Classic Web Mail Configuration Guide
Table of Contents
- Technical Requirements
- Accessing your Web Mail
- Web Mail Features
- 3.1 Home
- 3.1.1 Mailbox Summary
- 3.1.2 Announcements
- Inbox
- 4.1 Selecting a Message
- 4.2 Sorting Messages
- 4.3 Reading a Message
- 4.4 The Body of a Message
- 4.5 Navigating through Messages
- 4.6 Replying to a Message
- 4.7 Replying to All
- 4.8 Forwarding a message
- 4.9 Deleting Messages
- 4.10 Moving Emails between Folders
- 4.11 Checking External Mail
- Composing Email
- 5.1 Sending Messages
- 5.2 Creating Drafts
- 5.3 Canceling a message
- 5.4 Adding Contacts While Sending a Message
- Address Book
- 6.1 Selecting an Address Book
- 6.2 Searching the Address Book
- 6.2.1 Using Find contacts
- 6.2.2 Using Browse by contacts
- 6.2.3 Sorting the address book
- 6.2.4 Selecting the number of contacts to list
- 6.2.5 Selecting list type
- 6.3 Adding a New Contact
- 6.4 Adding a New Group
- 6.5 Importing Contacts
- 6.6 Editing a Contact
- 6.7 Viewing a Contact
- 6.8 Deleting a Contact
- 6.9 Sending Mail to a contact
- Folders
- 7.1 Selecting a Folder
- 7.2 Creating Top Level Folders
- 7.3 Creating Sub-folders
- 7.4 Moving a Folder
- 7.5 Renaming a Folder
- 7.6 Deleting a Folder
- 7.7 Emptying a Folder
- 7.8 Using Folder Janitor
- Searching for Messages
- Options
- 9.1 Personal Information
- 9.1.1 Updating your Personal Profile
- 9.1.2 Changing your Password
- 9.2 Mail Handling Preferences
- 9.2.1 Email Forwarding
- 9.2.2 Auto Response
- 9.2.3 Check External Mail
- 9.2.4 Email Rules
- 9.2.5 Email Notification
- 9.2.6 SpamShield
- 9.3 Additional Options
1. Technical Requirements
Classic Web Mail works best with the following system configuration:
- A computer manufactured within the last 3 years
- Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, or Mac OS X Tiger
- Internet Explorer 5.5, 6, IE 7, Firefox 1.5, Firefox 2, or Safari 2
- A 56 Kbps Internet connection or faster
2. Accessing your Web Mail

To login to your email account:
- Go to your Web Mail URL
- Enter your username (first portion of your email address; before the @)
- Enter your password
- Click on Login
Checking the box next to Remember Me will save your user name & password on that computer. We do not recommend you select this feature when accessing your account from a public computer.
3. Web Mail Features
3.1 Home
Home contains important information about your email account.

3.1.1 Mailbox Summary
The Mailbox Summary provides information about your storage capacity, a glance of your top-level folders, message counts, and your account status. From this page you can easily navigate to your folders by clicking on the folder link or using the left navigation bar.
Navigation Bar
This feature is located at right top corner of your Web Mail service. It allows you to easily navigate between folders.
3.1.2 Announcements
Information and messages from your administrator may appear in this section.
4. Inbox
New mail is sent to the Inbox unless you have created Email Rules to filter your mail.

4.1 Selecting a Message
- Select the folder on the main navigation bar, or click Inbox if you want to select a message from the Inbox.
- A list of all your messages within that folder will be displayed.
- Click the box next to the message you want to select, to place a check mark in it.
4.1.1 Selecting/Deselecting All Messages
- Click the box next to the All at the top of the page. This will select every message on a page in a particular folder.
- To deselect the messages click on the same box.

