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This document is meant to describe a few of the most basic functions of
Mail Drop - working with the INBOX, reading mail, and sending mail. It
provides just enough information to get you started. For more detailed
instructions see the Users Guide.
The INBOX
The INBOX is the mailbox where all of your mail is stored.
Opening the INBOX
To open your INBOX choose Open INBOX from the Mail menu. You
will need to enter a valid ID and password to continue. At Baylor, these
are the same "Bear ID" and password that are used to access the Macs
and PC's in the labs. If you get a "Can't connect to somehost,143"
error, then your host is probably not running an IMAP server. Contact your
system administrator for assistance.
The Message List
Once your ID has been accepted, you will see a window that contains a list of
the messages stored in your INBOX.
Reading Messages
To read a message, select it (e.g., by clicking on it), and choose
Read from the Mail menu. You can also read it by pressing return
or enter. This will fetch the message from the server and display it in a
window.
Saving or Printing the Message
You can save a message to a local file by choosing Save As... from
the File menu. You can save the message as a text file or as a message
file. If you save the message as a message instead of text, then when you open
it later Mail Drop will treat it as if you had just read it from your INBOX.
You can print a message by choosing Print... from the File menu.
Sending Mail
Composing New Mail
To compose and send a message choose Compose New Message from the
Mail menu. This will open a new window.
Adding Recipients
To add a recipient to the recipient list, click the "To..." button
or press command-T. This will open a dialog where you specify the recipient's
e-mail address and real name.
Type the recipient's e-mail address in the top part. If the recipient is
using the same server that you are connected to, then you don't need to include
the "@whatever.whatever" part of the address - Mail Drop will do it
for you. You can also type the recipient's real name if you want.
Sending the Message
After you have entered the text and subject of your message, and have specified
the message's recipients, you are ready to send the message. You can send the
message by selecting Send from the Mail menu, by pressing
command-M or command-enter, or by clicking the "Send" button. Mail
Drop will open a connection to the server and send your message.
Last modified 19-May-95