To Create a Template
Choose Templates from the Options menu of the Mail Options dialog box.
The Templates Options dialog box is displayed.
Click the New Template button.
A Compose window is displayed.
Type the headers and template body.
Choose Template from the Save As button menu at the bottom of the window, or from the Save As submenu of the File menu.
The Mailer Save As Template dialog box is displayed.
Type the template name in the text field, and click Save.
The template is saved in the default directory HomeDirectory/MailTemplates. Its name and path are displayed in the Templates scrolling list.
You can save an attachment as part of a template. Doing so is equivalent to copying the attachment there. Editing or moving the source of the attachment after it has been included in the template does not affect the attachment in the template.
To Use a Template
From the main window, choose New, Use Template from the Compose menu, then choose the template you would like to use from the submenu.
The Compose window opens with the template loaded.
Note - If the Compose window is already open, you can load the template by choosing its name from the Use Template submenu of the Format menu in the Compose window.
Edit the headers and body, as necessary, and send the message as usual.
For more details, See "Editing and Formatting Outgoing Messages".
Using a Draft to Compose a Mail Message
Occasionally, while composing a message, you may want to save it as a draft, then continue to work on it later before sending it as a message. A draft is intended for one-time use only. Once you click Send after working on a draft in the Compose window, Mailer deletes it from your file system.
To Create a Draft
Choose New Message from the Compose menu.
A Compose window is displayed.
Compose the message as you normally would.
Choose Draft Message from the Save As button at the bottom of the window, or from the Save As submenu of the File menu.
The Mailer Save As Draft dialog box is displayed.
Type a file name under Draft Name.
Click Save.
Mailer saves the draft in the default mailbox HomeDirectory/MailDrafts.
Note - You can also save the message body only as text by choosing Text from the Save As button.
To Use a Draft
Choose Continue Composing Draft from the Compose menu, then choose the draft you would like to work on from the submenu.
The Compose window opens with the draft loaded.
Note - If the Compose window is already open, you can load the draft by choosing its name from the Use Draft submenu of the Format menu.
Continue with your edits and send the message as usual.
After you have clicked Send, Mailer posts a message that asks if you want to delete that draft from the file system once the message is sent.
To Delete a Draft
Use this procedure if you have saved a message as a draft, but no longer intend to send it.
Choose the draft from the Continue Composing Draft on the Compose menu.
The New Message dialog box is displayed containing the draft message.
Re-address the message to yourself and click Send.
The New Message dialog box disappears.
When the message arrives in your Inbox, delete it.
Note - If your workstation has experienced system crashes while Mailer was running, you may also notice drafts named DeadLetter1, DeadLetter2, and the like. You can delete these drafts by deleting the corresponding files in the $HOME/MailDrafts folder.
To Include Multiple Messages in a New Message
From the Message Header List, select the email messages to be included in your new message.
Shift+Click selects several messages in a row by moving the highlight up or down the Message Header List. Control+Click selects discontiguous messages from the list, one at a time.
Choose Forward from the Compose menu.
Compose and send your message as usual.
To Include a Text File in a Mail Message
You can drag and drop a text file from File Manager to a Compose window or follow these steps: