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To see these + preferences:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Double-click Mail & Newsgroups to expand the list.</li> +</ol> + +<div class="contentsBox">In this section: + <ul> + <li><a href="#mail_and_newsgroups">Mail & Newsgroups</a></li> + <li><a href="#message_display">Message Display</a></li> + <li><a href="#notifications">Notifications</a></li> + <li><a href="#composition">Composition</a></li> + <li><a href="#send_format">Send Format</a></li> + <li><a href="#addressing_preferences">Addressing</a></li> + <li><a href="#junk_and_suspect_preferences">Junk & Suspect Mail</a></li> + <li><a href="#tags">Tags</a></li> + <li><a href="#return_receipts_preferences">Return Receipts</a></li> + <li><a href="#text_encoding">Text Encoding</a></li> + <li><a href="#network_and_storage_preferences">Network & Storage + Preferences</a></li> + </ul> +</div> + +<h2 id="mail_and_newsgroups">Mail & Newsgroups Preferences - Mail & + Newsgroups</h2> + +<p>This section describes the main Mail & Newsgroups preferences. If you + are not already viewing the Mail & Newsgroups main preferences, follow + these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences. You see the + Preferences dialog box.</li> + <li>Click the Mail & Newsgroups category.</li> +</ol> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Confirm when moving folders to the Trash</strong>: Choose to + allow Mail & Newsgroups to prompt you before deleting folders.</li> + <li><strong>Remember the last selected message</strong>: Choose this option + if you want &brandShortName; to select the message you had selected last + before leaving a folder when you reenter a folder.</li> + <li><strong>Preserve threading when sorting messages</strong>: Select this + option if you want &brandShortName; to preserve the threaded message + grouping + <a href="mailnews_using_mail.xhtml#sorting_and_threading_messages">when + sorting messages</a>. If it is not selected, &brandShortName; automatically + displays the messages unthreaded when you sort them by clicking on the + column headers.</li> + <li><strong>Only check for new mail after opening Mail & + Newsgroups</strong>: By default, &brandShortName; checks for new messages + even if only a browser window is open. Choose this option if you want to + delay checking for new messages until after the Mail & Newsgroups window + has been opened at least once (be it automatically <a + href="cs_nav_prefs_appearance.xhtml#appearance">on startup</a> or + manually).</li> + <li class="win"><strong>Make &brandShortName; the default application + for</strong>: Select &brandShortName; as the default mail, news or feeds + application for Windows and from within other applications such as Microsoft + Word. + + <p><strong>Note</strong>: Setting &brandShortName; as the default + mail, news or feeds application may remove the connection that other + applications had with these tasks. Refer to the documentation of the + respective applications in order to find how to restore the defaults.</p> + </li> + <li><strong>Use &brandShortName; Mail & News when opening browser links + for</strong>: By default, any links to email addresses or newsgroups opened + from browser pages or other messages are handled by &brandShortName; itself. + Uncheck the Mail and/or News boxes if you want an external application to + handle such links instead. In this case, a dialog will open to select the + application to be used. + + <!-- remove the following warning once bug 198547 is fixed --> + <p><strong>Note</strong>: Don't uncheck either of these boxes and then + select &brandShortName; in the dialog unless it is also registered as the + system's respective default mail or news application. Doing so may + cause &brandShortName; to continuously prompt for the program to use when + opening a link.</p> + </li> + <li><strong>When Mail launches, show the Start Page in the message + area</strong>: Select this to enable the Start Page. The Start Page + appears in the message area when you first open &brandShortName; Mail & + Newsgroups. This page is the default page, but you can enter a different + web page or URL of your choice. To disable the Start Page, deselect this + option. Click Restore Default to return to the original page provided by + &brandShortName;.</li> +</ul> + +<p>[<a href="#mail_and_newsgroup_preferences">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="message_display">Mail & Newsgroups Preferences - Message + Display</h2> + +<p>Message Display preferences allow you to choose how messages are displayed + in all accounts. If you are not already viewing the Message Display settings, + follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences. You see the + Preferences dialog box.</li> + <li>Under the Mail & Newsgroups category, click Message Display. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Mail & Newsgroups to expand + the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<ul> + <li><strong>When opening messages, display them in</strong>: These options + control the behavior when opening messages in a separate window, e.g., by + double-clicking on it in the message list of a folder: + <ul> + <li><strong>A new message window</strong>: Choose this if you want to + open each message in a new window.