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+<chapter>
+ <title>
+ Reading an email message
+ </title>
+ <summary>
+ The ability to read an email message is one of the most basic features
+ of any email client. However, SquirrelMail has quite a few features
+ for while you are reading messages. This explains what they all do.
+ </summary>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Click on the subject of a particular mail and that message is displayed.
+ One thing you will notice is that email and web addresses are live
+ links so you can click on them and send an email or open a page.
+ Another really nifty feature is that mail threads are color coded.
+ The standard for a reply is to quote the previous message with ">" before
+ every line. SquirrelMail sees this and color codes them. A replied
+ message will have a different color on the reply than the new text.
+ This works two layers deep. Another menu bar is now presented below the
+ main menu choices. This bar is in three sections. On the left side
+ you may delete or return to the summary. In the middle direct
+ navigation between messages is made possible. On the right, various
+ mailing functions are presented.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+</chapter>
+
+<section>
+ <title>
+ Message List
+ </title>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Click this link to return to the folder from which you came.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+</section>
+
+<section>
+ <title>
+ Delete
+ </title>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Click this link to delete the message being currently viewed.
+ All attachments of deleted mail are deleted as well. Prevent the
+ loss of attachments by Downloading them first (explained further in
+ this chapter).
+ </p>
+ </description>
+</section>
+
+<section>
+ <title>
+ Navigation
+ </title>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ In the middle of the bar are navigation buttons. Previous will be
+ an active link if it can be utilized and plain text otherwise. Clicking
+ this link will display the previous message without the need to go back
+ to the summary display of messages.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+</section>
+
+<section>
+ <title>
+ Next
+ </title>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Click this link to advance to the mail immediately following the one
+ currently being viewed. Next will be an active link if it can be
+ utilized and plain text otherwise.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+</section>
+
+<section>
+ <title>
+ Forward
+ </title>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ On the right, the forward link when pressed opens the Compose page
+ with the previously viewed email in the text box below a tag of
+ "--Original Message--". Fwd: is appended to the original subject
+ line and placed in the correct field. The various fields for sending
+ to an address await your completion. You may position the cursor in
+ the text box in order to add comments to the already existing text.
+ You may also use the attachment feature.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+</section>
+
+<section>
+ <title>
+ Reply
+ </title>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Click this link to return a new message to the originator of the
+ previously viewed message. Re: is appended to the original subject
+ line and placed in the subject field. Again, the text of the original
+ message is quoted in the text box. This time the ">" symbol is placed
+ in front of the original text. You may note that some of the original
+ text doesn't have the ">" symbol. This is due to line wrapping and
+ may be unavoidable. Try setting the value of <i>Wrap incoming text</i>
+ in the Options page to a larger number, this may help. Comments can be
+ made anywhere in the text box in addition to the quoted message. You
+ may also use the attachment feature.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+</section>
+
+<section>
+ <title>
+ Reply All
+ </title>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Same story here as "reply" with the exception that all addresses listed
+ in the header will receive the mail.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+</section>
+
+<section>
+ <title>
+ View all headers
+ </title>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ This will display the entire header for the email message. This includes
+ the route that the message took to get here, and a lot more detailed
+ information about the message itself.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+</section>
+
+<section>
+ <title>
+ Download this as a file
+ </title>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ At the bottom just above the bottom bar you will find this link.
+ Clicking this link allows you to save this email to your local hard drive
+ as a plain text message. A simple header will be attached to the top
+ of the message as well.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+</section>
+
+<section>
+ <title>
+ Attachments
+ </title>
+ <description>
+ <p>
+ Any attachments sent with a received email will be displayed at the
+ bottom of the message inside a colored box. The file is presented
+ as a link with a description of the file type to it's right. Clicking
+ on the file name will either display the attachment or present a
+ download dialog depending on the file type. If you wish to download
+ the file (rather than possibly viewing it), click on the "download"
+ link on the right side.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+</section>
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