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+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
+<head>
+<title>Using &brandShortName; Mail &amp; Newsgroups</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="helpFileLayout.css" type="text/css"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="chrome://communicator/skin/smileys.css"
+ type="text/css"/>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<div class="boilerPlate">This document is provided for your information only.
+ It may help you take certain steps to protect the privacy and security of
+ your personal information on the Internet. This document does not, however,
+ address all online privacy and security issues, nor does it represent a
+ recommendation about what constitutes adequate privacy and security
+ protection on the Internet.</div>
+
+<h1 id="using_mozilla_mail_and_newsgroups">Using &brandShortName; Mail &amp;
+ Newsgroups</h1>
+
+<p>&brandShortName; Mail &amp; Newsgroups lets you conveniently manage all your
+ Internet communications from one place. You can set up and maintain multiple
+ business and personal mail accounts and Internet newsgroups, all from one
+ window &mdash; the Mail &amp; Newsgroups window.</p>
+
+<p>To start using &brandShortName; Mail &amp; Newsgroups:</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>Click the Mail &amp; Newsgroups icon in the lower-left corner of the
+ &brandShortName; browser window.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<table>
+ <tr>
+ <td colspan="2"><img src="images/task_mail.png" alt=""/></td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td style="width: 20px;"></td>
+ <td><strong>Mail &amp; Newsgroups icon</strong></td>
+ </tr>
+</table>
+
+<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="#getting_started_with_mozilla_mail_and_newsgroups">Getting
+ Started with &brandShortName; Mail &amp; Newsgroups</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#importing_mail_from_other_programs">Importing Mail from Other
+ Programs</a></li>
+ <li><a href="mailnews_using_mail.xhtml#reading_messages">Reading
+ Messages</a></li>
+ <li><a href="mailnews_using_mail.xhtml#sending_messages">Sending
+ Messages</a></li>
+ <li><a href="mailnews_using_mail.xhtml#creating_html_mail_messages">Creating
+ HTML Mail Messages</a></li>
+ <li><a href="mailnews_using_mail.xhtml#using_attachments">Using
+ Attachments</a></li>
+ <li><a href="mailnews_using_mail.xhtml#deleting_messages">Deleting
+ Messages</a></li>
+ <li><a href="mailnews_addressbooks.xhtml">Using Address Books</a></li>
+ <li><a href="mailnews_organizing.xhtml">Organizing Your Messages</a></li>
+ <li><a href="mailnews_organizing.xhtml#controlling_junk_mail">Controlling
+ Junk Mail</a></li>
+ <li><a href="mailnews_newsgroups.xhtml">Getting Started with
+ Newsgroups</a></li>
+ <li><a href="mailnews_blogs_and_feeds.xhtml">Getting Started
+ with Blogs &amp; News Feeds</a></li>
+ <li><a href="mailnews_offline.xhtml">Working Offline</a></li>
+ <li><a href="mailnews_security.xhtml">Signing &amp; Encrypting
+ Messages</a></li>
+ <li><a href="mailnews_account_settings.xhtml">Mail &amp; Newsgroups
+ Account Settings</a></li>
+ <li><a href="mailnews_preferences.xhtml">Mail &amp; Newsgroups
+ Preferences</a></li>
+ </ul>
+</div>
+
+<h1 id="getting_started_with_mozilla_mail_and_newsgroups">Getting Started with
+ &brandShortName; Mail &amp; Newsgroups</h1>
+
+<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="#using_the_mail_account_setup_wizard">Using the Mail Account
+ Setup Wizard</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#setting_up_additional_mail_and_news_accounts">Setting Up
+ Additional Mail and News Accounts</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#changing_the_settings_for_an_account">Changing the Settings
+ for an Account</a></li>
+ </ul>
+</div>
+
+<h2 id="using_the_mail_account_setup_wizard">Using the Mail Account Setup
+ Wizard</h2>
+
+<p>To set up a mail, newsgroup or blogs &amp; news feeds account, first open
+ the Window menu and choose Mail &amp; Newsgroups. If you haven&apos;t
+ already set up an account, the Account Wizard appears automatically, enabling
+ you to set up an account.</p>
+
+<p>The Account Wizard guides you through the process of creating a new account.