4.1.2 Selecting Multiple Discontinuous Messages
- Click the checkbox next to each message. This will select the specific message(s).
4.2 Sorting Messages
Email folders help you to manage your mails into different groups according to the subject, address, or date. The messages in a folder can be sorted by the sender name, subject, date and time, or the size of the message.
To sort mails within a folder:
- On the main navigation bar, click the Folders icon.
- Click the Folder name to open the folder and view its messages.
- Messages can be sorted in by clicking on a column header. Click on the same column header again to reverse the sort order.
4.3 Reading a Message
You can read text messages or files in Web Mail. You can also forward and/or reply to received emails. Any of the attachments in the original mail may be attached to a replied to/forwarded email.
Reading a Message within Inbox:
- Single-click the subject link for the email you wish to open/read.
4.4 The Body of a Message
Once you have opened your message you will notice the standard and special features available. Below you will find a brief summary on these fields and features.

From |
This is usually the sender's name and email address, which is specified by the sender. |
To |
Displays the name and email addresses of the recipients. In most cases this will display your email address. |
Cc |
The Cc (Carbon Copy) header contains recipients who received a copy of the message. |
Subject |
Shows the subject of the message as entered by the sender. |
Show Full Headers |
The email header is the information that travels with every email, containing details about the sender, route and receiver. This information may be requested if troubleshooting an issue. To view header information:
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Printer View |
Clicking on this link will open a new browser which will allow you to cleanly print the email. |
Add Sender to Address Book |
Selecting this link will display to the New Contact page, where you can enter information before adding this sender as a new contact. |
SpamShield Lite/Pro Actions |
This will allow you to report the message as spam. To learn more about this feature please review the section on SpamShield Pro. |
Attachments |
If you received an attachment with your message this will be displayed in this section. Here you can select "Save" to save this attachment to your local drive or "View: if you only wish to view this. To Save an attachment:
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4.5 Navigating through Messages
From within the Message:
- Click on Next to view the next email message
- Click on Previous to view the previous message
4.6 Replying to a Message
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- Open the email message
- Click the Reply button to reply only to the sender of the email.
4.7 Replying to All
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- Click the Reply All button to reply to everyone who received the email.
4.8 Forwarding a message
By default your when you forward a message, the forwarding email will be shown as an attachment. To forward the message in the body of your message please change this to Inline in the Preferences page.
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- Open an email.
- Click the Forward button.
- A new message will appear with the forwarded message attached.
Note: The Subject line will be automatically filled in. - Enter the email address(es) of your intended recipient(s). At least one email address is required.
- Add to the message if you desire or click the Send Message button.
4.9 Deleting Messages
If your account reaches the maximum, you will not be to receive new messages. If you receive a high volume of email messages containing large attachments, or if you travel for an extended period and choose to leave your email messages stored on the server, you may receive a Quota Warning.
To Delete One or Multiple messages:
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- On the left side of the Everyone.net Inbox page, click the Folders link.
- Under the Folder column, select the folder that contains "unwanted messages".
- Select the message(s) you want to delete by checking the box next to the message.
- Click the Delete button. The selected mail will be moved to the Trash folder.
To permanently delete emails from the trash folder:
- Click the Folders link.
- Next to Trash, click the Empty link. This removes all mails from the Trash folder.

4.10 Moving Emails between Folders
To move mail between folders:
- On the main navigation bar, click Folders.
- Click the folder that contains the message you wish to move.
- Select the mail you want to move, open the "Move messages to..." drop down menu and choose the destination folder from the list where you want to move the mail.
- Click the Move button.

