Auto reply with blank message

Hello again j:

Pardon my typo spelling in the last post - I must have ignored the spell check highlights.

What is the domain name for your E-mail (don't give me the whole thing)?

Mine, for example, is ME@aol.com. If your E-mail provider is Comcast, they would have a place to modify/setup your personal E-mail preferences. Many E-mail platforms (Outlook and many others) have an auto-reply feature that can be enabled.

The crashing may (or may not be related). Connectivity is not my strong suite. Try posting a new thread on that issue in the networking forum here:

http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1222

Barry

Hi again:

You can stop worrying about a virus. There are NO documented viruses that affect a Mac running OS X - none.

That arricle does noit reference mobile me. The article is directed at people who use Mac mail as their E-mail platform. What mail platform do you use? For example, I use AOL as my mail platform but have it integrated to the Apple Mail program.

Before I suggest anything else, I want to be sure I have complete information.

Also, when you get a chance, please post complete information in your profile (see mine below). That will give everyone background information.

Barry

Hi J:

Somewhere you have a facility to set your personal preferences for your Comcast E-mail. If you cannot find it, call them for guidance (explain the problem).

The Safari crashing may be addressed (possibly) by trashing the preference file (com.apple.safari.plist) and restarting.

Barry

50% is OK!

Since Safari is working, you need not trash the preference file - although that does cause odd things to happen if it is corrupt (rare, but it happens).

Give Comcast a call - they may have some constructive suggestions. I doubt if the problem is in OS X, but I never say never.

Barry

Hi J:

You might try one more thing. Drag the preference file (com.apple.mail.plist) to the trash (don't empty it just yet). Restart the computer. OS X builds preference files with default values as needed. See what happens with the reply problem now. If it is fixed, reenter your own personal preferences.

I did this once to fix a different issue. As I recall, I did lose the previous inbound messages. In my case, my mail is on a server, so I had no difficulty. You might also take a look at the mail help information about archiving and restoring mailboxes.

Barry

Hi again:

I do not use Mac mail, but this article looks suspiciously like it might be germane to your problem.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/mac16.html

Barry

Hello j:

Welcome to Apple discussions.

Do you have a rule set up to automatically reply to incoming messages?

Barry

Hello,

I am encountering the same behavior. If Mail is open, and someone replies to a message, a blank reply is auto sent back to the sender.

Please help!!

Bsalk