Re: TECH (aargh) More new computer woes

* Roger Mills said on 2003-05-05 20:33:46 +0200
> Has anyone else experienced this problem with MS-XP/OE6-- I suppose not, and
> am beginning to think my new computer may be a...gasp...lemon.
>
> On more or less random occasions, when replying to an email, when I hit
> ENTER, an error msg pops up which causes OE to close, and my reply is lost.
>
> This happens especially when replying to Chis Wright's weekly vocab. msgs.--
> is it possible there's something in his formatting that triggers the
> error??? I've just tried twice to reply to Vocab. #6-- once replying
> directly, once by taking Conlang from the address book, then c&p Chris's
> text--and it happened each time (in a different place in the msg.).
> If I make a "new msg." and retype Crhis's text myself, I think it works OK--
> that's what I'll try next, but AFAIC that should be unnecessary, and it's
> cumbersome.
How about saving the mail to a file, edit it with notepad or whatever,
and then paste it into a brand new message or hit reply, delete the
oroginal text and then either paste it in or attach the file itself
(but make sure it is saved as pure text), that way at least you won't
lose what you've already written.


t.