From: jmccue@magnetar.hsd1.ma.comcast.net   
      
   bad sector  wrote:   
   >   
   > Having composed this message, I run spell-check on it   
   > but spellcheck doesn't launch (only flickers) if I have   
   > highlighted a complete paragraph or several complete ones.   
   >   
   > Then, when I click on "Send" I get a hung message about   
   > 'Assembling mesage  ..done' but nothing sends. Then if   
   > I save as draft and reload the message after restarting   
   > T-Bird it sends immediately (but not every time).   
      
   I cannot help with this, but --   
      
   Since Slackware tends to use unpatched software,   
   you may want to ask in this group:   
      
   alt.comp.software.thunderbird   
      
   It is rather active and you may get a decent answer.   
      
   --   
   [t]csh(1) - "An elegant shell, for a more... civilized age."   
                           - Paraphrasing Star Wars   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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