5.   Email

5.4   Why doesn't my mail download?

If data continues to be received by your computer but a mail download does not seem to complete, it is likely that someone has sent you a very long message, perhaps including an attached file.

You can check details of your waiting mail by using Finger to probe host+@post.demon.co.uk (replace host with your own hostname - so, if you are sample.demon.co.uk you would finger sample+@post.demon.co.uk).

If you omit the + sign, you will get abbreviated information about waiting mail (without details of size or sender).

If you prefer to delete such mail, see section 5.7.

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