Mike, most e-mail clients, including Outlook and Outlook Express have an option to "Leave a copy of messages on server". That way you could use it from work and still recieve all messages at home. That's what I do.
Don (Hates web-mail) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > mike wilson > Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 4:46 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: RE:RE: Re: My kludge is broken (further question) > > > 8-)) > > At work, and occasionally elsewhere, I'm using a really crappy > webmail interface supplied courtesy of my ISP. Although I can > configure permanently how mails appear to me, there appears to be > no way to do it with outgoing stuff. I don't want to use a > proper email programme when I'm away from my home machine, as I > store stuff on that. I assume that the extra "Re:" is part of > this problem. _If I remember_ I try to do things like add > carriage returns and get rid of excess footers but I'm getting > old and I also get caught up in "conversations" so I tend to forget. > > So, in advance, I apologise to those who have difficulty with my > posts and I will try to do better in future. > > m > > > > > > From: Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2006/06/23 Fri PM 10:23:19 GMT > > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]> > > Subject: RE:RE: Re: My kludge is broken (further question) > > > > Off topic, but Mike. > > When you reply to a post you almost always adds an extra RE: in > the subject > > line. It's not a big deal, but it's a bit annoying. > > I'm an Outlook user, and I tend to sort the posts by topic when > reading a > > thread. This means that I can read the thread one post after > the other. But > > not your replies. The result is that I very often read you out > of context. > > Intelligent as many of your replies are, I have to go to the > deleted folder > > to find the post you replied to. > > > > I guess it is you mail program that creates this extra Re:, but > can you find > > a way around this please? > > > > > > Tim > > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > > Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds > > (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > > > mike wilson > > > Sent: 16. juni 2006 10:05 > > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > Subject: Re: Re: My kludge is broken (further question) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > Now that you've described it fully, yes it seems normal, > that's exactly > > > > how my DS works. It half sleeps and has to be awakened > with a kiss to > > > > it shutter button before it will respond to the AE lock button. > > > > > > Thanks. I missed some posts from last night so this will be > a catchall > > > answer. Every camera I have owned up to now has > > > had either just a meter or had other electronics that sleep > > > at the same time as the meter. When I saw the LCD still > > > activated on the DL2, I assumed that the beast was awake > > > completely. Hence my concern that metering apparently > > > didn't work on pressing the AE-L button. Being four-eyed, > > > I cannot see the whole of the information in the viewfinder > > > and, even when looking for it, often find it hard to discern > > > against background illumination. > > > > > > Now; why should the camera have separate "alive" times for > > > the meter and everything else? Just a power saver? > > > > > > m > > > > > > > > > > > mike wilson wrote: > > > > > > > > >Brand new and freshly recharged. Might not be up to full capacity. > > > > > > > > > >It's very consistent now. Turn off and on; no stopdown. > Half press > > > shutter; works. Between 5 and 10 seconds later; stopped > working. Half > > > press; back again. > > > > > > > > > >Does everyone else's kludge work as soon as the camera is > turned on? > > > Does it stop before the camera sleeps? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >>Date: 2006/06/15 Thu AM 10:17:02 GMT > > > > >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > > > >>Subject: Re: My kludge is broken > > > > >> > > > > >>Your batteries are bad. Buy some lithiums and be done with it. > > > > >>Paul > > > > >>On Jun 15, 2006, at 4:59 AM, mike wilson wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >>>I think.... > > > > >>> > > > > >>>ist DL2. I had the batteries out for some time, > charging. When I > > > > >>>mounted a plain vanilla K lens, the AE-L button would not stop it > > > down > > > > >>>for a reading. Tried a couple of different ones, made > sure it was in > > > > >>>manual; no effect. > > > > >>> > > > > >>>Went into the menu and checked that aperture ring use > was allowed; > > > > >>>tick. It's the default, anyway. > > > > >>> > > > > >>>Came out of the menu and it worked. > > > > >>> > > > > >>>Switch it off and on; doesn't work. Touch the shutter > button; works. > > > > >>>Leave it five seconds; doesn't work, even though the > display is still > > > > >>>working. > > > > >>> > > > > >>>Now, I'm nervous. > > > > >>> > > > > >>>m > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > > Email sent from www.ntlworld.com > > > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software > > > Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > Email sent from www.ntlworld.com > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software > Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
