Webmail: Preferences

You can customize Webmail by specifying:

  • The name and email address in your message headers.
  • The address to which message replies are sent, if different from your Webmail address.
  • The number of messages shown per page.
  • The width of the compose window.
  • A Sent folder; a place to hold a copy of each message you send. You can turn this feature on and off once the folder is created. For more information on folders, see Working with Folders.
  • A Draft folder; a place to hold messages you are composing.
  • A Trash folder; a place to hold messages you delete. You can turn this feature on and off.
  • To compose in Plain Text or HTML Text (you must have an Internet Explorer browser more recent than 4.x with JavaScript enabled).
  • To reply and include a copy of the original message, or not.
  • To reply and include the original message inline, or as an attachment.
  • To automatically include an electronic signature at the end of each message.
  • The Webmail display.
  • The local time zone.
  • The character set for the body of the message.

To set Webmail preferences:

  1. Click Preferences.
    Result: The Preferences > Mail Settings page displays.
  2. Enter the following message composition data:
    • Full Name: Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the From header field of all your messages.
    • Email Address: Enter your email address as you would like it to appear in the From header field of all your messages.
    • Reply-To: Enter an address to which replies to messages of yours are to be directed.
    • Message Count: Enter the number of message summaries to be shown on one page, the default is 20. Note: For slow Internet connections, 10 messages per page is recommended. The maximum number of messages per page that can be displayed is 500.
    • Compose Width: Enter a number to set the width of the compose window (in characters). The default is 62 characters.
    • Compose Height: Enter a number to set the height of the window (in rows of text). The default is 15 rows.
    • Sent Folder: Enter a folder name (optional), default is Sent. By default, the Save sent messages feature is turned on (selected); messages you send are saved to your sent folder. Select No to turn this feature off. Important Note: By default this folder, and the next three folders described, are shipped with the system and cannot be deleted; however their names can be changed. If you change a name for any of these folders, the older folder name, along with its contents, appears below the set of system folders in your folder list, and the new folder name appears in place as a system folder and operates in the same manner as the original folder. For example: if your default Junk Mail folder contains 112 messages and you rename the folder Bulk Mail, your Junk Mail folder, and its contents, moves to the list below the system folders and Bulk Mail takes its place in the list of system folders. If you are using the Junk Mail filter to move junk mail messages to the junk mail folder; those messages now are moved to the Bulk Mail folder.
    • Draft Folder: Enter a folder name (optional), default is Draft.
    • Junk Mail Folder: Enter a folder name (optional), default is Junk Mail.
    • Trash Folder: Enter a folder name (optional), default is Trash. By default, the Delete to Trash feature is turned off (deselected); messages you want to delete must be selected, marked as Delete and the Compact link must be clicked before they are deleted. Select Yes to turn this feature on.
    • Choose a Compose style (see Composing a Message for details), either:
      • Plain Text: Your composition is created in plain text. Use this option to send mail without special fonts, backgrounds, and so forth. You may also select this option on a by-composition basis.
      • HTML Text (MSIE 4.0 and greater): Your composition is created in HTML and displayed as it will be rendered; this option is only usable with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 or greater with JavaScript enabled. With this option, you can view the HTML source and compose directly in HTML if you want. Use this option to send more stylized mail. You may also select this option on a by-composition basis.
    • For your reply messages, select one of the following:
      • Don't include original: A copy of the original message is not included in a reply.
      • Include original inline: A copy of the original message is included in the body of a reply.
      • Include original as attachment: A copy of the original message is included as an attachment in a reply. Note: If possible, Webmail also displays the message and the attachment name, data and Open link display below.
    • Include signature: At the end of sent messages, text you enter in the Signature text box is included if you click Yes. To turn this feature off, click No.
    Result: Messages are saved, deleted, or sent as specified.
  3. Select a Webmail display Mode:
    • No Frames: This option greatly changes the appearance of Webmail; it is useful with older browsers that do not support frames. Notably, the links menu displays at top.
    • Frames (default). This allows the links menu to display at left.
    • Frames with JavaScript: Your messages in Webmail display in the two pane mode, the message list in the top pane and the message content in the bottom frame.
    Result: Your Webmail display changes.
  5. Set your local Time Zone: by choosing the region | place option closest to your geographic location. This selection should match your local offset in hours from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Note: If you do not specify a time zone, the system time is automatically used.
    Result: Sent messages reflect the specified time zone.
  6. Click OK or Cancel.
    Result: If you click OK, the changes are accepted. If you click Cancel, no changes are made. You are returned to the Check Mail page.

Last updated: 10/03/06