<P>Platform: Pegasus 4.70 over TCP/IP on Windows 7.1 </P> <P>I use menubtn.fff & menubtn.dll to add shortcuts to the Pmail menu bar (I haven't tried toolbar.pm yet). It works very well but if invoked under Windows 7 stops TCP/IP connections (POP3, IMAP, SMTP) working, even if the invoked shortcut is not a TCP/IP based action - eg Notepad or Spell checker. If the TCP/IP connection is invoked before the menubtn link then both work fine. This is not an issue with the same Pmail configuration on XP where I first implemented menubtn; both work there irrrespective of the execution order.</P> <P>Obviously I have a simple workaround - invoke a TCP/IP connection before any menubtn shortcut. If I forget to do this I have to restart Pegasus. However I wonder if anyone has a solution or explanation for this?</P> <P mce_keep="true">Improving the workaround... I now run a POP3 link on Pegasus startup, via two steps:</P> <P mce_keep="true">1. On Tools=>Internet Options=>Receiving (POP3) for the identity selected at startup, via -ID <identity> on the command line, set on "Check whenever the newmail folder is opened"</P> <P mce_keep="true">2. On the <Default> identity, in Tools=>Options=>General settings=>Basic Settings set on "Automatically open the new mail folder at startup". Note this setting is on the <Default> identity, not the identity selected at startup via -ID <identity>; setting this option on in the selected identity does not trigger a POP3 connnection. There is no POP3 setup associated with the <Default> identity.</P> <P mce_keep="true">Since I prefer to use only Selective Mail Download (one of Pegasus mail's great features) I have set my POP3 definition to leave all mail on the server via a POP3 rule set.</P> <P mce_keep="true">So now I can't forget to invoke a TCP/IP conenction before a menubtn call. </P> <P mce_keep="true">Is menubtn worth it? Well, YES; I've added a few more quick links and now have a total of 7, with associated icons. Very easy and useful.</P> <P mce_keep="true">Another, simpler, workaround...</P> <P mce_keep="true">I have switched to toolbar.pm and dropped menubtn. No problems now with TCP/IP connections.</P> <P mce_keep="true">Comparison between toolbar & menubtn:</P> <P mce_keep="true">For toolbar:</P> <P mce_keep="true">Most important: Its easy to remove icons you don't use, making more space (eg in my case, Noticeboard & a few others)</P> <P mce_keep="true">Very compact; just 1 line per shortcut</P> <P mce_keep="true">For menubtn:</P> <P mce_keep="true">Much better icons. Toolbar icons seem very limited (eg I use the Noticeboard icon for Notepad)</P> <P mce_keep="true">You may also combine toolbar.pm and menubtn (I've tested that) but the TCP/IP issue under Windows 7 will probably return...</P> <P mce_keep="true">Of course both are very useful and demonstrate the great flexibility of Pegasus mail.</P> <P mce_keep="true"> </P>