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Message Access
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When a message is opened four or five panels are presented following thestatus message. 

First Panel 

The dialog'   Oallows the full message be viewed in a format more suitable for printing, or asMplain text. The raw view will display the full message, the header view just(the Internet mail header if present. TheB  segment opens a new window.!

The message navigation dialog' A8A  Mallows the previous and next message to be retrieved without returning to theMmessage listing. The middle button returns to the message listing displayingOthe range containing the last read message. This dialog is also present in the third panel.)

The dialog to the right of this panel' AA7;  Oallows the current message to be copied or moved to the folder specified by the^adjacent folder selector. Where multiple mail files (drawers) are present, this dialogMonly display the folders of the currently selected mail file. If the desiredLtarget file's folders are not currently visible selecting the file name willOrefresh the list displaying the folders contained in that file. See section onmultiple mail files in^  Mhelp. The text entry field to the right of the folder selector can be used toMenter the name of a new folder for message storage. With multiple mail filesJtwo fields are present, the first for a file name, the second for a folderJname. If empty these fields default to the corresponding component in thefolder list selector.0

Message Header (Second) Panel M

Message header information including subject line, address of originator,Kdate/time sent (local to sender) plus date/time received in square bracketsI(local to soyMAIL system and the same time shown in the message listing),Nand the recipient list (which will usually include a "To:" field and#sometimes a "Cc:" field).

The dialog' ;  Nprovided on the same line as the "From:" field allows the originator#address to be added to the personalS/list as the entry named by the text field. TheB  Mopens the contacts list in a new window with the contact information ready to be edited.

Third Panel $

This panel provides the buttons '   4to allow various responses to the current email. TheB  Csegment opens the response in a new window. It generates a messageRJpage containing the original message text with various addressing options.

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The reply and forward functions also quote the message. The "edit as&if it is a new message" does not.I

If there is is an HTML alternative to a plain text message the buttonJ  Lshows the sanitised** HTML content. Similarly, when viewing HTMLcontent there will be aK  Lbutton to show any plain text alternative. Read preference can selected via the soyMAIL Rpage.6

For plain text messages there are also the buttonsK  andL  Lto enable and disable massaging of the message text. When enabled itLwraps long lines, eliminates extra blank lines and removes any PGP signaturefrom the text.1

The third panel also also includes the dialog' A8A:;  ,allowing message navigation and disposition.!

As from a message listing theF  $button moves the selected message(s)Minto a folder named "Waste Items". This functions in the role of aOwastebasket, allowing subsequent access and retrieval, or final disposal"of messages moved there (using itsF  @button). This folder is is not the VMS Mail WASTEBASKET.

CAUTION: Lcompletely removes the message. There is no way subsequently to retrieve it..

Message Text (Fourth) Panel J

This panel contains the message text presented as either plain text orsanitised** HTML.+

Attachment (Fifth) Panel M

If the message contained one or more MIME compliant attachments the fifthpanel containing the dialog'  ¤¤¤ P19:  .allows access to the content of each of these.N

Clicking on the button containing the attachment name opens the content inFthe current window. If the browser can process the content it will beLdisplayed. If it cannot a browser save-as dialog will be presented. TheB  -segment opens the attachment in a new window.O

The   ¤¤¤   link to the left of the nameGbutton allows a browser right-click, save-target-as dialog to beKinitiated and the part easily saved to storage local to the browser system.N

The text field contains the message-supplied content-type. Generally thisNshould be left as supplied although it can sometimes be an advantage to modifyHit to something more acceptable to the browser or operating system. TheF  Jbutton restores the original content-type information for all attachments.O

The (checkbox) allows the7selected message(s) to be saved into soyMAIL using the E  Cbutton for use as an attachment to a subsequently composed message.<

At some sites (depending on configuration) an associatedH  Ibutton allows the attachment to be extracted into the user home directory9on the soyMAIL server (file names are prefixed with 4SOYMAIL-, and then derived using the part name).F

Messages in character sets that do not have specific left-to-right4directionality (most do) show two additional buttonsN  I @that allow the message text directionality to be explicitly set.

J**Sanitised means every effort has been made to render the HTMLJwell-behaved and "harmless". All scripting (e.g. JavaScript) isIremoved and only tags with known and acceptable behaviours permitted. InNparticular the HTML should make no access to external resources for displayingOthe message. For that reason images are replaced with textual indicators. The;original HTML message may be accessed using the respectiveB"text/html" message part button in the attachment panel.