aRKay
Thu Jan 17 20:47:02 CST 2008
In article <slrnfovbj3.10l.adamb@peregrinus.akb.lull.org>,
Adam Bailey <adamb@lull.org> wrote:
> aRKay <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
> > In article <slrnfov43p.rs.adamb@peregrinus.akb.lull.org>,
> > Adam Bailey <adamb@lull.org> wrote:
> >> aRKay <arkayREMOVE@qsl.net> wrote:
> >>> A few weeks ago someone posted what I though was a good suggestion on
> >>> how to deal with incoming messages that hang up Entourage. I failed to
> >>> save the suggestion. How about a repeat??
> >>>
> >>> Just received another html message from directron.com and that causes
> >>> ENT to freeeze.
> >>
> >> If the message has already been received - meaning you can launch and use
> >> Entourage otherwise, turn off your Preview Pane (View > Preview Pane) and
> >> delete the message.
> >>
> >> If Entourage is freezing while actually downloading the message, you may
> >> want to delete it through some other method for accessing your email, such
> >> as Webmail.
> >
> > There is no problem downloading the message and I do not use the
> > Preview. The problem is when I click on the message from directron.com
> > I get the spinning beach ball of death and Entourage hangs. The ONLY
> > escape is to use the OSX Force Quit.
>
> Just clicking on it once? That doesn't make sense - just highlighting a
> message doesn't cause Entourage to interact with it. Is it at all possible
> that you're either double-clicking, or the preview pane *is* open but -
> perhaps - is hidden?
>
> > BTW, I dragged the bad file from the inbox to the desktop and change
> > the open with from Entourage to Mail and it opens okay. There is
> > something in the directron.com html that trashes Entourage.
>
> That may very well be possible.
I'll be glad to redirect the message to you so you can see how it brings
Entourage to its hands and knees. There is not a virus or anything like
that in the message. It is a weekly sales notice from Directron.com
let me know what email address to use?
arkay(at)qsl.net