Hi there,

I've posted in the Slingshot forum.  My trouble was that I haven't been able to send email via gmail or hotmail smtp servers using Apple Mail 4.4 for the last week or so.  Mail was working fine up until last week.

If I go into my gmail or hotmail accounts via Firefox, there is no issue with sending.

I've done several things and worked out what is happening. If I don't send an email for a while (say 5 minutes), all smtp servers go offline and won't come back online automatically.  If I open the Connection Doctor, it logs into the accounts.  Then I can send emails.  Damned annoying and there must be some fix.

Anyone know of a way to delay, or stop, smtp servers from going offline through inactivity?

Thanks, Harry