It works fine with earthlink ,msn has to make it difficult .Not deleting the /root/.mozilla folder before installing Firedog should not make too much difference if you were using Seamonkey.. If replacing FirePup, then the .mozilla folder should be deleted.
But for you, I suggest you have a look at the SimpleMail website or find a SimpleMail help file, as it sounds like you have simply added the wrong settings for you mail account. Don't reformat yet!
On the other machine I set up I decided to nuke everything to do with Mozilla and Sea Monkey and now I have to figure out where simple mail went to .
Forgive my ignorance but somehow simple mail, and all the other tools, are not associated with the second machines FireDog installation and I don't see them in the Mozilla folder. If someone could tell me where to look I would be grateful.
I am sure it is because I nuked everything , including the 4 libs and the Plugin directory . Is it possible to put them back ? Copy from other installation?
If anyone does know the settings for MSN that would help and someone said it is possible to disable third party images [advertising} . I set Firedog to no longer automatically load images and now the only ones it loads are the ads on top of Newsweek for example.
Thanks!