G4-Tiger -When I use OS Classic, Mac mail stops sending mail.

Question

My G4 Flatscreen has latest tiger, and latest mac mail, but
when mail is open and I open classic and macwrite pro to get old documents, mail will not allow me to send or reply to email. it receives incoming mail fine.The Reply button just barely blinks, and the new mail button does nothing.
3 trips to Apple Genius Bar only told me that the "genius" are only good at IPod repair for teenieboppers. They had no clue. I dragged in the G4, and after an hour they gave up.
The only fix, after running all the fix programs, and archieve and install was a total erase and reinstall of Tiger and hence Mail. Now I am stuck, how do I get old documents that AW6 will not recognize, and Text Edit butchers so badly that it is useless. I have had to wipe hard drive 4 times in 5 weeks. this is getting very old.
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Answer 1

I think that you give less credit to 'most users' than they deserve. Speaking in generality confuses people and provides them little or no information. It also makes it appear that the person making the statement has no solid information and is merely "hand waving".
Although 'most users' may not understand the technical details they don't want to be talked down to. They would rather be given the information and then digest it at their own rate. Saying that almost anything can cause interference with your wireless network will cause a lot of misunderstandings.
I looked at the sites that you have in your post and they have a lot of detail especially compared to the statement I questioned.
Let's examine your original statement:Almost anything that emits a signal and or using High or Low Frequency signals can possibly affect your Network if the conditions are right.Now, let's say that there are 2 people talking face-to-face. They are emitting a signal. As they talk they use both high and low frequencies. Their conversation will not affect the performance of your wireless network.
That statement can certainly cause fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) in those less technical that are using or contemplating a wireless network.
Last but not least, In my opinion there are ton's of users that decide they want wireless technology, without doing no more than plugging in and expecting it to work without doing any homework on the pro's and con's of the technology and the use of the same.
Sure, I agree with that. I don't think that has anything to do with this discussion though.