4.11 Checking External Mail
You may check message from other email addresses via your Web Mail. For instructions on how to do this please review the Check External Accounts under the Options section. Once set up you can check these external accounts by clicking on the Check External Mail link.
5. Composing Email
Compose a Message:
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- On the toolbar, click the Compose button.
- A window will open up.
Below you will find a brief summary of the fields and features available when you compose a message.
| To | Here you can enter the email address(es) of your recipients. Please keep in mind that an email address consists of username@domain.com. |
| Cc | This field is to be used when you wish to send copies of the message to people other than the recipient. Your recipient will then see that the person(s) who received the copy. Hence the name carbon copy (Cc). |
| Bcc | Blind Carbon Copy works similar to Cc, however none of the recipients will see any email addresses entered in this field. |
Use Address Book
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You can use the Address Book to look up and select names, email addresses, and groups when you send email messages.
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| Subject | Enter the subject of your message. |
Add Attachment
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The email attachment feature allows you to send files/pictures along with email messages. An attachment can be word processing documents, spreadsheets, graphics, photographs, and sounds.
To Send an Attachment:
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Save copy to Sent folder
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Check the box next to Save Copy if you wish to save a copy of the email message in your Sent Folder. |
Spell Check
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This feature allows you to check the spelling of the message you are composing. |
Plain/Rich Text
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This feature allows you to change the formatting of the message from Rich Text to Plain Text and vice-versa. NOTE: All formatting changes will be lost when you switch from Rich to Plain text. |
| Font
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This feature allows you to select a font type from the list. To change the font at the beginning of the message:
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| Font Size
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This feature allows you to select a font size from the list. To change the font at the beginning of the message:
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| Font Color
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This feature allows you to select a font color from the list. To change the font at the beginning of the message:
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| Highlight Color
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This feature allows you to highlight text within the message. To highlight text:
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| Bold
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This feature allows bold the text within a message. To bold text:
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| Italics
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This feature allows you to change normal text to italic within a message. To make text italic:
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| Underline
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This feature allows underline the text within a message. To underline text:
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| Strikethrough
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This feature allows strikethrough for the text within your message. To strikethrough text:
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| Superscript/Subscript
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This feature allows you to create superscript and/or subscript text. To superscript/subscript text:
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| Paragraph Alignment
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This feature allows you to change the alignment for different paragraphs or the complete email. To change the paragraph alignment:
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| Indent/Outdent
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This feature allows outdenting or indenting of certain text. To indent text:
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| Bullet List/Numbered List
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This feature allows creates a bullet or numbered list within your message. To create a bullet or numbered list:
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| Horizontal Rule
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This feature allows you to add a horizontal line to your email messages by selecting the Horizontal Rule Icon. |
| Background Color
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This feature allows you to change the background color for the message. To select a Background Color:
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| Background Image
(optional)
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If this feature is available, you can chose from one of the many backgrounds available to you.
NOTE: This feature must be enabled by the account administrator.
To remove the background:
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| Emoticon
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This feature allows you to select from a chart of faces which are symbols for different expressions and emotions. To select an image:
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| Link Image
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This feature allows you enter images which are found on the internet. To insert pictures as embedded images:
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| Link URL
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This feature allows you to add a link to selected words. To add a link:
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5.1 Sending Messages
To send your message:
- Ensure you have enter the email address(es) of your intended recipient(s) in the To field. At least one email address is required.
- Click Send Message when you are finished composing your message.
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Send Message
A confirmation message will appear notifying you that your message was sent.
To Save All Sent Messages to your Sent Folder
- On the left of the page, click the Options link.
- Under the Additional Options button, click the Preferences link.
- Next to the Save Sent Messages setting, choose the Yes option by clicking it, then click the Save button.
5.2 Creating Drafts
Saving a message as a draft allows you to compose a message and return to it later without sending.
To save a message as a draft:
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Draft
- Click on the Save Draft button
To retrieve the drafted message:
- Click on Folders
- Select the Draft Folder
- Select the message
5.3 Canceling a message
Once a message has been sent you can not stop the delivery. However, you can cancel an email when you are in the process of composing this.
To cancel a message:
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Cancel
- Click on the Cancel Icon
5.4 Adding Contacts While Sending a Message
The Address Book has a feature which allows you to automatically add a new contact when sending an email message. This feature detects when the email recipient is not already added to the Address Book and gives you the option to add them.
- Compose your email message, and then click the Send Message button.
- On the Compose page, click the box next to each recipient you wish to add to the Address Book to place a check mark in it, and then click the Add Contacts button.
- Click the Return to Inbox button.
6. Address Book
In your address book you will find the contact details, such as email addresses, names, and phone numbers to contacts which you have added. All services come with the default personal address book. However Business Mail has a shared address book which contains shared contacts for that domain.

