help/en_US/read_mail.hlp

   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.  You can prevent the
  47       loss of attachments by Downloading them first (explained further in
  48       this chapter).<BR>
  49       <INS>In this context, deleting means that the message will be moved to
  50       the folder called Trash. If you wish to keep the message afterall, view
  51       the Trash folder and move the message out.</INS>
  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
  65       to the summary display of messages. <INS>The same goes for the Next link which
  66       will advance you to the mail immediately following the one
  67       currently being viewed.</INS>
  68       </p>
  69    </description>
  70 </section>
  71
  72 <section>
  73    <title>
  74       <DEL>Next</DEL>
  75    </title>
  76    <description>
  77       <p>
  78       <DEL>Click this link to advance to the mail immediately following the one
  79       currently being viewed.  Next will be an active link if it can be
  80       utilized and plain text otherwise.</DEL>
  81       </p>
  82    </description>
  83 </section>
  84
  85 <section>
  86    <title>
  87       Forward
  88    </title>
  89    <description>
  90       <p>
  91       On the right, the forward link, when pressed, opens the Compose page
  92       with the previously viewed email in the text box below a tag of
  93       "--Original Message--".  "Fwd:" is appended to the original subject
  94       line and placed in the correct field.  The various fields for sending
  95       to an address await your completion.  You may position the cursor in
  96       the text box in order to add comments to the already existing text.
  97       You may also use the attachment feature.
  98       </p>
  99    </description>
 100 </section>
 101
 102 <section>
 103    <title>
 104       Reply
 105    </title>
 106    <description>
 107       <p>
 108       Click this link to return a new message to the originator of the
 109       previously viewed message.  "Re:" is appended to the original subject
 110       line and placed in the subject field.  Again, the text of the original
 111       message is quoted in the text box.  This time the ">" symbol is placed
 112       in front of the original text.  You may note that some of the original
 113       text doesn't have the ">" symbol.  This is due to line wrapping and
 114       may be unavoidable.  Try setting the value of <i>Wrap incoming text</i>
 115       in the Options page to a larger number, this may help.  Comments can be
 116       made anywhere in the text box in addition to the quoted message.  You
 117       may also use the attachment feature.
 118       </p>
 119    </description>
 120 </section>
 121
 122 <section>
 123    <title>
 124       Reply All
 125    </title>
 126    <description>
 127       <p>
 128       Same story here as "reply" with the exception that all addresses listed
 129       in the header will receive the mail.
 130       </p>
 131    </description>
 132 </section>
 133
 134 <section>
 135    <title>
 136       View all headers
 137    </title>
 138    <description>
 139       <p>
 140       This will display the entire header for the email message.  This includes
 141       the route that the message took to get here, and a lot more detailed
 142       information about the message itself.
 143       </p>
 144    </description>
 145 </section>
 146
 147 <section>
 148    <title>
 149       <INS>View Printable Version</INS>
 150    </title>
 151    <description>
 152       <p>
 153       <INS>If you want to print a message, you might want to click this link. It
 154       presents you with a new window containing the message but with all unneccessary
 155       information and menus removed, ready to print. Clicking the Print button in
 156       this window will do so. Press Close to return to your message.</INS>
 157       </p>
 158    </description>
 159 </section>
 160
 161 <section>
 162    <title>
 163       Download this as a file
 164    </title>
 165    <description>
 166       <p>
 167       At the bottom just above the bottom bar you will find this link.
 168       Clicking this link allows you to save this email to your local hard drive
 169       as a plain text message.  A simple header will be attached to the top
 170       of the message as well.
 171       </p>
 172    </description>
 173 </section>
 174
 175 <section>
 176    <title>
 177       Attachments
 178    </title>
 179    <description>
 180       <p>
 181       Any attachments sent with a received email will be displayed at the
 182       bottom of the message inside a colored box.  The file is presented
 183       as a link with a description of the file type to it's right.  Clicking
 184       on the file name will either display the attachment or present a
 185       download dialog depending on the file type.  If you wish to download
 186       the file (rather than possibly viewing it), click on the "download"
 187       link on the right side.<INS><BR>
 188       If your webbrowser supports viewing the attachment file type, another
 189       link, "view" will be displayed which displays the file in your browser.
 190       </INS>
 191       </p>
 192    </description>
 193 </section>