the only reason I can think of where compression would be happening, is if, like me, you don't clear your deleted items folder for a long time, or, like some, not me in this case, you keep emails of intrest to you in the inbox rather than saving them to your hd. i don't think there's a way of turning it off, but there might well be. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Martin" <ted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:44 PM Subject: [access-uk] Compressing emails in OE :A totally blind friend is using Window Eyes and the latest version of OE. : He has a very quietly running machine, and when he shuts down, he is not : aware of the message telling him that messages are being compressed, so he : disconnects the power supply. : : He has now learned to wait a few minutes, or ask someone sighted to have a : look, but the question is - is it possible to turn off this feature in OE? : I don't think so, but does anyone else know better? : : We'd be grateful for any advice. : Ted : : : : ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- : ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] : ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: : ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : ** and in the Subject line type : ** unsubscribe : ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the : ** immediately-following link:- : ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] : ** or send a message, to : ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq : : ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq