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Message Composition and Mailing
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soyMAIL message addressing and sending supports native VMS mailboxesHand Internet compliant mailing. The message composition page allows theKaddressing, text editing and attachment of external files (for MIME capablemailing systems).9

The composition page comprises three specific panels:

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When sent the message composition page returns to exactly what it wasObefore sending. Careful attention should be given the status message panel forLdetermining message send status. If an error occured (.e.g addressing) thisOcan be corrected and the message send again attempted. Even after a successfulEsend the message is again available for modification and resending if required.N

The "From:" address seen by the destintation is derived from theMusername and local host name. It can be explicitly set using the Personal;name and From address options available from theRpage.

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Multiple addresses can be entered into any of these fields, one per line.3%
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 MUp to three address fields are provided, "To:", "Cc:" andG"Bcc:". Initially only the "To:" field is present. GSelecting either of the other three buttons opens the respective field.N

Contact names are displayed in the selection list on the right. These are#(in part) derived from the personalSLlist available in soyMAIL. The associated addresses can be moved into any ofHthe address fields using the respective button. The [SELF] is a specialIaddress allowing a copy-to-self to be added to any of the address fields.H

The "Reply-to:" button and field can be used to specify anFaddress to be replied to different from the "From:" address.

NThe message subject line is automatically attributed when composing a reply orforward.

Message TextK

The message text edit area provides basic text editing functionality - Icharacter-cell insert/delete, text cut/copy/paste, etc. (it is a standardObrowser, after-all). Message text can be cut-and-paste from other applicationsIin the usual manner. Action buttons to the left of the panel provide thefollowing functionality.?%
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  • Send mails the message.M
  • Send-Close mails the message and closes the window if the send was sucessful.O
  • Sign appends any user-option set signature text to the message text.K
  • Reset restores any existing message text to before modification.@
  • Save stores the full message with soyMAIL as a draft.J
  • Restore retrieves a previously saved draft back to the message.*
  • Clear empties the message text.>
  • New empties all fields associated with the message.N
  • Wrap on/off changes the message text wrapping to the mode indicatedby the button.N
  • Normal/Wide changes the width of the message text edit window to 72and 130 columns respectively.
FNote that not all buttons will be present during all stages of message composition.

Message HTMLJ

soyMAIL supports plug-in JavaScript-driven HTML editors. TheseHallow HTML messages to be created and replied-to from within the soyMAILIcomposition page. The capabilities of this editor depends on the packageIlocally installed. Usually there is help available from the editor panelKitself. One of these packages must be installed and configured by the site&administrator in addition to soyMAIL..?%
\]&KWhen available the appropriate editor is selected when replying-to the HTMLGor plain text message being read. These buttons allow the editor to be8switched while using the composition page. The default (editor can be selected from the soyMAIL Rpage.


AttachmentsE

Attachments are files added to a MIME-compliant mail message (seebhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIME)Kfor access and viewing by the message recipient. Files are either uploadedFfrom the browser-local system to soyMAIL, or saved from attachments ofOpreviously received and read messages. When a file has been uploaded to soyMAILLfor potential attachment to a message the attachment panel displays buttons,checkbox and file detail.3%%
' ;   ;  <name> (size)  #OOn the far left is a delete all button. This removes all uploaded filesMfrom soyMAIL. Associated with each uploaded file are two buttons, a checkbox,Kand file detail. The buttons allow individual deletion of each attachment,Nviewing its content, and the checkbox selection for inclusion as an attachmentto the current message.
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OThis dialog allows a file on the browser-local system to be selected for upload;to soyMAIL for potential inclusion as a message attachment.
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Uploaded attachments can persist between individual message compositionsJand mailings. So it is quite possible to include some uploaded files withEparticular messages and not with others. It is recommended to delete;all attachments when finished including them with messages.