Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide

To Close a Mailbox

To close a mailbox:

Choose Close from the Mailbox menu or Window menu, or press Alt+F4.

When the last open mailbox is closed, Mailer exits.

Filing Messages in Other Mailboxes

You can file some incoming messages by manually moving or copying them into specific mailboxes.

To Manually File Messages in Other Mailboxes

Select the messages that you want to file and do one of the following:

Choose Select Mailbox from the Move menu (or the Copy To submenu of the Message menu) and select the desired mailbox in the File Selection dialog box.

Choose Other Mailboxes from the Move menu (or the Copy To submenu of the Message menu) and indicate the desired mailbox.

Drag and drop messages to other mailboxes.

See "To Drag and Drop Messages to Other Mailboxes"for more information.

For convenience, you can:

Add mailboxes where you frequently file messages to your Move menu (and the Copy To submenu of the Message menu).

For information on adding mailboxes to your Move menu, refer to "Customizing the Open, Move, and Copy To Menus".

Set your Move menu to display the most recently visited mailboxes.

For details, refer to "To Change the Number of Mailboxes Displayed in the Move Menu and Copy To Mailbox Submenu".

To Drag and Drop Messages to Other Mailboxes

Make sure Mailer is open on the desktop and its Message Header List is visible.

Open the mailbox to which you want to move the message and make sure you can see the Message Header List.

Select the message to be moved.

Drag the message and drop it onto the appropriate mailbox Message Header List.
The message is moved to the end of the target mailbox.

You can also drag and drop a message to the file icon of the target mailbox in File Manager. With this method, Mailer places a copy of the message in the target mailbox instead of moving it.

To Delete a Mailbox

Choose Delete Mailbox from the Mailbox menu.
The File Selection dialog box is displayed.

Select or type the mailbox name and location of the mailbox you want to delete, then click Delete.
The mailbox is deleted.

To Change the Default Mailbox Directory

Choose Move Menu Setup from the Options menu.
The Move Menu Setup Options dialog box is displayed.

Type the directory name in the Default Mailbox Folder field.

(Optional) Type the IMAP server name in the IMAP Filing Server field.
You can also specify the default mailbox folder for your IMAP server by editing the Default IMAP Folder field; the default is HomeDirectory/Mail.

Click OK or Apply.

Customizing the Open, Move, and Copy To Menus

Once you have set up a number of mailboxes, you may discover that there are several mailboxes you use frequently. You can customize your Move menu, the Open Mailbox submenu of the Mailbox menu, and the Copy To Mailbox submenu of the Message menu to show these key mailboxes. Opening and filing to mailboxes is much more efficient this way.

Adding the names of the mailboxes that you recently opened to the Move Menu and Copy To Mailbox submenu of the Message menu can save you time when you next move or copy messages to these mailboxes.

To Add Mailboxes to the Open, Move, and Copy To Menus

Choose Move Menu Setup from the Options menu.
The Move Menu Setup Options dialog box is displayed.

Select Local or IMAP Server to specify the server where the mailboxes are located.
If you select IMAP Server, type the server name in the text field.

Type the path to the mailbox under Path/Mailbox Name, then click Add.
The mailbox is added to the Move menu, as well as the Open Mailbox submenu of the Mailbox menu and the Copy To Mailbox submenu of the Message menu.

(Optional) Make further customizations:
- To alter what is in the Path/Mailbox Name field once a mailbox name is selected, edit that field and click Change.
- To delete a mailbox name from the scrolling list, select it and click Delete.
- To display the mailboxes in alphabetical order, click Alphabetize.
- To change the position of a selected mailbox in the scrolling list, click Move Up or Move Down.

Click OK or Apply.


10. Using Mailer Creating and Using Mailboxes To Open a Mailbox


	To Close a Mailbox To close a mailbox: Choose Close from the Mailbox menu or Window menu, or press Alt+F4. When the last open mailbox is closed, Mailer exits. Filing Messages in Other Mailboxes You can file some incoming messages by manually moving or copying them into specific mailboxes. To Manually File Messages in Other Mailboxes Select the messages that you want to file and do one of the following: Choose Select Mailbox from the Move menu (or the Copy To submenu of the Message menu) and select the desired mailbox in the File Selection dialog box. Choose Other Mailboxes from the Move menu (or the Copy To submenu of the Message menu) and indicate the desired mailbox. Drag and drop messages to other mailboxes. See "To Drag and Drop Messages to Other Mailboxes"for more information. For convenience, you can: Add mailboxes where you frequently file messages to your Move menu (and the Copy To submenu of the Message menu). For information on adding mailboxes to your Move menu, refer to "Customizing the Open, Move, and Copy To Menus". Set your Move menu to display the most recently visited mailboxes. For details, refer to "To Change the Number of Mailboxes Displayed in the Move Menu and Copy To Mailbox Submenu". To Drag and Drop Messages to Other Mailboxes Make sure Mailer is open on the desktop and its Message Header List is visible. Open the mailbox to which you want to move the message and make sure you can see the Message Header List. Select the message to be moved. Drag the message and drop it onto the appropriate mailbox Message Header List. The message is moved to the end of the target mailbox. You can also drag and drop a message to the file icon of the target mailbox in File Manager. With this method, Mailer places a copy of the message in the target mailbox instead of moving it. To Delete a Mailbox Choose Delete Mailbox from the Mailbox menu. The File Selection dialog box is displayed. Select or type the mailbox name and location of the mailbox you want to delete, then click Delete. The mailbox is deleted. To Change the Default Mailbox Directory Choose Move Menu Setup from the Options menu. The Move Menu Setup Options dialog box is displayed. Type the directory name in the Default Mailbox Folder field. (Optional) Type the IMAP server name in the IMAP Filing Server field. You can also specify the default mailbox folder for your IMAP server by editing the Default IMAP Folder field; the default is HomeDirectory`/Mail`. Click OK or Apply. Customizing the Open, Move, and Copy To Menus Once you have set up a number of mailboxes, you may discover that there are several mailboxes you use frequently. You can customize your Move menu, the Open Mailbox submenu of the Mailbox menu, and the Copy To Mailbox submenu of the Message menu to show these key mailboxes. Opening and filing to mailboxes is much more efficient this way. Adding the names of the mailboxes that you recently opened to the Move Menu and Copy To Mailbox submenu of the Message menu can save you time when you next move or copy messages to these mailboxes. To Add Mailboxes to the Open, Move, and Copy To Menus Choose Move Menu Setup from the Options menu. The Move Menu Setup Options dialog box is displayed. Select Local or IMAP Server to specify the server where the mailboxes are located. If you select IMAP Server, type the server name in the text field. Type the path to the mailbox under Path/Mailbox Name, then click Add. The mailbox is added to the Move menu, as well as the Open Mailbox submenu of the Mailbox menu and the Copy To Mailbox submenu of the Message menu. (Optional) Make further customizations: To alter what is in the Path/Mailbox Name field once a mailbox name is selected, edit that field and click Change. To delete a mailbox name from the scrolling list, select it and click Delete. To display the mailboxes in alphabetical order, click Alphabetize. To change the position of a selected mailbox in the scrolling list, click Move Up or Move Down. Click OK or Apply.