This
feature allows you to retrieve your email from any computer by logging
into your control panel.
To access this feature, log into your control panel and click on
Read Web Mail
You can also access this feature directly from your browser by entering
your URL followed by :2095. For example, if your domain is abc.com,
you would enter http://www.abc.com:2095.
(or
http://www.yourname.com:2095/horde/index.php)
The first time you enter Webmail a screen will pop up asking you
to answer some simple questions that will configure the program
for your use. After saving your answers, the Webmail program will
start and you'll be taken to the screen that shows your Inbox.
Please Note: When you access Webmail from the welcome screen
in your control panel, you will only be able to receive email sent
to your default address. If you would like to check messages for
a different email address you will need to access Webmail from the
Add/Remove Accounts menu or by accessing Webmail directly from your
browser by entering the following URL: http://www.yourdomain.com:2095.
When you are then prompted for username and password make sure you
enter the full username and the password of the email account you
wish to check email for.
Using Webmail
At the top of the screen you will find control panel icons as shown
in the graphic below.
Click on icons shown here for an overview of each tool:
Compose New Message
Choosing this option will open a screen for creating a new email message.
The default information you entered in the configuration (the answers
to the questions the program asked when you first started it) will
appear in the correct boxes, so you only have to fill in two boxes:
the email address of the person you want to send your message to,
and the subject line.
Additional Options Include:
CC
This means Carbon Copy. Add additional addresses here if you want
to send a copy of the email to more than one person. Separate addresses
with a comma, but do not add a space between them:
friend@email.com,friend2@email2.com,friend3@email3.com
BCC
This means Blind Carbon Copy. When you use the Carbon Copy option
above, all the email addresses you entered will appear in the header
of each recipient's message. You may not want all the addresses to
show in the headers, either because you don't want the main recipient
to know you are sending copies to others, or because you don't want
to publish everyone's email address without their permission. If you
don't want the email addresses to show, place them in the BCC box
instead of the CC box. Add them the same way as before, separated
by commas but without any spaces between.
Attachment
You can attach a file to your email message by clicking on the Browse
button and choosing the file that you want to send. However, remember
that many of the files on your computer are quite large in comparison
to email messages. If the file is too big, the recipient's ISP my
reject it, or the recipient may choose not to open it due to excessive
download time.
You can add a signature to your your message by simply replacing the
NeoMail message with one of your own. A signature is a short message
that appears at the end of every email you send. Links can be added
to your signature by typing the full URL. For example:
Visit my site at http://mysite.com
This will appear in the recipient's email as:
Visit my site at http://mysite.com
Recipients will be able to visit your site by clicking on the link.
NOTE: Do not use anchor tags. Just type the URL as illustrated
above. Some older email programs can't translate clickable links.
The recipient will be able to visit your site by using copy and paste
to place the URL into their browser.
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Refresh
This button refreshes your window and activates any changes you have
made.
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User Preferences
This option allows you to make changes to the preferences you entered
when you accessed the program for the first time. Simply make any
changes you want, then click on the Save button at the bottom of the
page.
NOTE: If you decide not to make any changes at this time, click
the Cancel button at the bottom of the page rather than using your
browser's back button.
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Address Book
Click on this button to add entries to your Address Book. The address
book provides you with a quick way to send email. Just click on the
Address Book icon and a list of names with email addresses will appear.
Click on the email address of the person you wish to send a message
to and a new email message window will appear with their address already
filled in.
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Folders
This tool allows you to add folders to your NeoMail program so
you can more easily organize your messages. For example, you may want
to add a folder named Work and place all your work-related
messages there.
When you click on the button, a box will appear where you can type
a name for the new folder. Click on Add, then click the Back button
on your browser a couple of times to get back to the main window.
Then click the Refresh button and the new folder name will appear
in the drop down list of folders at the top of the NeoMail screen.
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Empty Trash
This button empties the holding file where messages you have deleted
are kept. It's a good idea to always empty this file before you close
NeoMail.
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Move to Folder
This tool allows you to move a message to any folder. Just choose
the folder you prefer from the drop down menu and click the MOVE button.
To access messages in a given folder, choose the folder name in the
drop down menu at the top left of the NeoMail screen.
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