-16 19:32 -0400
                  Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-16 23:41 +0000
                Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-16 23:36 +0000
                  Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-17 06:10 +0000
                    Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Nelson <nelson@nowhere.com> - 2017-03-17 03:54 -0400
                      Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-17 17:04 +0000
                    Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-17 15:40 +0000
                      Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-17 17:00 +0000
                        Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-17 17:31 +0000
                          Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-17 20:51 +0000
                            Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-17 22:23 +0000
                              Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-18 01:40 +0000
                                Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-18 04:16 +0000
                                  Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-18 05:18 +0000
                                    Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-03-18 15:01 +0000
                  Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-18 14:52 +0000
            Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Alrescha <alrescha@gmail.com> - 2017-03-16 21:28 -0400
              Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-17 05:37 +0000
            Re: More mailbox problems with Mail Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2017-03-17 11:36 -0400

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#102525

FromPatty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com>
Date2017-03-18 01:40 +0000
Message-ID<oai35i$aea$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#102513
In article <ej35uvF6p52U2@mid.individual.net>,
Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>On 2017-03-17, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>
>> Yep. And below that, it specifically mentioned that it would remove
>> the account from both the machine I was on and my MacBook.
>
>IIRC, there are two buttons (besides Cancel) in that dialog box, one of
>which deletes it only from the current machine, while the other deletes
>it everywhere.

No, the only choices were to disable on the current machine or to remove
from all machines. There was no option to remove only from one machine.


>> I rarely use the same credit-card number more than once for online
>> purchases
>
>You mean you generate a new number for each purchase you make? Even to
>the same store? 

I only make a couple of online purchases every month. My virtual account
numbers are good for two months at a given store, but it would be unusual
for me to shop at the same store that often.


>> I use Safari when I need to access a website on my iPhone or iPad, but
>> that's rarely one that needs any sort of login.
>
>You must not make a lot of online purchases, or log into your bank(s)
>websites, and so on.

Not too often, no.


Patty

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#102529

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2017-03-18 04:16 +0000
Message-ID<ej3qkpFapmcU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#102525
Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
> In article <ej35uvF6p52U2@mid.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> On 2017-03-17, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yep. And below that, it specifically mentioned that it would remove
>>> the account from both the machine I was on and my MacBook.
>> 
>> IIRC, there are two buttons (besides Cancel) in that dialog box, one of
>> which deletes it only from the current machine, while the other deletes
>> it everywhere.
> 
> No, the only choices were to disable on the current machine or to remove
> from all machines. There was no option to remove only from one machine.

Disable on the current machine isn't doing it on only one machine?

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#102530

FromPatty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com>
Date2017-03-18 05:18 +0000
Message-ID<oaifvi$v1n$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#102529
In article <ej3qkpFapmcU1@mid.individual.net>,
Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>> 
>> No, the only choices were to disable on the current machine or to remove
>> from all machines. There was no option to remove only from one machine.
>
>Disable on the current machine isn't doing it on only one machine?

It only disabled the account, it didn't delete it. The account was still
in my Internet Accounts list, only with the notation "Inactive." It's the
same effect you get by unchecking all the options in the "Use With" list.

Hence whatever file had been corrupted was not removed and I still couldn't 
get Mail to see the "INBOX" path prefix. It was only when I went ahead and 
removed the account from both computers, then created a new account for the 
same ISP, that the problem went away.


Patty

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#102551

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2017-03-18 15:01 +0000
Message-ID<ej50f2Fi4qnU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#102530
Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
> 
> In article <ej3qkpFapmcU1@mid.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger  <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> No, the only choices were to disable on the current machine or to remove
>>> from all machines. There was no option to remove only from one machine.
>> 
>> Disable on the current machine isn't doing it on only one machine?
> 
> It only disabled the account, it didn't delete it. 

Ah, good catch. I wasn't you actually hit that button to try it out.

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#102547

FromLewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Date2017-03-18 14:52 +0000
Message-ID<slrnocqijm.153.g.kreme@snow.local>
In reply to#102447
In message <ej0lsjFm809U3@mid.individual.net> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> On 2017-03-16, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>
>> In article <0001HW.D4F08D79019DD75CB02919BF@news.astraweb.com>,
>> Nelson  <nelson@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>There is a lot more that could be wrong than the plist files.  And even 
>>>if it is a plist file how would you know how to fix it?  In my 
>>>experience sometimes it's easier to just start from scratch.  Delete 
>>>everything, rebuild the accounts from scratch and then re-import the 
>>>mboxes one by one.  Tedious, I know.  But you will probably spend more 
>>>time trying to figure out what is wrong and trying to fix it.  And by 
>>>doing it that way, one by one, if something goes haywire, you'll catch 
>>>it immediately.
>>
>> What do you mean by "delete everything"? I don't think I can delete
>> Mail, and anyway, since it's working for a different user, the basic
>> Mail setup can't be the problem.

> He probably meant to delete all of the accounts, and add them again.

>> I tried deleting my IMAP account, but my only choices were to disable
>> it or to remove it from all of my computers. I certainly don't want
>> to do the latter.

> But that shouldn't be a problem since you will be adding it again
> afterwards and the actual messages are stored on the IMAP server, right?

Hasn't she been pretty insistent that she "needs" to store emails on her
Mac so they are "safe"?

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No-one knows why, but it might not be a good idea to hang around and
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#102459

FromAlrescha <alrescha@gmail.com>
Date2017-03-16 21:28 -0400
Message-ID<oafdum$u8s$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#102438
On 2017-03-16 22:19:01 +0000, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> said:

> so I used my cat's admin account to log in

Cats are always "admin".  Just sayin'

A.

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#102472

FromPatty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com>
Date2017-03-17 05:37 +0000
Message-ID<oafsms$nll$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#102459
In article <oafdum$u8s$2@dont-email.me>, Alrescha  <alrescha@gmail.com> wrote:
>On 2017-03-16 22:19:01 +0000, Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> said:
>
>> so I used my cat's admin account to log in
>
>Cats are always "admin".  Just sayin'

At the very least. Probably superuser. They're born knowing how to sudo. :-)


Patty

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#102491

FromBarry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu>
Date2017-03-17 11:36 -0400
Message-ID<barmar-702918.11363917032017@88-209-239-213.giganet.hu>
In reply to#102438
In article <oaf30l$r12$1@dont-email.me>,
 Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:

> In article <0001HW.D4F05FFD01932E77B02919BF@news.astraweb.com>,
> Nelson  <nelson@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:57:00 -0400, Patty Winter wrote
> >(in article <oaen5s$dvb$1@dont-email.me>):
> >
> >> A new user on the iMac?
> >
> >Sure.  Set up a temporary account and you will get a virgin Mail 
> >client, then set up one of your mail accounts to see if it behaves any 
> >different.  You can then compare it with your main user account.
> 
> Okay, that was a good idea. Turns out that my iMac still has some
> other user accounts I set up in the past, so I used my cat's admin
> account to log in. I then set up Mail to work with my Sonic email
> account, and the mailboxes came up fine, "INBOX" prefix and all.

Letting your cat administer your computer? I suspect he's got it out for 
you and is messing with your settings.

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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