Mail - sends but not visual signal

Hello,
We've got mac OS X Tiger mail sending mail perfectly well. I hear the little air plane sound go on, but the little gear next to "sent" does not show. Does anyone know how to make it happen? Thanks
chris

Bruce Bridges wrote:
any ideas on why mail would send but not receive gmail?
What do you see for that account if you invoke Mail's menu option Window > Connection Doctor?
Pay particular attention to the settings under the "Advanced" tab for that account in the Mail preference "Accounts" panel.

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