I have just attempted to send mail via a new ISP. What does <Dominant>, 1 message left to send., RCPT TO: <e-mail address> mean? I have never seen outgoing messages stick. In the lefthand margin, the queueing sign changed to a "torn" letter icon David Lewin

At 03:28 PM 05/19/2000, David Lewin wrote: *************START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT************* I have just attempted to send mail via a new ISP. What does <Dominant>, 1 message left to send., RCPT TO: <e-mail address> mean? I have never seen outgoing messages stick. In the lefthand margin, the queueing sign changed to a "torn" letter icon David Lewin **************END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT************** "Dominant" means your "default" or "main" Personality. When outgoing messages "stick", it is usually because the TO: address has a problem. The "torn" letter icon means that there is a problem in sending the email, and that you have to "stop the transfer", i.e., right-click and choose "stop". In other words, you tried to send an email to an address that is not recognized by your SERVER. Has nothing to do with Eudora. Eudora is only letting you know that the server refused to send your email because there is a problem with the format of the address. Examples: To: [email protected]> (see the trailing ">", with no beginning "<"?) "somebody [email protected] (a " before SOMEBODY, but no closing " after SOMEBODY) "GoodUserName" <[email protected]> (the domain name is mis-spelled) Your ISP, "bigfoot.com" must use the same protocol as does any "good" ISP, and looks at the @whoever.com part of the address before sending on the message. If the domain (@whoever.com) is not valid, it can cause your outgoing email to "stick". Happens to me occasionally. I highlight, copy, and paste, but fail to get all the email address. SgtGeorge