</li> + <li><strong>An existing message window</strong>: Choose this if you want + to reuse an already opened message window for the next mail.</li> + <li><strong>Close message window when deleting a message</strong>: Check + this if you want the message window to be closed automatically when + the message you are viewing in it is deleted.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li><strong>Block images and other content from remote sources</strong>: + Select this checkbox if you do not want to display remote images and other + content in received messages, except from senders in your address books + whom you have allowed. (This checkbox is selected by default.)</li> + <li><strong>Show only display name for people in my address book</strong>: + Check this if you want to save some space in the message headers where + email addresses are shown. If selected, known senders and recipients are + only listed with their display names, their email addresses are hidden. + You can see the full email addresses when hovering over such entries with + the mouse.</li> + <li><strong>Automatically mark messages as read</strong>: Check this option + to mark messages as read once they are opened. (This checkbox is selected + by default.) + <ul> + <li><strong>Only after displaying for [__] seconds</strong>: Check this + option if you do not want a message to be marked as read when you are + only taking a brief look at it. Enter the number of seconds you want a + message to be displayed before it gets marked as read automatically. + If this box is not checked, messages are marked as read as soon as + they are opened.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li><strong>Plain Text Messages</strong>: These settings control how + plain-text messages are displayed. These options do not have any effect + when viewing HTML (rich-text) messages, or when writing new messages. + <ul> + <li><strong>Font</strong>: Select the font you prefer for viewing + plain-text messages: fixed width or variable width.</li> + <li><strong>Wrap text to fit window width</strong>: Select this so that + incoming messages are word-wrapped to fit the width of your Mail + window.</li> + <li><strong>Display emoticons as graphics</strong>: Select this so that + when you receive messages that contain emoticons (also called smiley + faces) Mail & Newsgroups can convert them to graphics, for example: + <table border="1"> + <tr align="center"> + <td><strong>This</strong>:</td> + <td><strong>Converts to</strong>:</td> + </tr> + <tr align="center"> + <td>:-)</td> + <td><span class="smiley moz-smiley-s1"/></td> + </tr> + <tr align="center"> + <td>:)</td> + <td><span class="smiley moz-smiley-s1"/></td> + </tr> + <tr align="center"> + <td>:-(</td> + <td><span class="smiley moz-smiley-s2"/></td> + </tr> + <tr align="center"> + <td>:(</td> + <td><span class="smiley moz-smiley-s2"/></td> + </tr> + <tr align="center"> + <td>;-)</td> + <td><span class="smiley moz-smiley-s3"/></td> + </tr> + <tr align="center"> + <td>;-p</td> + <td><span class="smiley moz-smiley-s4"/></td> + </tr> + </table> + This option also controls some common plain-text formatting conventions: + <table border="1"> + <tr align="center"> + <td><strong>This</strong>:</td> + <td><strong>Displays as</strong>:</td> + </tr> + <tr align="center"> + <td>mm^2</td> + <td>mm<sup>2</sup></td> + </tr> + <tr align="center"> + <td>+/-1</td> + <td>±1</td> + </tr> + </table> + </li> + <li><strong>Settings for quoted messages</strong>: Choose a different + font style, size, and/or color for quoted plain-text messages to more + easily distinguish quoted text (usually the content of a message for + which the sender replied to you, or quoted parts of a message you + replied to).</li> + </ul> + </li> +</ul> + +<p>[<a href="#mail_and_newsgroup_preferences">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="notifications">Mail & Newsgroups Preferences - Notifications</h2> + +<p>Notification preferences allow you to select different methods for informing + you on arrival of a new message. So you don't have to always look in the + folders.</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Mail & Newsgroups category, click Notifications. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Mail & Newsgroups to expand + the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Show an alert for [__] seconds</strong>: Select this if you want + &brandShortName; Mail & Newsgroups to display an alert on your desktop + when new messages arrive. This alert is usually located above your system + tray in the lower right corner of your screen. The alert only appears once + when new messages arrive, stays for the specified amount of time, and + won't appear again until you have visited one of your folders with new + mail, read one of the new messages, or checked for new messages manually. + <table> + <tr> + <td colspan="2"><img src="images/mail_newmail_alert.png" alt=""/></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td style="width: 20px;"></td> + <td><strong>New mail desktop alert</strong></td> + </tr> + </table> + The following options determine which message-specific items are shown in + the alert for each new message: + <ul> + <li><strong>Show a preview of the message text</strong>: Check this to + show the first few words of the message received in the alert.