Private Mail

Sending FirstClass Mail

On completion of this exercise you will be able to send a FirstClass message (e-mail or mail).

For the purposes of the exercise we have invented a set of 'virtual students'. The names of the virtual students are:

Ahmed Avocado, Bertha Banana, Conan Clementine, Delilah Damson, Elvis Elderberry, Francoise Fig, Gerhardt Grapefruit and Henrietta Honeydew (they may also be referred to as 'the fruitees'). You can send messages to them and they will instantly reply.

Click on the play button located at the bottom right hand corner of the animation screen to play a movie that takes you through sending a FirstClass message (also covered in the text below).

1. Open your Mailbox by either
   • Selecting File> Open> Mailbox from the Menu toolbar or
   • Double-click on the Mailbox icon
2. From the Menu toolbar select Message> New Message, alternatively click the New Message icon on the toolbar
3. Type in their FirstClass preferred name into the To: field and press return
4. Proceed with either 4 i) or ii)
   • 4 i) If an icon appears to the left hand side of their name this is a valid address
   • Goto step 5
   • 4 ii) If a person has accounts on more than one server a Directory box will pop-up detailing these other accounts as shown in Figure 1
     
     

     Figure 1 - Example Directory Listing

     • Bertha Banana (indicates same server as yourself)
     • Bertha Banana,oufcntX.open.ac.uk (where X indicates another FirstClass server number)
     • Select the address you require by highlighting it and clicking on the To: button
     • Either an internal address icon or an external address icon will appear to the left hand side of their name to indicate a valid address.
     • Close down the Directory box
     • Goto step 5
5. Add in a subject in the Subject: field
6. Enter your text into the main body of the message
7. From the Menu toolbar select Message> Send and Close or click the Send and Close icon

The mail will have been sent and will appear in your mailbox. Messages you send are indicated by To:

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