+ If you don&apos;t know a setting, click Cancel and ask your Internet service
+ provider (ISP) or help desk.</p>
+
+<p>If an account already exists, the Account Wizard doesn&apos;t appear
+ automatically when the Mail window opens. Instead, after opening the Mail
+ window, open the File menu and choose New, then Account. For more details,
+ see <a href="#setting_up_additional_mail_and_news_accounts">Setting Up
+ Additional Mail, News &amp; Blogs &amp; News Feeds Accounts</a>.</p>
+
+<h3 id="setting_up_mail_accounts_with_an_isp_or_email_provider">Setting Up Mail
+ Accounts with an ISP or Email Provider</h3>
+
+<p>Before you set up a mail account, your ISP or email provider should give you
+ the following information:</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>your user name</li>
+ <li>your email address</li>
+ <li>the incoming and outgoing mail server names</li>
+ <li>the incoming server type (<a href="glossary.xhtml#imap">IMAP</a> or
+ <a href="glossary.xhtml#pop">POP</a>)</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>Before you set up a newsgroup account, your ISP or email provider should
+ give you the following information:</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>your email address</li>
+ <li>newsgroup server name</li>
+ <li>account name</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>To set up a new mail, newsgroup or blogs &amp; news feeds account, begin
+ from the Mail window:</p>
+
+<ol>
+ <li>Open the Edit menu and choose Mail &amp; Newsgroups Account Settings. You
+ see the Mail &amp; Newsgroups Account Settings dialog box.</li>
+ <li>Click Add Account to start the Account Wizard.
+
+ <p>The information requested by the Account Wizard depends on the type of
+ new account you specify in its first window. The boldface headings that
+ follow correspond to the windows you&apos;ll see when you&apos;re setting
+ up an ISP or email provider account.</p>
+ </li>
+ <li><strong>New Account Setup</strong>: Choose the type of account you want
+ to set up, then click the right arrow.</li>
+ <li><strong>Identity</strong>: Enter the name and email address appropriate
+ for this account, then click the right arrow. This window is not available
+ for the Blogs &amp; News Feeds account type.</li>
+ <li><strong>Server Information</strong>: This window is not available for
+ for the Blogs &amp; News Feeds account type.
+ <ul>
+ <li>Indicate whether you want a POP account or an IMAP account. Not all
+ service providers can support both options. For more information, see
+ <a href="mailnews_account_settings.xhtml#server_settings">Mail &amp;
+ Newsgroups Account Settings - Server Settings</a>.</li>
+ <li>Enter the name of your incoming mail server.</li>
+ <li>Check the <q>Leave messages on server</q> checkbox if you want to
+ leave messages on the server so that when you download messages,
+ &brandShortName; does not remove the messages from the server.</li>
+ <li>If you want this account to be a part of the Local Folders Global
+ Inbox account, check the <q>Use Global Inbox</q> box. Mail for
+ this account will then be stored in your Local Folders. Otherwise, if
+ the checkbox is unchecked, mail will be stored in its own
+ directory.</li>
+ <li>Enter the name of your outgoing mail server (SMTP).
+
+ <p><strong>Note</strong>: You need to specify only one outgoing mail
+ server (SMTP), even if you have several mail accounts. The name of
+ your <a href="glossary.xhtml#smtp">SMTP</a> host may not have been
+ explicitly listed in the account setup information provided to you.
+ For example, your SMTP host may be the same as your POP or IMAP host.
