Set Mail Options

Mail options determine how you compose and view mail messages within webmail.

To set mail options:

1. Log in to Email Continuity. The Email Continuity Home page shows that Email Continuity is Active.
2. Access your Webmail account.
3. From the left sidebar navigation menu, expand Options, then click Mail. The Options for Mail page appears.
4. Set the following options:

Message Composition

Set the following options that impact how you compose messages.

Option	Choices	Instructions
Compose messages in a separate window?	Selected (box is checked) or not selected (box is empty)	Check this box to compose new messages in a separate pop-up window. Leave this box empty/unchecked to compose messages in the main webmail window.
Compose messages with an HTML GUI by default?	Selected (box is checked) or not selected (box is empty)	Check this box to enable rich text editing of messages by default. Leave this box empty/unchecked to edit messages in plain text by default. No matter which option you choose, you can always change a message from plain text editing to rich text editing within the message composition window.
Show the Cc: header field when composing mail?	Selected (box is checked) or not selected (box is empty)	Check this box to display the Cc: header field in all messages by default. Leave this box empty/unchecked to hide the Cc: header field by default.
Show the Bcc: header field when composing mail?	Selected (box is checked) or not selected (box is empty)	Check this box to display the Bcc: header field in all messages by default. Leave this box empty/unchecked to hide the Bcc: header field by default.
Include body text in forward message by default?	Selected (box is checked) or not selected (box is empty)	Check this box to include the body text of an original message when you forward the message. Leave this box empty/unchecked to omit the body text of an original message when you forward it.
When replying/forwarding to a message, should we use the same format as the original message?	Selected (box is checked) or not selected (box is empty)	Check this box to use the same formatting (plain text or rich text) used by the original message when you reply or forward the message. Leave this box empty/unchecked to use your default choice instead. Your default choice is set by the Compose messages with an HTML GUI by default? option.
Display confirmation after sending a message?	Selected (box is checked) or not selected (box is empty)	Check this box to display a confirmation whenever you send a message. The confirmation will appear in the same window you used to compose the message. Leave this box empty/unchecked to skip the confirmation and return to the webmail interface after you send a message.
Save drafts as unread?	Selected (box is checked) or not selected (box is empty)	Check this box to have drafts saved in the Drafts folder be marked as unread messages. Leave this box empty/unchecked to have drafts saved in the Drafts folder marked as read messages.
Default forwarding method	Entire Message Body Text Only Attachments Only	Choose one value for this option to determine what parts of a message are forwarded by default.
Where should the cursor be located in the compose text area by default?	Top Bottom Before Signature	Choose one value for this option to determine where your body text will begin by default.
Request read receipts?	Never Ask Always	Choose one value for this option to determine when to request return receipts by default.
When sending mail or expanding addresses, what domain should we append to unqualified addresses?	Blank	Type a domain name into this field to append a domain name to email addresses that you type into any of the message header fields. If you do not provide a domain name in this field, you must enter the full email address (such as user1@genericorp.com) for all recipients. For example, if your company domain is genericorp.com and you enter that value into this field, you can then type only the user names (such as user1, user2, user3) into the To: field, instead of entering user1@genericorp.com, user2@genericorp.com, user3@genericorp.com.
Your signature	Blank	To append a signature to all messages sent from your webmail account, type a signature into this field. Note that this signature will only be added to messages sent from your webmail account, not messages sent from your regular mail server. Leave this field blank to send messages without a signature.

Message Viewing

Set the following options that impact how you view messages.

Option	Choices	Instructions
Block images in HTML messages unless they are specifically requested?	Selected (box is checked) or not selected (box is empty)	Check this box to block images by default in messages you receive. With this option selected, you can choose to display images on a per-message basis. Leave this box empty/unchecked to display all images by default in messages you receive.
Automatically show images in HTML messages when the sender is in my address book?	Selected (box is checked) or not selected (box is empty)	Check this box to display images by default in messages you receive from senders who are in your address book. With this option selected, images in messages from unknown senders are blocked, but images in messages from senders in your address book are displayed. Leave this box empty/unchecked to block all images by default in messages you receive, whether the sender is or is not in your address book.
Prompt to send read receipt when requested by the sender?	Selected (box is checked) or not selected (box is empty)	Check this box to have webmail present you with an option to send a read receipt to the message sender. With this option selected, you will have the choice to send or not send read receipt messages to senders who requested read receipts. Leave this box empty/unchecked to never send read receipts.
Should large blocks of quoted text be shown or hidden by default?	Shown Hidden in Thread View Hidden	Choose one value for this option to determine how large blocks of quoted text are displayed by default when you view messages.
How do you want to display attachments?	Listing in the Header Display in Body of Message Both Header Listing and Body of Message	Choose one value for this option to determine how you want attachments displayed when you view messages.
Where do you want to display links to alternative formats of a message?	Above the message text Below the message text Not at all	Choose one value for this option to determine how you want alternative message format links displayed when you are viewing a message.