"New Mail Check" is broken

[Shawn Tayler]

I've been running this version under OS/2 since it was released and have had no such problem.  I am running a 
130sec cycle to check for new mail.  Never a hitch unless there was a problem with my Internet connection or the 
mail server itself....

On Sun, 29 Aug 1999 09:49:07 -0700 (PDT), Bill Wood wrote:

>Re Version 2.00.1500 (and probably older versions)
>
>On the Receive tab of the Account Settings page one can
>select "Check for New Mail Every" and then enter a
>period  of time. Well, this automatic function breaks
>after a few minutes or hours and hangs at the point
>where the bottom msg says "Connecting to POP Server ...
>". I have no idea why. PMMail can remain in this hung
>condition forever but can be reset by clicking on
>"Fetch Mail for the Current Account".