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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. |
46 | All attachments of deleted mail are deleted as well. Prevent the |
47 | loss of attachments by Downloading them first (explained further in |
48 | this chapter). |
49 | </p> |
50 | </description> |
51 | </section> |
52 | |
53 | <section> |
54 | <title> |
55 | Navigation |
56 | </title> |
57 | <description> |
58 | <p> |
59 | In the middle of the bar are navigation buttons. Previous will be |
60 | an active link if it can be utilized and plain text otherwise. Clicking |
61 | this link will display the previous message without the need to go back |
62 | to the summary display of messages. |
63 | </p> |
64 | </description> |
65 | </section> |
66 | |
67 | <section> |
68 | <title> |
69 | Next |
70 | </title> |
71 | <description> |
72 | <p> |
73 | Click this link to advance to the mail immediately following the one |
74 | currently being viewed. Next will be an active link if it can be |
75 | utilized and plain text otherwise. |
76 | </p> |
77 | </description> |
78 | </section> |
79 | |
80 | <section> |
81 | <title> |
82 | Forward |
83 | </title> |
84 | <description> |
85 | <p> |
86 | On the right, the forward link when pressed opens the Compose page |
87 | with the previously viewed email in the text box below a tag of |
88 | "--Original Message--". Fwd: is appended to the original subject |
89 | line and placed in the correct field. The various fields for sending |
90 | to an address await your completion. You may position the cursor in |
91 | the text box in order to add comments to the already existing text. |
92 | You may also use the attachment feature. |
93 | </p> |
94 | </description> |
95 | </section> |
96 | |
97 | <section> |
98 | <title> |
99 | Reply |
100 | </title> |
101 | <description> |
102 | <p> |
103 | Click this link to return a new message to the originator of the |
104 | previously viewed message. Re: is appended to the original subject |
105 | line and placed in the subject field. Again, the text of the original |
106 | message is quoted in the text box. This time the ">" symbol is placed |
107 | in front of the original text. You may note that some of the original |
108 | text doesn't have the ">" symbol. This is due to line wrapping and |
109 | may be unavoidable. Try setting the value of <i>Wrap incoming text</i> |
110 | in the Options page to a larger number, this may help. Comments can be |
111 | made anywhere in the text box in addition to the quoted message. You |
112 | may also use the attachment feature. |
113 | </p> |
114 | </description> |
115 | </section> |
116 | |
117 | <section> |
118 | <title> |
119 | Reply All |
120 | </title> |
121 | <description> |
122 | <p> |
123 | Same story here as "reply" with the exception that all addresses listed |
124 | in the header will receive the mail. |
125 | </p> |
126 | </description> |
127 | </section> |
128 | |
129 | <section> |
130 | <title> |
131 | View all headers |
132 | </title> |
133 | <description> |
134 | <p> |
135 | This will display the entire header for the email message. This includes |
136 | the route that the message took to get here, and a lot more detailed |
137 | information about the message itself. |
138 | </p> |
139 | </description> |
140 | </section> |
141 | |
142 | <section> |
143 | <title> |
144 | Download this as a file |
145 | </title> |
146 | <description> |
147 | <p> |
148 | At the bottom just above the bottom bar you will find this link. |
149 | Clicking this link allows you to save this email to your local hard drive |
150 | as a plain text message. A simple header will be attached to the top |
151 | of the message as well. |
152 | </p> |
153 | </description> |
154 | </section> |
155 | |
156 | <section> |
157 | <title> |
158 | Attachments |
159 | </title> |
160 | <description> |
161 | <p> |
162 | Any attachments sent with a received email will be displayed at the |
163 | bottom of the message inside a colored box. The file is presented |
164 | as a link with a description of the file type to it's right. Clicking |
165 | on the file name will either display the attachment or present a |
166 | download dialog depending on the file type. If you wish to download |
167 | the file (rather than possibly viewing it), click on the "download" |
168 | link on the right side. |
169 | </p> |
170 | </description> |
171 | </section> |