</li> + <li><strong>Show the subject</strong>: Check this to show the subject + line of the message in the alert.</li> + <li><strong>Show the sender</strong>: Check this to show the sender's + name or email address in the alert.</li> + </ul> + <ul class="unix"> + <li><strong>Use the operating system's desktop + notifications</strong>: Select this to use the operating system's + notification system (e.g., libnotify), if available. Note that some + configuration options for the alert message may not be supported.</li> + <li><strong>Use &brandShortName;'s own notification + windows</strong>: Select this to use the built-in + <a href="glossary.xhtml#xul">XUL</a>-based notification system for + new-mail alerts. All configuration options are supported.</li> + </ul> + <p>When the alert appears, clicking an entry for a message will take you + to the respective folder and opens that message. You can close the alert + using the <strong>x</strong> button. + </p> + + <p>The new message alert will continue to work even after you close the + Mail window (as long as another &brandShortName; window is open). + </p> + </li> + + <li class="win"><strong>Show a tray icon</strong>: Select this if you want + &brandShortName; Mail & Newsgroups to display an icon in your system + tray (which is usually found in the lower right corner of your screen) when + new messages arrive. This icon will stay in the system tray until you have + visited one of your folders with new mail, read one of the new messages, + or checked for new messages manually. + <p style="text-indent: 20px"><img src="images/mail_newmail_trayicon.png" + alt=""/> <strong>New mail tray icon</strong></p> + <p>When the icon appears, double-clicking it will open the &brandShortName; + Mail & Newsgroups main window.</p> + <p><strong>Note</strong>: On Windows 7 and above, the Notification Area + Icons settings for &brandShortName; must read <q>Show icon and + notifications</q> for the icon to stay visible. Otherwise, it may be + hidden after a short period of time.</p> + <ul> + <li><strong>Show a balloon alert</strong>: As an alternative to the + desktop alert described above, you can use the operating system's + balloon notification. When new mail arrives, this will show the icon + along with a balloon indicating the number of new messages available + for the account. + <p style="text-indent: 20px"><img src="images/mail_newmail_balloon.png" + alt=""/><strong>Balloon alert</strong></p> + <p>When the balloon appears, clicking into it will open the Main & + Newsgroup main window. The duration of the balloon alert depends on + the respective setting in your operating system. You can close the + balloon using the <strong>x</strong> button.</p> + + <p>The new message alert will continue to work even after you close the + Mail window (as long as another &brandShortName; window is open).</p> + + <p><strong>Note</strong>: <q>Show an alert for [__] seconds</q> and + <q>Show a balloon alert</q> cannot be selected at the same time. + Checking one option will uncheck the other.</p> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + + <li class="mac"><strong>Animate the Dock icon</strong>: Select this if you + want Mail & Newsgroups to bounce the &brandShortName; Dock icon when + new messages arrive.</li> + <li><strong>Play a sound</strong>: Select this if you want &brandShortName; + Mail & Newsgroups to play a sound when new messages arrive. You can + choose between the default system sound and a custom sound in WAV format. + If you choose the latter, use the Browse button to select the sound file in + the file locator. Click on the Play button to listen to the chosen sound + file. + + <p>Once &brandShortName; Mail has been started, the new messages sound will + continue to work even after you close the Mail window (as long as another + &brandShortName; window is open).</p> + </li> +</ul> + +<p>[<a href="#mail_and_newsgroup_preferences">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="composition">Mail & Newsgroups Preferences - Composition</h2> + +<p>Composition preferences affect how you create messages (for example, + forwarding options and address autocompletion) in all accounts. If you are + not already viewing the Composition settings, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Mail & Newsgroups category, click Composition. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Mail & Newsgroups to expand + the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Forward Messages</strong>: Choose how you want forwarded + message text to appear: as an attachment or inline (in the body of your + message).</li> + <li><strong>Quote attachments viewed inline in replies</strong>: If this + option is checked, then attachments (such as images, text, or messages) + viewed inline are included in the quote when replying to an email.