+ If in doubt, contact your ISP or system administrator.</p>
+ </li>
+ <li>Click the right arrow to continue.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li><strong>User Names</strong>: Enter the incoming and outgoing user names
+ provided by your ISP or email provider, then click the right arrow. This
+ window is not available for the Blogs &amp; News Feeds account type.</li>
+ <li><strong>Account Name</strong>: Enter whatever name you want to use to
+ refer to this account, then click the right arrow.</li>
+ <li><strong>Congratulations!</strong> Verify that the information you entered
+ is correct. If necessary, verify the information you entered with your ISP
+ or system administrator. When you are sure that it&apos;s correct, click
+ Finish to set up your account.</li>
+ <li>You see your new account listed in the left side of the Mail &amp;
+ Newsgroups Account Settings dialog box. Click OK to start using your new
+ account.</li>
+</ol>
+
+<p>You are now ready to get messages from your account. &brandShortName; Mail
+ &amp; Newsgroups will prompt you for your password when you retrieve mail for
+ the first time every session. For detailed instructions on how to retrieve
+ mail, see <a href="mailnews_using_mail.xhtml#getting_new_messages">Getting
+ New Messages</a>.</p>
+
+<p>[<a href="#getting_started_with_mozilla_mail_and_newsgroups">Return to
+ beginning of section</a>]</p>
+
+<h2 id="setting_up_additional_mail_and_news_accounts">Setting Up Additional
+ Mail and News Accounts</h2>
+
+<p>You use the Account Settings dialog box to add a new account or to change
+ information for an existing account, including:</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>mail and newsgroup server settings (for example, message deletion and
+ download preferences)</li>
+ <li>storage settings for message copies and folders</li>
+ <li>your reply-to address, organization name, and signature</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>To add a new account or change settings for an existing account, begin from
+ the Mail window:</p>
+
+<ol>
+ <li>Open the Edit menu and choose Mail &amp; Newsgroups Account Settings. You
+ see the Mail &amp; Newsgroups Account Settings dialog box. You can perform
+ these tasks:
+ <ul>
+ <li><strong>Add Account</strong>: Click this button to set up a new mail,
+ news or blogs &amp; news feeds account. Be sure to type the account
+ information exactly as it is given to you. Move through the screens
+ with the arrows, or click Cancel to stop account creation.</li>
+ <li id="set_as_default"><strong>Set as Default</strong>: Select an
+ account, then click this button to make the selected account the
+ default one. The default account will appear at the top of your list
+ of accounts in the Mail window. The change takes effect the next time
+ you open Mail &amp; Newsgroups.
+
+ <p>The default account determines which address is filled into the
+ From: field when you compose a new mail with either no other mail or
+ news account active (i.e. Local Folders or a blogs &amp; news feeds
+ account is selected), through an external application request, or by
+ following a mailto: link.</p>
+
+ <p><strong>Note:</strong> You can&apos;t set a blogs &amp; news feeds
+ account as default.</p>
+ </li>
+ <li><strong>Remove Account</strong>: Select an account, then click this
+ button to remove it completely from your Mail window.</li>
+ <li><strong>Outgoing Server (SMTP)</strong>: Click this (at the bottom of
+ the list of accounts) to modify information about the outgoing mail
+ server. See
+ <a href="mailnews_account_settings.xhtml#outgoing_server">Mail &amp;
+ Newsgroups Account Settings - Outgoing Server (SMTP)</a> for more
+ information.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>Click headings under any account&apos;s name and modify the corresponding
+ settings in the panel on the right.</li>
+ <li>Click OK to save your changes.</li>
+</ol>
+
+<p>[<a href="#getting_started_with_mozilla_mail_and_newsgroups">Return to
+ beginning of section</a>]</p>
+
+<h2 id="changing_the_settings_for_an_account">Changing the Settings for an
+ Account</h2>
+
+<p>To view or change information for an existing mail or newsgroup account,
+ begin from the Mail window:</p>
+
+<ol>
+ <li>Open the Edit menu and choose Mail &amp; Newsgroups Account Settings. You
+ see the Mail &amp; Newsgroups Account Settings dialog box.</li>
+ <li>Click the account name in the left-hand side of the Account Settings
+ dialog box. You see information about the account, such as your email
+ address and signature, in the right side of the dialog box.</li>
+ <li>Click any of these items beneath the name of an account to see the
+ corresponding settings:
+ <ul>
+ <li><strong>Server Settings</strong>: The settings available depend on
+ the type of server (IMAP, POP, or newsgroup server). For more
+ information, see
+ <a href="mailnews_account_settings.xhtml#server_settings">Mail &amp;
+ Newsgroups Account Settings - Server Settings</a>.
