Get mail activity "circle"

Question

Just got a new Macbook and noticed a slight difference in using mail. I am used to seeing the "circle icon" going round and round when I click "get mail". Now I just hear the sound after searching for mail. Does anyone know if it is possible to see the circle while searching for mail. Using 3.5. Thanks!

Answer 1

Let me reiterate, because I just reread what I wrote and didn't understand it.
1) If there is a small gray triangle to the left of theo INBOX, click on it to expand it. On mine, it lists my time-warner server and RSS. Once the list is expanded and the servers are listed, you should see the spinning gray circle next to your server when you hit "get mail"
2) If you have no triangle to the left of INBOX, you can try this...
3) In my big mailbox window on the left, I have three headers... MAILBOXES, ON MY MAC, and RSS
4) There should be a small gray triangle to the left of RSS. Now, I NEVER use RSS and have have autodownloads omitted, nevertheless, when I click on the triangle to the left of RSS, it expands and shows "Apple Hot News" which was preprogrammed into the software.
5) Click ONCE on "Apple Hot News" to highlight it.
6) Make sure the mailboxes window is sufficiently wide. If it is, you should see an arrow pointing UP to the RIGHT of "Apple Hot News".
7) Click this Up arrow.
8) A small triangle to the left of INBOX should now appear. Click on it to expand the list and you should see your server there. Click on "Get Mail" to see the spinning thing.
If this doesn't work, I don't know what to tell you. I'm not a computer guy and I've been using Mac Mail for less than a week. I was just annoyed by the same thing you were... I almost didn't want to change from Semonkey to Mac Mail because of it and a few other minor issues (you can't default a text color to compose, etc.) It is amazing how we harp the smallest details!
Message was edited by: Funk Bunny
Message was edited by: Funk Bunny