Webmail User's Guide

Overview

This user's guide provides a brief summary of the functions of the various web based email buttons and links. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you read this document in its entirety. It will provide you with a greater understanding of e-mail in general (e.g. what does "Bcc" stand for...) as well as this software. Please email suggestions and comments to support@adjeweb.com.

[ Mail Box | Display E-mail | Compose ]
[ Open Address Book | Edit Address Book ]

Mail Box

Mail Box : 20 Messages

Log Out
Logs you off of the software and prevents unscrupulous individuals from accessing your email. Highly recommended!

Compose
Compose (Write) a new email message and send it.

Addresses
Edit Address Book. Edit existing entries in your address book and/or add new entries.

Mail Box
Display Messages contained in your Mail Box. Your mail box is updated with new messages each time you log in, so don't expect new messages to pop up in the middle of a session!

  From: Subject: Date: Size:
reminder@selfpromotion.com REMINDER: SelfPromotion.com account [mohlere] will soon expire! Oct_05 2k
mdiv@mdiv.py Webmail request from mdiv@mdiv.py at http://www.mdiv.py Oct_12 1k
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Check box:
A check box with a PURPLE background indicates that this messages has not yet been read (displayed) - translation: a new message. A white background indicates the associated message has been read (displayed).

From:
The name of the person or organization sending you this particular email message. If no name is present in the contents of the email, you will see the email address of the sender here.

Subject:
The subject of the email is displayed in blue. Click on this link to display the email message!

Date:
The month and day that the message was sent to you - not when you received it!

Size:
The size (rounded up) of your email message in kilobytes. 1024 bytes = 1 kilobyte. Enough said!

Select All Messages
Checking this box will mark all messages for deletion.

Delete Selected Messages From Mail Server
This button PERMANENTLY deletes any marked messages from your mail server, i.e. you will NEVER see them again, so make sure of what you're doing. You won't get a second chance!!! As a "footnote", these messages aren't actually deleted until you check your email again via this software. So, if you delete a message, then go home and check your email using another application like Eudora or Microsoft Outlook, don't be surprised if the message is still there!!

Un-Delete
This button allows you to Un-Delete messages from this session only. Most useful if you mistakenly delete a message during a "brain cramp" and immediately take notice.

Display E-mail
  Subject: (none)
  Date:    Mon, 30 Aug 1999 10:51:39 -0500
  To:      mike@adjeweb.com
  Cc:
  From:    Amy Mohlere <amymohlere@adjeweb.com> Save Address
  Attachments: resume.doc
    
 
  I hope your day is going well. I am going to Decatur tomorrow night
  to have dinner with Bridget.  I won't be late (8:30). I just thought you
  might want to send your brother an email ( his address is bros@brother.com
  or visit the hottest golf web site ( http://www.golfdigest.com ) for some
  tips on your swing!

Subject:, Date:, To:
Self explanatory. "Date" is the month and day the message was sent.

From:
Specifies the sender of the message. If the Save Address link is present, you may click on it to save this address to your address book. If the Save Address link is NOT present, this address is already saved in your address book!

Cc:
Stands for "Carbon copy". Everyone in the list received a copy of this email message.

Attachments:
These links provide access to email attachments. You may click on certain attachments with your left mouse button and the attachments will be automatically opened up by the proper application on your system. For example, if you were sent an attachment called "resume.doc", your web browser would use Microsoft Word to display the document. Other extensions that will usually open automatically are ".gif" ".jpg" ".txt", and a few others.
If your file doesn't "automagically" open into the proper program, try clicking on it with the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON and highlighting "Save Target As..." This will enable you to save the attachment to a file on your computer.

Reply
Send a message to the sender (only) of this email which includes a copy of the original text. Non-text attachments are NOT included in the reply!

Reply All
Same as "Reply", except each email address listed in the "To:" and "Cc:" fields receives a copy.

Forward
Forward a copy of this message, including any attachments!

Previous
Display the preceding message. If you attempt to move past the first message in the mail box, the mail box will be displayed.

Delete
Delete this message and display the next message in the mail box. If you delete the last message in the mail box, the mail box will be displayed.

Next
Display the next message. If you attempt to move past the last message in the mail box, the mail box will be displayed.

General comments on reading your email messages...
URLs (Universal Resource Locators - example: http://....) will take you to the designated web page. E-mail addresses will bring up the "Compose" page with the email address comprising the "To:" field.

Compose

  Open Address Book  Edit Address Book
To: To:
Subject: Subject:
Cc: Cc:
Bcc: Bcc:
Attached:   Attached:
      
Attach Files To Your Message (Optional)

Open Address Book
Display saved addresses. Click on links (in blue) to send to just that person. Press the "Update Addresses" button to send to all email addresses with marked check boxes. This method can be quite slow when you have a lot of addresses saved.

Edit Address Book
Add new email addresses or edit saved addresses.

To:, Cc:
Enter one or more email addresses you wish to send this message to here. Email addresses must be separated by a space, comma, or semicolon. Valid entry examples are:
mike@adjeweb.com amy@adjeweb.com
mike@adjeweb.com, stan@adjeweb.com
mike@adjeweb.com; stan@adjeweb.com
Remember that everyone listed in the "To:" and "Cc:" fields receives a copy of the list of email addresses that received the message. "Cc" stands for "Carbon copy".

Bcc:
"Bcc" stands for "Blind carbon copy". Email addresses listed in this field are not sent a copy of the list of people that received the email. Example: If you had three boyfriends (or girlfriends) that you wanted to shmooze with the same love letter, this is the way to go!! The entry format is that same as that of "To:" and "Cc:" above.

Send E-Mail
Once you've completed your message and specified any attachments, this button will send your email on its way!

Clear Message Box Only
Will clear the message box of any text. It's faster to send a "new" message by replying to a message and clearing the message box than pressing the "Compose" button and bringing up the address book. A note to "vi" editor users: pressing the "escape" (Esc) key while in the message box will also clear the box - be careful!! I've been burned on this many times!!

Attach Files to Message (Optional)
You may attach up to two (2) files from your computer to an email. Hit the "Browse..." button, specify the file(s) you wish to atttach, then press the "Open" button. The path of the file will appear in the text area to the left of the "Browse..." button. Once you've completed the message portion of your email, press the "Send E-Mail" button to send your message plus attachments. Remember that large files take longer to send than small ones!!

Open Address Book

Address Book
Click on the links (in blue) to send email to one person only....
 
To     Adam_Almon Cc Bcc  
To     Amy_Mohlere Cc Bcc  
To     Doe, Jim Cc Bcc  
 

General Comments:
Clicking on a linked (blue) name/address will copy the address of the individual into the "To:" field of the "Compose" form and close the address book. You may send messages to several addresses by checking the "To:" "Cc:" or "Bcc:" boxes followed by pressing the "Address To Selected Users" button. This button will transfer the checked addresses to the "Compose" form and close the address book.

Edit Address Book

Edit Existing E-mail Addresses
Delete Name Address  
 
 
   
Add E-mail Addresses
  Name Address  
   
   

Name:
The name associated with an email address. Usually the name of a person. Example: "Michael Mohlere".

Address:
The E-mail address associated with the "Name". Example: "mike@adjeweb.com"

Delete
Check the box next to addresses you wish to delete from your address book.

Update Address Book
This button implements any changes (additions, deletions, modifications) to your address book.

Cancel
Return to the previous page. Similar to the "Back" button on your web browser.

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