I came across an issue this week that surprised me. We have a new member of staff who started just a couple of weeks ago. She uses Preview mode to view her messages but sometimes double-clicks a folder to open it in its own window. She reported that her Main Folder was giving an error when closing Pegasus Mail - it was the usual issue that can be fixed by re-indexing. I was surprised because there is not a lot of mail in her Main Folder and this is something that usually only crops up after several months of usage.

When I looked at the list of open windows, her Main Folder had been opened several times. I'm pretty sure her issue was caused by making changes in one window while the others were still open, then later switching to a different Main Folder window and perhaps making other changes there.

In order to avoid this happening again is it possible to force the focus to switch to the window that is already open, rather than opening a second, third and fourth instance? Perhaps it might help prevent folder corruption.

Cheers!

[quote user="Rolf"]
There used to be a command line tool that could convert all of the messages in a folder to show "to: SENDER".
However, this was cumbersome (as it was command line driven), and I can't actually find the programme anymore
(anybody know where I can find it in the interim?).
[/quote]

Maybe this tool:

from Dragon Computer Consultancy
  Simple DOS program for use after converting messages from another
  mail program. Run it on a 'sent' messages folder and Pegasus will
  then see all the messages as a Copy to Self.
http://www.dragon-it.co.uk/link/pegasus?OpenDocument

 

Could we just merge the Internet options and main options settings windows? Just to make something simpler.

I think Thunderbird is just slowing down, even only doing bug fixes and critical updates users will still continue to use it. I guess when the time comes they would be looking for something in active development.

Around hundred lines of XML stuff from Word removed from post, should improve readabilty some.

/Rolf

Guys,

I use the "paste special" function quite a lot in both Pegasus (Ctrl + Shift+ V) and MS Office/Lotus/(Other?) products (Alt + E + S).

It would be great if by default these shortcuts were the same (given that they do the same type of thing). Recognising that Microsoft has somewhat greater standard setting power, I'd like to propose adding the (Alt + E + S) shortcut to Pegasus... maybe even keep the old one for long time Pegasus users, but add the MS shortcut in addition.

Cheers,

Rolf

My experience of the average PC user is that they just plod on. I've been a network administrator for 12 years now, providing support to staff and my experience is that those who are not PC savvy do not think to look at the options to see if this can be changed. Those staff that do attempt it often find it a chore trying to find the setting. This is why I asked if the default installation configuration can be changed. I ask for two reasons:

1. New customers will be able to select more than one attachment without wasting time figuring out how to enable multiple file selection.

2. It makes Pegasus Mail just that little bit more user friendly.

Checkout Mail2web for Android at 

 which allows IMAP services to be accessed from Android and other mobiles. This has nothing to do with Pegasus Mail which is a Windows application.

Martin 

My dearly beloved wife --my poor wife-- "lost" an important branch of her folder hierarchy by trying to copy a large branch under another tray.  The files are still in her mail folder, and some can be located with a search, opened and moved, while others aren't showing their heads.

So I poked around to figure out how to help her. Someone mentioned editing the hierarchy.pm file.  I'd like to be able to do that, but I have only educated guesses about how to do that.  IS THERE ANY technical documentation, that explains, for example,

• the syntax of the lines (which come in a few different patterns),
• what the pair of digits at the beginning of lines mean
• the structure of the file as a whole (e.g., any ordering constraints there might be
• and what is the good and the bad (danger!!) of directly editing this file 
• DOCUMENTATION on the  the structure of entries, what can be omitted?

Perhaps this should be another message thread? ...say, "hierarchy.pm?

--David

Mr. Harris,

I have not been using PMail for about 2.5 years, my Wife just would not accept it and use it so we went through many other clients, finally setteled with one and she was not happy with that one either but accepted it and worked.  My Wife passed on Mother's Day this year, 13 May, 2012.

 I now am back to using Pegasus Mail again, thank you for this latest update the look is GREAT, except for a few little problems.  One is the same as what is posted in this thread, double spell check is a big pain for each message.  There are others, they will be posted elsewhere, am not going to high-jack another person's thread.

 I do hope this will not be a problem in v5.x the latest version 4.63 looks very well put together and I will stay with you.

[quote user="thm"]I use the latest offical version (4.63) and I only write and read text-version of messages. The solution which indeed was delivered in the support-forum is, that the effect disappers when I activate the "Use IERenderer"-option.[/quote]

But you certainly reply to HTML messages here, otherwise IERenderer would not be involved. IOW: No matter what you prefer, if the messages replied to solely contain HTML text you're stuck with it no matter whether you like it or not ...

I suggest you got to Pegasus Mail menu Help/Help Index.  You will find a summary of features and functions. Clicking on any one of these items will then branch to the detailed portion of the Help file.

Martin 

You appear to have solved your own problem - insert the image using the tools provided.

I don't know what happened before, but you may not have been pasting just the image - there may have been some HTML code as well.

No nitpicking. I Think it is usefull. Everytime I need it and I forgot, I am looking for the correct way to put in a link. So thanks. [:D]

Haha :) - and what does that mean?

Could it be due to the checking of SPAM? Have the first 2k of the message viewed for spamhalter. 

500 e-mails incoming to the 'main folder' which stops automatic checking after 750, plus spamhalter looking at the message (modified to the first 2048 bytes, not the full message) could be  a real drag on opening the folder.

of course may be far off in my guess. 

The latest beta version is at http://ww3.telus.net/public/irelam/Bear46810.zip

Martin 

Have you tried Copy or Move on a selected set of messages?   Have you tried Trays and Folders for filings?

Martin 

Finally!.. Thanks.