squirrelmail/help/en_US/read_mail.hlp

<chapter>
   <title>
      Reading an email message
   </title>
   <summary>
      The ability to read an email message is one of the most basic features
      of any email client.  However, SquirrelMail has quite a few features
      for while you are reading messages.  This explains what they all do.
   </summary>
   <description>
      <p>
      Click on the subject of a particular mail and that message is displayed.
      One thing you will notice is that email and web addresses are live 
      links so you can click on them and send an email or open a page.  
      Another really nifty feature is that mail threads are color coded.
      The standard for a reply is to quote the previous message with ">" before
      every line.  SquirrelMail sees this and color codes them.  A replied 
      message will have a different color on the reply than the new text.  
      This works two layers deep.  Another menu bar is now presented below the
      main menu choices.  This bar is in three sections.  On the left side 
      you may delete or return to the summary.  In the middle direct
      navigation between messages is made possible.  On the right, various 
      mailing functions are presented.
      </p>
   </description>
</chapter>

<section>
   <title>
      Message List
   </title>
   <description>
      <p>
      Click this link to return to the folder from which you came.
      </p>
   </description>
</section>

<section>
   <title>
      Delete
   </title>
   <description>
      <p>
      Click this link to delete the message being currently viewed.
      All attachments of deleted mail are deleted as well.  You can prevent the 
      loss of attachments by Downloading them first (explained further in
      this chapter).<BR>
      In this context, deleting means that the message will be moved to
      the folder called Trash. If you wish to keep the message afterall, view
      the Trash folder and move the message out.
      </p>
   </description>
</section>

<section>
   <title>
      Navigation
   </title>
   <description>
      <p>
      In the middle of the bar are navigation buttons.  Previous will be 
      an active link if it can be utilized and plain text otherwise.  Clicking 
      this link will display the previous message without the need to go back 
      to the summary display of messages. The same goes for the Next link which
      will advance you to the mail immediately following the one
      currently being viewed.
      </p>
   </description>
</section>

<section>
   <title>
      Forward
   </title>
   <description>
      <p>
      On the right, the forward link, when pressed, opens the Compose page 
      with the previously viewed email in the text box below a tag of 
      "--Original Message--".  "Fwd:" is appended to the original subject 
      line and placed in the correct field.  The various fields for sending 
      to an address await your completion.  You may position the cursor in 
      the text box in order to add comments to the already existing text.
      You may also use the attachment feature.
      </p>
   </description>
</section>

<section>
   <title>
      Reply
   </title>
   <description>
      <p>
      Click this link to return a new message to the originator of the 
      previously viewed message.  "Re:" is appended to the original subject 
      line and placed in the subject field.  Again, the text of the original 
      message is quoted in the text box.  This time the ">" symbol is placed
      in front of the original text.  You may note that some of the original
      text doesn't have the ">" symbol.  This is due to line wrapping and
      may be unavoidable.  Try setting the value of <i>Wrap incoming text</i> 
      in the Options page to a larger number, this may help.  Comments can be 
      made anywhere in the text box in addition to the quoted message.  You 
      may also use the attachment feature.
      </p>
   </description>
</section>

<section>
   <title>
      Reply All
   </title>
   <description>
      <p>
      Same story here as "reply" with the exception that all addresses listed 
      in the header will receive the mail.
      </p>
   </description>
</section>

<section>
   <title>
      View all headers
   </title>
   <description>
      <p>
      This will display the entire header for the email message.  This includes
      the route that the message took to get here, and a lot more detailed
      information about the message itself.
      </p>
   </description>
</section>

<section>
   <title>
      View Printable Version
   </title>
   <description>
      <p>
      If you want to print a message, you might want to click this link. It
      presents you with a new window containing the message but with all unneccessary
      information and menus removed, ready to print. Clicking the Print button in
      this window will do so. Press Close to return to your message.
      </p>
   </description>
</section>

<section>
   <title>
      Download this as a file
   </title>
   <description>
      <p>
      At the bottom just above the bottom bar you will find this link.
      Clicking this link allows you to save this email to your local hard drive
      as a plain text message.  A simple header will be attached to the top
      of the message as well.
      </p>
   </description>
</section>

<section>
   <title>
      Attachments
   </title>
   <description>
      <p>
      Any attachments sent with a received email will be displayed at the 
      bottom of the message inside a colored box.  The file is presented 
      as a link with a description of the file type to it's right.  Clicking 
      on the file name will either display the attachment or present a 
      download dialog depending on the file type.  If you wish to download
      the file (rather than possibly viewing it), click on the "download" 
      link on the right side.<BR>
      If your webbrowser supports viewing the attachment file type, another
      link, "view" will be displayed which displays the file in your browser.
      </p>
   </description>
</section>