[Users] Claws freezing when composing e-mail replies

[Dave Howorth]

On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 07:24:40 -0400
<edwardp at gmx.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:06:27 +0100
> Dave Howorth <dave at howorth.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 15 Sep 2020 15:56:52 -0400
> > <edwardp at gmx.com> wrote:
> >  
> > > Trying the 'kill' command on the job number (did not know about
> > > the -9 flag) and trying to kill the job within top, both didn't
> > > work.  
> >
> > You really need to try to be more explicit when you write emails.
> > Have you, or have you not tried the -9 option, and did it or did it
> > not work?
> >
> > (Though it sounds as though the whole issue is moot now).  
> 
> I did not try the -9 option, in fact, I did not know it had any
> options. All these years I've used Linux, I only knew to use 'kill'
> with the job number. But thank you for telling me about it. In case I
> need to use that again, I will try that option.

OK, thanks for the clarification. I would be extremely surprised if the
-9 option doesn't work. Whenever anybody mentions an option to a
command that I don't know, I immediately go to find the man page for
that command.

> Still no freezes since turning off Drafts auto-save.

That's good to hear.

> I was introduced to Linux almost 20 years ago and I must say, it's a
> continual learning experience.

I've been using Unix before it since the 1970s and if anything I find
there is more and more to learn each day :) :(