WebMail User.s Guide
(Linux Version 2.2)
 

Using WebMail
Once an email account is created on the server, this will be the interface to log in and check the email. The link for access is http://domain_name.com/webmail (directory name being what you specified is at the time of installation).
 

The log in information is the email address such as Email_Name@domain_name.com, the username such as Email_Name and the password of the corresponding email account.

• Once the user has successfully logged in, these are the options available with WebMail.
• Check Mail . This button will allow the user to check his email.
• Send a Message . Allows the user to send a new email message.
• Address Book . The user can add, delete, or modify the entries within the address book and allows the user to send a new email message to any stored entry.
• Help . This will allow user to access the User Manual.
• Calendar . This will allow users to store important dates.
• Notes . This will allow the user to add notes to his email account
• Configure Options . Allows the user to change where the buttons are displayed, change the mail signature stamp, and the header size.
• Logout . Ends the session of for the user logged in WebMail.
   

Check Mail
This is where a user can check to see if he has any new messages and view any old email messages.  This will make a POP email connection to the POP server and authenticate with the username and password that was used to login.  If new mail has been received since the time the user logged in, it will show the newly received email.

Send a Message
This is where the user can send an email. The user can add input into the fields listed in the bullets below:
. From . This is the current email account logged in.
. To . This is whom the email is intended.
. CC . This is Carbon Copy, which sends the same email to a different address.
. BCC . This is the Blind Carbon Copy, which hides other email address the email is sent to.
. Attachment . This is where the user can clip on a file to send along with the email.
. Subject . This is a quick summary of the topic of the email.
. Message . This contains the body of the email.


Address Book

This allows the user to add entries or modify the email account.s address book.  The Address Book holds a list of the Names and Email Accounts of correspondence. Instead of having to remember people and their email addresses, the user can create a list of these.

Group . This will allow the user to setup groups of emails. For example you can setup a group name .Family. a list all the email address from your family members.
Remove . Removes an entry from the Address Book by checking the box and clicking .remove..
Edit . This allows the user to update an entry by changing either the name or the email address.
To add an email address in the Address book you will first need to setup a .Group. for example .family.. Then you will be able to add email address to the family group.
 

Calendar
This feature will give you the option to set important dates and appointments.  Events can be added
 

Notes
This feature will allow you to write notes that can be saved inside of the web mail session.


Configure Options

Within here you will be able to set the following Preferences:

Language: You have the option to select different languages.
Style: This option will allow you to set the background color from light blue to standard.  Additional styles can be added by webmasters.
Log out: This option will allow you to set the amount seconds before you are automatically logged off.
Message List: This feature will allow you to set the amount of messages you will like to view per page.
Subject Length: This option will allow you to set the length of the subject line.
SMTP Server: This feature will allow you to select the outgoing mail server.
Signature: The signature will be added under each message
Folder: The option will allow you to set up different folders.

Logout
Once the user is finished with WebMail, click on the logout link to finish your session.