6.1 Selecting an Address Book
If you have more than one address book you can select between these by selecting this from the drop down menu.

6.2 Searching the Address Book
There are several features which allow you to search the address book based on the criteria entered.
6.2.1 Using Find contacts
- Select the criteria from the drop down menu.
- Enter the text you would like to search for into the box
- Click on Find
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6.2.2 Using Browse by contacts
- Select the criteria from the drop down menu
- Select All or a letter from the list.
The list will now be sorted by selection.
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6.2.3 Sorting the address book
- Click on the link for the category you wish to sort your address book by
The list will sort automatically
6.2.4 Selecting the number of contacts to list
You can adjust the number of contacts that will show up per page.
- Click on the List drop down menu located above the Mail Button
- Select the amount or all

The page will automatically load with the selected amount.
6.2.5 Selecting list type
You can select the type of contacts that will be displayed on the page.
- Click on the Contact drop down menu
- Select the type

The page will automatically load with the contact type
6.3 Adding a New Contact
- Click the Addresses link.
- Click the New Contact button.
- In the Email Address(es) section, in the Primary: box, type the email address you wish to add. NOTE: The email address is the only information required when adding a contact to the Address Book. You may also add any additional information about your contact in the other optional fields.
- Click the Save Changes button.
- Click the Back to List button.
6.4 Adding a New Group
You can create a single group name to send a message to several contacts at once.
- Click the New Groups link. Your current list of groups will appear.
- Click Add Entry from Address Book, and then click the Done button.
- In the Group Name field, type the name.
- Add Contacts to your group. The Contacts field will list all of the contacts in your Address Book. Click on the contact that you want to add to your group.
- To insert the contact into the Current Group Member field, click Add (Contact) to Group. Repeat the steps 5 and 6 for to include all the contacts in your group.
- Click Add Group.
- Click Save Changes to take you back to your email.

6.5 Importing Contacts
In order to import contacts into your address book, you will first have to export the contacts from a supported mail client. Once you have that file, you can add this to your Web Mail address book.

To import the address book:
- Select the application that exported the contacts
- Supported application list
- Microsoft Entourage for Mac OS (Tab-delimited text file)
- Eudora 5.x for Mac OS (CSV text file)
- Netscape Communicator 4.77 for Windows (CSV text file)
- Microsoft Outlook 2000-2003 for Windows (CSV text file)
- Microsoft Outlook Express for Windows (CSV text file)
- Yahoo! Export Format (CSV text file)
- Upload the file from the hard drive that contains the file
- Submit the file
6.6 Editing a Contact
From within Address Book:
- Under the Edit column, next to the contact you want to edit, click the Edit icon (yellow notepad with a pencil).

- On the appropriate boxes, type the required changes, then click the Save Changes button
6.7 Viewing a Contact
From within Address Book:
- Under the View column, next to the contact you want to view, click the View icon (magnifying glass).

6.8 Deleting a Contact
From within Address Book:
- Under the Delete column, next to the contact you want to delete, click the Delete icon (trash can).

- A pop up will appear to confirm the deletion of this contact. Click OK to proceed. Cancel to cancel the request.
6.9 Sending Mail to a contact
To send to a single contact:
- Click on the email address from the address book list.
To send to multiple contacts:
- Select the contacts by placing a check in the box next to the contact's name
- Click on Mail button
7. Folders
Folder will help to organize your messages. When you select the Folder button a list of available folders will be displayed. From this page you can view information about your folders, including the size, amount of messages, as well as buttons to the features you can use.

