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1 | <chapter> |
2 | <title> |
3 | Reading an email message |
4 | </title> |
5 | <summary> |
6 | The ability to read an email message is one of the most basic features |
7 | of any email client. However, SquirrelMail has quite a few features |
8 | for while you are reading messages. This explains what they all do. |
9 | </summary> |
10 | <description> |
11 | <p> |
12 | Click on the subject of a particular mail and that message is displayed. |
13 | One thing you will notice is that email and web addresses are live |
14 | links so you can click on them and send an email or open a page. |
15 | Another really nifty feature is that mail threads are color coded. |
16 | The standard for a reply is to quote the previous message with ">" before |
17 | every line. SquirrelMail sees this and color codes them. A replied |
18 | message will have a different color on the reply than the new text. |
19 | This works two layers deep. Another menu bar is now presented below the |
20 | main menu choices. This bar is in three sections. On the left side |
21 | you may delete or return to the summary. In the middle direct |
22 | navigation between messages is made possible. On the right, various |
23 | mailing functions are presented. |
24 | </p> |
25 | </description> |
26 | </chapter> |
27 | |
28 | <section> |
29 | <title> |
30 | Message List |
31 | </title> |
32 | <description> |
33 | <p> |
34 | Click this link to return to the folder from which you came. |
35 | </p> |
36 | </description> |
37 | </section> |
38 | |
39 | <section> |
40 | <title> |
41 | Delete |
42 | </title> |
43 | <description> |
44 | <p> |
45 | Click this link to delete the message being currently viewed. |
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46 | All attachments of deleted mail are deleted as well. You can prevent the |
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47 | loss of attachments by Downloading them first (explained further in |
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48 | this chapter).<br /> |
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49 | In this context, deleting means that the message will be moved to |
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50 | the folder called Trash. If you wish to keep the message afterall, view |
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51 | the Trash folder and move the message out. |
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52 | </p> |
53 | </description> |
54 | </section> |
55 | |
56 | <section> |
57 | <title> |
58 | Navigation |
59 | </title> |
60 | <description> |
61 | <p> |
62 | In the middle of the bar are navigation buttons. Previous will be |
63 | an active link if it can be utilized and plain text otherwise. Clicking |
64 | this link will display the previous message without the need to go back |
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65 | to the summary display of messages. The same goes for the Next link which |
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66 | will advance you to the mail immediately following the one |
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67 | currently being viewed. |
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68 | </p> |
69 | </description> |
70 | </section> |
71 | |
72 | <section> |
73 | <title> |
74 | Forward |
75 | </title> |
76 | <description> |
77 | <p> |
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78 | On the right, the forward link, when pressed, opens the Compose page |
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79 | with the previously viewed email in the text box below a tag of |
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80 | "--Original Message--". "Fwd:" is prepended to the original subject |
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81 | line and placed in the correct field. The various fields for sending |
82 | to an address await your completion. You may position the cursor in |
83 | the text box in order to add comments to the already existing text. |
84 | You may also use the attachment feature. |
85 | </p> |
86 | </description> |
87 | </section> |
88 | |
89 | <section> |
90 | <title> |
91 | Reply |
92 | </title> |
93 | <description> |
94 | <p> |
95 | Click this link to return a new message to the originator of the |
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96 | previously viewed message. "Re:" is prepended to the original subject |
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97 | line and placed in the subject field. Again, the text of the original |
98 | message is quoted in the text box. This time the ">" symbol is placed |
99 | in front of the original text. You may note that some of the original |
100 | text doesn't have the ">" symbol. This is due to line wrapping and |
101 | may be unavoidable. Try setting the value of <i>Wrap incoming text</i> |
102 | in the Options page to a larger number, this may help. Comments can be |
103 | made anywhere in the text box in addition to the quoted message. You |
104 | may also use the attachment feature. |
105 | </p> |
106 | </description> |
107 | </section> |
108 | |
109 | <section> |
110 | <title> |
111 | Reply All |
112 | </title> |
113 | <description> |
114 | <p> |
115 | Same story here as "reply" with the exception that all addresses listed |
116 | in the header will receive the mail. |
117 | </p> |
118 | </description> |
119 | </section> |
120 | |
121 | <section> |
122 | <title> |
123 | View all headers |
124 | </title> |
125 | <description> |
126 | <p> |
127 | This will display the entire header for the email message. This includes |
128 | the route that the message took to get here, and a lot more detailed |
129 | information about the message itself. |
130 | </p> |
131 | </description> |
132 | </section> |
133 | |
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134 | <section> |
135 | <title> |
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136 | View Printable Version |
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137 | </title> |
138 | <description> |
139 | <p> |
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140 | If you want to print a message, you might want to click this link. It |
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141 | presents you with a new window containing the message but with all unneccessary |
142 | information and menus removed, ready to print. Clicking the Print button in |
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143 | this window will do so. Press Close to return to your message. |
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144 | </p> |
145 | </description> |
146 | </section> |
147 | |
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148 | <section> |
149 | <title> |
150 | Download this as a file |
151 | </title> |
152 | <description> |
153 | <p> |
154 | At the bottom just above the bottom bar you will find this link. |
155 | Clicking this link allows you to save this email to your local hard drive |
156 | as a plain text message. A simple header will be attached to the top |
157 | of the message as well. |
158 | </p> |
159 | </description> |
160 | </section> |
161 | |
162 | <section> |
163 | <title> |
164 | Attachments |
165 | </title> |
166 | <description> |
167 | <p> |
168 | Any attachments sent with a received email will be displayed at the |
169 | bottom of the message inside a colored box. The file is presented |
170 | as a link with a description of the file type to it's right. Clicking |
171 | on the file name will either display the attachment or present a |
172 | download dialog depending on the file type. If you wish to download |
173 | the file (rather than possibly viewing it), click on the "download" |
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174 | link on the right side.<br /> |
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175 | If your webbrowser supports viewing the attachment file type, another |
176 | link, "view" will be displayed which displays the file in your browser. |
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177 | </p> |
178 | </description> |
179 | </section> |