+
+ <p><strong>Important</strong>: If you need to change the server type
+ (for example, from POP to IMAP) you must first remove the existing
+ account. Next, you must exit &brandShortName; and restart it. You can
+ then reopen the Mail &amp; Newsgroups Account Settings dialog box and
+ recreate an account with the new server type by clicking Add
+ Account.</p>
+ </li>
+ <li><strong>Copies &amp; Folders</strong>: These settings determine
+ whether to send automatic messages (blind carbon copies) and where you
+ want to store copies of outgoing messages, message drafts, and message
+ templates. For more information, see
+ <a href="mailnews_account_settings.xhtml#copies_and_folders">Mail
+ &amp; Newsgroups Account Settings - Copies &amp; Folders</a>.</li>
+ <li><strong>Composition &amp; Addressing</strong>: These settings allow
+ you to choose your default format and quoting behavior when composing a
+ message. You can also override the global directory server settings
+ specified for all address books in the Preferences dialog box. For more
+ information, see
+ <a href="mailnews_account_settings.xhtml#addressing">Mail &amp;
+ Newsgroups Account Settings - Composition &amp; Addressing</a>.</li>
+ <li><strong>Synchronization &amp; Storage (IMAP and News accounts
+ only)</strong>: These settings apply when you are working offline
+ (disconnected from the Internet) or need to save download time and
+ conserve disk space. For more information, see
+ <a href="mailnews_account_settings.xhtml#synchronization_and_storage_settings_imap">Synchronization
+ &amp; Storage Settings (IMAP)</a> or
+ <a href="mailnews_account_settings.xhtml#synchronization_and_storage_settings_nntp">Synchronization
+ &amp; Storage Settings (News)</a>.</li>
+ <li><strong>Disk Space (POP and blogs &amp; news feeds accounts
+ only)</strong>: This setting helps you manage the amount of disk
+ space that downloaded messages take up on your hard disk. For more
+ information, see
+ <a href="mailnews_account_settings.xhtml#disk_space_settings_pop">Disk
+ Space Settings (POP)</a> or
+ <a href="mailnews_account_settings.xhtml#disk_space_settings_blogs">Disk
+ Space Settings (Blogs)</a>.</li>
+ <li><strong>Security</strong>: These settings determine which
+ <a href="glossary.xhtml#certificate">certificates</a> are used to
+ digitally sign and encrypt mail messages that you send. Digital
+ signatures allow you to identify yourself reliably to others in
+ mail messages that you send. Encryption helps ensure that your
+ messages remain private while they are in transit over the
+ Internet. For more information, see
+ <a href="mailnews_account_settings.xhtml#security">Mail &amp;
+ Newsgroups Account Settings - Security</a>.</li>
+ </ul>
+ </li>
+ <li>Click OK to save your changes.</li>
+</ol>
+
+<p>[<a href="#getting_started_with_mozilla_mail_and_newsgroups">Return to
+ beginning of section</a>]</p>
+
+<h1 id="importing_mail_from_other_programs">Importing Mail from Other
+ Programs</h1>
+
+<p>This section describes how to import mail messages and settings from
+ Netscape Communicator, Outlook, Outlook Express, and Eudora. To import
+ address books from these programs, see
+ <a href="mailnews_addressbooks.xhtml#importing_address_books">Importing
+ Address Books</a>.</p>
+
+<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="#importing_mail_messages">Importing Mail Messages</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#importing_mail_settings">Importing Mail Settings</a></li>
+ </ul>
+</div>
+
+<h2 id="importing_mail_messages">Importing Mail Messages</h2>
+
+<p>To import mail messages from Netscape Communicator, Outlook, Outlook
+ Express, or Eudora, begin from the Mail window:</p>
+
+<ol>
+ <li>Open the Tools menu, and choose Import. You see the Import Wizard.</li>
+ <li>Follow the instructions to import mail messages.</li>
+</ol>
+
+<p>For Netscape Communicator, the wizard imports a copy of all Communicator
+ mail folders included under Local Folders. Imported mail is added as a new
+ folder under Local Folders in the Mail window. (The Communicator mail
+ folders still remain in their original location).</p>
+
+<p>[<a href="#importing_mail_from_other_programs">Return to beginning of
+ section</a>]</p>
+
+<h2 id="importing_mail_settings">Importing Mail Settings</h2>
+
+<p>To import mail settings from Outlook, Outlook Express, or Eudora, begin from
+ the Mail window:</p>
+
+<ol>
+ <li>Open the Tools menu, and choose Import. You see the Import Wizard.</li>
+ <li>Follow the instructions to import mail settings.</li>
+</ol>
+
+<p>[<a href="#importing_mail_from_other_programs">Return to beginning of
+ section</a>]</p>
+</body>
+</html>