Sending E-mail messages

So far we have seen how to begin the e-mail process, how to compose a message and how to edit a message using Netscape Messenger. This lesson will introduce you to the process of sending e-mail messages. It will cover how to reply to messages, forward messages, send attachments and how to use the address book.

Sending a message

Now that you are ready to send the message, you need to verify that the e-mail address you are sending the message to is correct.

Click Send in the message composition window (see Figure 1).

If you are connected to a network or your Internet Service Provider, Messenger immediately sends the message. If you are working offline, Messenger moves the message to the Outbox or to the Unsent Messages folder to deliver when Communicator reconnects.

Note: Messenger is initially set to copy outgoing mail and discussion group messages to the Sent folder. You should periodically delete messages from the Sent folder to keep it from growing too large. To change the preferences for outgoing messages, choose Preferences from the Edit menu, click Mail & Groups, and then click Messages.

Figure 1

Replying to a message

  1. Read the message you want to reply to.

  2. Click Reply (see Figure 2).

    If your Mail & Groups preferences are set so that Messenger quotes the original message when replying, the text of the original message appears above the insertion point in the message composition window. To change this setting, choose Preferences from the Edit menu, click Mail & Groups, then click Messages. Your change affects future replies.

  3. Choose Reply to Sender if you want to reply only to the person who sent you the message.

    Choose Reply to All if you want to reply to the person who sent you the message and also send a carbon copy (cc:) of your reply to everyone else that received the original message.

  4. In the composition window, check the address area to make sure that the message is addressed the way you want.

    Messenger automatically addresses your reply to the recipients listed in the Reply-To header of the original message.

  5. Type your reply in the message composition area.

  6. Click Send.

Figure 2

Forwarding a message

  1. Select the message you want to forward.

  2. Click Forward.

  3. Type the address of the person or mailing list you want to send the message to, or click Address in the toolbar.

  4. Click in the message area and type any remarks you want to include with the forwarded message.

  5. Click Send.

Attaching a file to a message

  1. Click New Msg in Messenger's toolbar.

  2. Hold down the Attach button, and choose File (see Figure 3).

  3. Choose the file you want to include in the message.

  4. Click Open.

Tip

To attach the web page you're viewing in Navigator, drag the page's page proxy icon from Navigator into the attachments list in the message composition window.

Tip

To attach a file on your desktop or in a folder, drag it into the attachments list in the message composition window.

Figure 3

Seeing the list of attached files

Click the Attachments tab in the message composition window (see Figure 4).

Figure 4