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T Behler <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 6 Nov 2007 19:59:11 -0500
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    Jeff:

To put it mildly, it works really crappy with Lotus Notes.

I have been complaining about this for years, trying to get the University 
to drop such an archaic e-mail program, but so far, have had no luck in 
getting them to change.

So, I put up with it, but it can be a real pain.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: A really weird outlook express e-mail problem


> How well does Lotus Notes work with JAWS?  When I was at the school you
> were at they had Lotus Notes, but the version of JAWS I had was so new I
> didn't want to chance it.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 6 Nov 2007, T Behler wrote:
>
>>     Ah, ok, John.
>>
>> I know I have to do that at work sometimes.
>>
>> We have Lotus Notes e-mail there, which can be a real pain.
>>
>> I'll try that strategy the next time I have the problem here.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 7:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: A really weird outlook express e-mail problem
>>
>>
>> > Some strange fonts will do that too, I know a couple people where that
>> > happens. If you hit control +R to reply and read it down in the 
>> > original
>> > text part of the message, that seems to be readable in those times.
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 7:42 PM
>> > Subject: Re: A really weird outlook express e-mail problem
>> >
>> >
>> >>    Yeah, Chris, I might be doing just what you say--that is trying to
>> >> read
>> >> it too fast.
>> >>
>> >> In other words, if I hit enter on the message, and then try reading 
>> >> it,
>> >> nothing happens but the windows boop.
>> >>
>> >> In other words, the message appears to be blank, although I know it
>> >> isn't.
>> >>
>> >> Doesn't happen very often, but I am noticing it more lately.
>> >>
>> >> Come to think of it, though, it still happens even if I try to read 
>> >> the
>> >> message several times.
>> >>
>> >> 73 from Tom Behler:  Kb8TYJ
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Chris Schulte" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 7:27 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: A really weird outlook express e-mail problem
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> Tom, describe what you do before the message problem happens.  Are 
>> >>> you
>> >>> starting to read really quickly upon opening the message?  Sometimes
>> >>> when
>> >>> you do this, Jaws has a tendancy to lock up.
>> >>> 73,
>> >>> Chris, w8cjs
>> >>>
>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 7:22 PM
>> >>> Subject: A really weird outlook express e-mail problem
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> Hi, folks.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I'm starting to notice a really weird problem with some of the 
>> >>>> e-mails
>> >>>> coming through this list.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> When I open some messages, I am unable to read them with Jaws, using 
>> >>>> my
>> >>>> arrow keys or any of the other ways I normally read e-mails.  I hear
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> windows "boop" when I'm at the top of the file, but can't read the
>> >>>> text,
>> >>>> unless I try to find it with my Jaws cursor.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> This doesn't happen often, but does occur in a very small percentage 
>> >>>> of
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> messages that I've been getting lately.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I'm using Jaws 8.0 with Windows XP home.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Anyone have any clues as to what might be going on here?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>> >>>
>> >
>>
> 

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