</li> + <li><strong>Automatically save the message every [__] minutes</strong>: + Choose this option if you want Mail & Newsgroups to save the message + you are currently composing automatically at the given interval. After a + computer crash or program failure you can find the latest saved version of + the message in your Drafts folder.</li> + <li><strong>Confirm when using keyboard shortcut to send message</strong>: + Check this option if want to be asked if you're sure to be ready to + send the message when you're pressing Ctrl+Enter in message editor. + This may help you avoid accidentally sending the message if you enter the + keyboard shortcut by mistake when composing a message.</li> + <li><strong>Select reply header type</strong>: + Select the type of reply header you wish to use. There are four choices + available: + <ol> + <li>No Reply Header</li> + <li>[Author] wrote:<br/> + This setting is based on the mailnews.reply_header_authorwrotesingle + preference.</li> + <li>On [date], [Author] wrote:<br/> + This setting is based on the mailnews.reply_header_ondateauthorwrote + preference.</li> + <li>[Author] wrote on [date]:<br/> + This setting is based on the mailnews.reply_header_authorwroteondate + preference.</li> + </ol> + </li> + <li><strong>Wrap plain text messages at [__] characters</strong>: Enter a + number to set the right margin for text in the message area.</li> + <li><strong>Defaults for HTML Messages</strong>: Here you can define what the + defaults are for font, size, text and background color if you choose to + send mails in HTML format.</li> + <li><strong>Default composition format</strong>: Select the initial style + for composing messages. With <q>Body Text</q> format, the Enter key always + inserts just a new line, while with <q>Paragraph</q> format, the Enter key + opens a new paragraph with additional line spacing. Use Shift+Enter to + insert just a plain line break regardless of this setting.</li> +</ul> + +<p>[<a href="#mail_and_newsgroup_preferences">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="send_format">Mail & Newsgroups Preferences - Send Format</h2> + +<p>Send Format preferences allow you to specify how you want to format your + outgoing messages. If you are not already viewing the Send Format settings, + follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences. You see the + Preferences dialog box.</li> + <li>Under the Mail & Newsgroups category, click Send Format. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Mail & Newsgroups to expand + the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<p>Formatted messages (composed in HTML) can be sent as HTML, plain text, or + both (those composed in plain text will always be sent as plain text only). +</p> + +<p>If any of the recipients isn't explicitly listed to receive HTML, + based on his or her address-book entry or on a domain-based setting as + explained below, the following options apply:</p> +<ul> + <li><strong>Ask me what to do</strong>: This option requires Mail & + Newsgroups to prompt you to choose a format before you send the + message.</li> + <li><strong>Convert the message to plain text</strong>: This option sends + the message as plain text only, thus it will cause your message to lose + formatting such as custom colors or bold text. It will also remove all + images which are within the message itself (but not attachments).</li> + <li><strong>Send the message as HTML only</strong>: If you select this + option, keep in mind that some mail programs may have trouble displaying + the message as no separate plain-text representation is sent.</li> + <li><strong>Send the message as both plain text and HTML</strong>: This + option is the best trade-off between compatibility and retaining applied + formatting and embedded images, but increases the message size.</li> +</ul> + +<p>Settings for entire domains:</p> +<ul> + <li><strong>HTML and Plain Text Domains</strong>: These options explicitly set + HTML or plain-text preference for all users in the given domains (i.e., the + part of an e-mail address after the <q>@</q>). Use the Add button to add + the domain names that you typically send mail to, if you know which domains + can display HTML-formatted mail messages, and which domains can only + display plain text.</li> +</ul> + +<p>Settings depending on the message content:</p> +<ul> + <li><strong>Automatically send the message as plain text if no significant + formatting is present</strong>: Use this option to convert messages which + were composed in HTML to plain text to reduce the size of the message if + no or non-significant formatting has been applied. <q>Significant</q> in + this case includes bold or italic fonts, underlining, custom colors, etc. + This test is performed <em>before</em> the address book or domain settings + are consulted to determine the send format.</li> +</ul> + +<p>For example, if you typically send mail to multiple recipients that have the + same domain name (for example, your colleagues all have email addresses that + end in <q>netscape.net</q>), and you know that this domain name is capable of + displaying HTML messages, then you can add the netscape.net domain to the + list of HTML Domains so that Mail & Newsgroups will automatically send + messages in HTML format to these recipients (note that no plain-text part is + sent in this case).