Quick Index

Features
  Installation
  Main
  Introduction
  Main Menu
  Setup Preferences
  Address Book
  Compose Message
  Attachments
  In Mail Box
  Out Mail Box
  Check New Mail
  Create Signatures
  Setup Tags
  Setup Filters
  Folders
  Forms

Misc. Features   Localization
  Mail Queuing
  Multiple Accounts
  Log File
  Text Gadget Docs
  Custom Screen
  Safe Tips
  Credits
Problems/Solutions   Problem/Solutions

Address Book

The Address Book lets you maintain user's real name, e-mail address and a comment. You can also create user groups and mailing lists from the Address Book.

User groups name may not include the @ character. This is how Air Mail tells if the name is a user or a group.

Buttons

Save User - Saves the entire Address Book.
New user - Adds new user to the Address Book.
Edit - Edit the selected user from the 'Available Users' list view. You can also double click on the user to edit.
Del User - Deletes the selected user from the 'Available Users' list view.
New Group - Creates a new user group.
Load Group - Load a new user group into the Address Book.
Save Group - Saves the current users group.
Import - Import comma delimited ASCII file into the Address Book.
Export - Export Address Book to a tab delimited ASCII file.
Print - Print the Address Book to printer.

To create a new user

To add a new user click on the 'New user' button. The following window will be opened.

To create a new user group

User groups or mailing lists is used for bulk mailing. If you send messages to multiple users often then you may want to create a user group.
  • 1. Click on the 'New Group' button. This will clear the right listview.
  • 2. Click on a user from the available list and hold the left mouse button.
  • 3. Drag the user to the right listview and release the left mouse button.
  • 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have selected all the users for your group.
  • 5. Click on the 'Save Group' to save the new group. Once the new group is save it will appear on the available list on the left.

    • Importing Users into Address Book

    To import users into the Address Book you will need to setup the ASCII file in the following format:

    realname, email, comment
    realname is the real name of the user.
    email is the email address of the user.
    comment comment about the user.

    Each entry into the Address Book must start at a new line.

    Last Updated May 25, 1997
    HTML Docs by Danny Y. Wong & Frank L. Wong
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