7.1 Selecting a Folder
To select a folder click on the Folder's name
7.2 Creating Top Level Folders
To Create a Top Level Folder:
- Under the Folders column, click the Create New Folder link.
- In the box provided, type a name for the new folder and the new sub-folder, then click the Create New Folder button. Your new folder will be listed below the default folders such as Inbox, Spam, Drafts, Trash, and Sent.
7.3 Creating Sub-folders
To Create a Sub-Folder:
- To create a sub-folder, under the New column, click the folder icon next to the existing folder where you want to place the sub-folder. Your new sub-folder will be listed below the folder you selected.
- Enter the Folder's name
- Click on Create New Folder
To make an existing folder into a Sub-Folder:
- Create a Top Level Folder
- Click on the Move Icon
- Move the Folder under the desired Folder by selecting the radio button next to its name.
- Click on the Rename/Move button
7.4 Moving a Folder
To Move a Folder:
- Click on the Move icon

- Move the Folder under the desired Folder by selecting the radio button next to its name.
- Click on the Rename/Move button
7.5 Renaming a Folder
To rename a Sub-Folder:
- Click on the Rename/Move Icon

- Edit the folder name.
- Click on the Rename/Move button
7.6 Deleting a Folder
To Delete a Folder:
- To the right of the folder name, click the Delete link. A confirmation window will pop up.
- Click the OK button to delete this folder. The folder will disappear and its contents will be sent to the Trash folder. The contents will remain in the Trash folder until they are deleted.
7.7 Emptying a Folder
To Empty a Folder:
- Under the Delete column, next to the folder name, click the Trash Can icon or the Delete All link.
- Click the Yes button to delete the folder. Your folder will disappear and its contents will be sent to the Trash folder. The contents will remain in the Trash folder until they are deleted.
7.8 Using Folder Janitor
This feature allows you to set automatic email deletion of email messages within folders.

To use the Folder Janitor:
- Click the Folders link.
- In the Info section, click the Edit Folder Info (magnifying glass) icon.

- Choose the options you wish to use, then click the Save button.
- Click the OK button.
8. Searching for Messages

To search for messages:
- Click the Search button.
- Set the conditions for the search by entering values into the Find messages where and the word or phrase fields.
- Click the Look in Folder drop-down menu to open it, choose the required folder, and then click it.
- Click Search button. A list of all messages that meet the criteria will appear.
9. Options

