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I am still interested in those details.

Je suis toujours intéressé par ces détails .

Je suis toujours intéressé à ces détails.

Please send me when possible.

S' il vous plaît envoyez-moi lorsque possilble .

Veuillez m'envoyer dès que possible.

I am not sure the correct French sentences. I will write the sentences in a SMS.

I appreciate your help.

In English, I would write either 'please send me when possible'  OR 'please send me when you find you time'.

However, I would not write either 'please send me' OR  'send me immediately'.

The above borders an order to my ears.

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"Je suis toujours intéressé par ces détails ." sounds correct to me.

"Veuillez me l'envoyer dès que possible." also sounds good to me.

Thanks George

In the same context, I want to write the following:

By the way, you got my email address.

En passant, vous avez mon adresse e-mail.

Par ailleurs , vous avez l'adresse e-mail .

Au fait, vous avez mon adresse e-mail.

Which is the appropriate sentence?

I know French has another word for email; it is courriel.

I like "au fait" and I would be happy and comfortable with "Au fait, vous avez mon adresse e-mail."

I am not so sure about "en passant" . It seems a bit "strong" to me .

Did you mean "courrier"? That means "letters" or "the post" so it may well be used for email -I can't be definite.

I see nothing wrong with "Par ailleurs" or "d'ailleurs" either. The meaning isn't quite identical to "au fait" but I think they would all do.

I would normally translate "Par ailleurs" or "d'ailleurs" as something like "as well" or "in addition" but I suppose it is all down to context (and usagesor idioms that I would not necessarily be familiar with).

Thanks for the comments, George

To the best of my smattering of French, the words 'au fait' borders either 'as a matter of fact' or 'in fact'.

However, French is remarkably different than English.

For example, the English word 'bring' has 6 or 7 French cousins.

Emmener, amener, rentrer, apporter, etc.

To the best of my smattering of French, the words 'au fait' borders either 'as a matter of fact' or 'in fact'.

I believe that you're confusing au fait with en fait.

Ces détails m'intéressent encore (ou toujours).

Envoyez-le-moi lorsque possible, s'il vous plaît.

These are alternatives.  In the second sentence I think you need an object (send it to me).  'Send me' alone sounds like you want to be posted or sent yourself.

Je suis toujours intéressé par ces détails => intéressé if you are a man, intéressée if you are a woman

Pourriez-vous me les adresser dès que possible ? => me LES adresser because details are plural  

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