9.1 Personal Information
This section allows you to update your personal information for the account only. This information is not available to recipients of your email.
9.1.1 Updating your Personal Profile
Your personal profile is used for billing and account ownership verification. We recommend you update this information as needed.
To update your personal information:
- On the left navigation bar, click Options.
- Click the Personal Profile link. The information entered at the time of your initial email account sign up populates most of the fields.
- Update the required fields, where the required fields are indicated by an asterisk (*).
- Click Save.
9.1.2 Changing your Password
We recommend that you change your password periodically.
To Change your password:
- On the left navigation bar, click Options
- Under the Account Management section, click the Change Your Password link.
- Enter current password [your current password], then type new password [your new password].
- Enter your new password twice to check if the spelling is correct.
- Click the Change Password button.
9.2 Mail Handling Preferences
This section contains the features which will allow you to set your mail handling preferences.
9.2.1 Email Forwarding
You can forward all your email to another email address and optionally keep a copy in this mailbox too.
Choose a forwarding option
- Do not forward any new messages
- Forward all new messages to the email address(es) below
- Forward all new messages to the email address(es) below and save a copy in this mailbox
Enter one or more email forwarding email addresses separated by commas. For example; you@example.org for a single email address and you@example.edu, bob@example.com for a multiple email addresses entry.
9.2.2 Auto Response
This feature will send a custom message in response to all email that you receive for the duration of time that you specify. Also, your senders will only receive one notification in a 24 hour period. Therefore they can freely email you without constantly receiving your auto response message.
To turn off Auto Response:
- Select the radio button Turn off Auto Response
To turn on Auto Response:
- Select a Start date
- Select an End date
- Under Subject, enter the subject line for your message
- Under Message, enter the body of your message
- You have the option to save all incoming mail in your Inbox.
- Select Yes if you wish to save all incoming mail in your Inbox.
- Select no if you if you would like all email to be rejected until the end date specified.
9.2.3 Check External Mail
You can read e-mail from your other accounts (work, home, etc.) if your service provider or company provides a POP server.
You must enter the following information for your external account:
- POP Server Hostname
- POP Server Port
- POP Account Username
- POP Account Password
9.2.4 Email Rules
Email Rules route messages to the designated folders and can be used to approve or block senders based on advanced criteria.
- To view Email Rules:
1. Click the Options link.
Click the Email rules link.
Note: If you do not have any rules set up there will be none listed on the page.
To Create a rule:
- Click on Create a New Rule or New Rule button
- Name the rule (optional)
- Select the Condition(s) of the rule
- Select the Action(s)
- Click on Save
To Edit a rule:
- Next to the email rule you want to edit, click the Edit icon (yellow notepad with a pencil).
- Make the required changes, then click the Save button
To Enable/Disable a rule:
- Edit the rule by clicking on the Edit icon (yellow notepad with a pencil)
- Enter a check mark in the Disabled box (located in the upper right corner)
- Make the required changes, then click the Save button
To Remove a rule:
- Next to the email rule you want to remove, click the Remove icon (red icon with an X).
- A box will pop up asking you to confirm that you want to remove the rule. Click OK.
- Make the required changes, then click the Save button
To Edit the order of the rules:
- Next to the email rule you want to move, click the up or down arrow icon.
9.2.5 Email Notification
You can set up your mailbox to notify you when a new email is received. You can receive notification on another mailbox even when you are not logged on to your account.
To set up mail notification:
- On the main navigation bar, click Options.
- Click Email Notification.
- In the "Receive a notification of new mail at this address" field, type the address of a second email account. Leave the field blank to disable the feature.
- 4. Specify a preference for the "Receive no more than one notification every"The options are one hour, four hours, or one day.
- Click the Save button.
9.2.6 SpamShield
SpamShield features powerful tools to block junk email. Your account may have either SpamShield Lite or SpamShield Pro. To learn more about this feature and its use, please review the SpamShield section.
9.3 Additional Options
Some of the features in this section may not be available for your account type.
9.3.1 Checking your messages with Email Clients
Send and receive (POP) email with your favorite email software. To learn more about this feature and its use, please review the Email Client section.
9.3.2 Shared Address Book (only available for Business Mail)
This link will provide you with step by step instructions on how to setup Outlook or Other Software to access the shared address book for your domain.
9.3.3 Customizing your Signature
This feature will allow you to customize your signature which will display or append to all of your outgoing messages.
9.3.4 Preferences
You may customize your time your messages in this section. The following are the preferences you can change.
- The Name you would like displayed on the From line
- The Reply To address you would like to use for outgoing messages
- The form of Forwarded messages
- Auto Complete On or Off
- Preferred Text Editor
- Default font for your Rich Text Editor
- Save Sent Messages On or Off
- Time Zone, Date Format, and Time Format
- Amount of messages you want to see at a time when viewing a folder
- Navigation from after moving or deleing a message
9.3.5 Changing the Forwarding Mode
This will change the method emails are forwarded
Choosing Forwarding as an attachment
- Select Options
- Select Preferences
- Under Forwarding Mode, select the radio button next to Attachment
9.3.6 Choosing Inline Forwarding
- Select Options
- Select Preferences
- Under Forwarding Mode, select the radio button next to Inline
Please remember to save your changes by selecting the Save button
9.3.7 Changing the Default RTE Font
In the Rich Text Editor, you can choose a default font and size
Choosing a default Rich Text Font
- Select Options
- Select Preferences
- Under Default RTE Font, select the font type and size from the menu.
Please remember to save your changes by selecting the Save button.