</p> + +<p>Similarly, if you typically send mail to recipients at a domain that you + know can only receive Plain Text messages, you can add that domain name to + the list of Plain Text domains, so that Mail & Newsgroups automatically + sends messages to that domain in plain-text format (no HTML part is sent).</p> + +<p>Whenever you add a person or address card to your address book, you can + specify whether that addressee can receive HTML-formatted messages. However, + when this information is unknown, you can set Send Format preferences for how + Mail & Newsgroups formats these messages.</p> + +<p>You can always override these preferences for an individual message by + using the Options menu in the Mail Compose window.</p> + +<p><strong>Note</strong>: If you regularly compose HTML (formatted) mail + messages, keep in mind that sometimes not all recipients use mail programs + that can display HTML formatting properly. Send Format preferences allow you + to specify how you want to format messages that go to recipients who cannot + display HTML-formatted mail. You can convert messages to plain text, format + them only as HTML, or format them as both HTML and plain text. These + preferences apply to all your mail accounts, but only to mail messages and + not to newsgroup messages.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#mail_and_newsgroup_preferences">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="addressing_preferences">Mail & Newsgroups Preferences - + Addressing</h2> + +<p>Addressing preferences allow you to control the settings for + &brandShortName; Mail & Newsgroups address books (for example, email + address collection and address autocompletion). If you are not already + viewing the Addressing settings, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences. You see the + Preferences dialog box.</li> + <li>Under the Mail & Newsgroups category, select Addressing. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Mail & Newsgroups to expand + the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Email Address Collection</strong>: Select this if you want Mail + & Newsgroups to automatically collect recipients' email addresses. + Use the drop-down list to choose between having the addresses added to your + Collected Addresses or your Personal Address Book.</li> + <li id="address_autocompletion"><strong>Address Autocompletion</strong>: + Address autocompletion allows you to quickly address mail without having to + search for names or type names completely. Select from which location Mail + & Newsgroups will search for matching addresses: <q>Local Address + Books</q> (Personal Address Book, Collected Addresses, or any other local + address book) or <q>Directory Server</q> (an available LDAP directory + server) or both. If you want Mail & Newsgroups to highlight addresses + that do not autocomplete, then select that option. + + <p><strong>Note</strong>: If while addressing mail, multiple email address + matches are found, Mail & Newsgroups displays a list of all possible + choices.</p> + + <p>If you select Directory Server, choose a directory server from the list. + A directory server lets you look up addresses that are not stored in one + of your local address books. The directory you select will also be + searched for matching certificates when you attempt to send an encrypted + message to one or more recipients for whom you don't have + certificates on file.</p> + + <p>See <a + href="mailnews_addressbooks.xhtml#adding_and_removing_ldap_directories">Adding + and Removing LDAP Directories</a> for information on setting LDAP + directory server settings.</p> + + <p><strong>Note</strong>: Directory server settings you enter from the + Preferences dialog box apply to all your mail accounts. You can override + these settings for individual accounts by specifying different LDAP + directory servers or server settings using the Addressing settings for an + account in the Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings dialog box. To set + different addressing options for a specific account, open the Edit menu + and choose Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings.</p> + </li> +</ul> + +<p>[<a href="#mail_and_newsgroup_preferences">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="junk_and_suspect_preferences">Mail & Newsgroups Preferences - + Junk & Suspect Mail</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the Junk & Suspect Mail preferences + panel. If you are not currently viewing the Junk & Suspect Mail panel, + follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Mail & Newsgroups category, select Junk & Suspect Mail. + (If no subcategories are visible, double-click Mail & Newsgroups to + expand the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<ul> + <li><strong>When I mark messages as junk</strong>: Choose this to + set what you want &brandShortName; to do when you manually mark messages + as Junk. + <ul> + <li><strong>Move them to the account's <q>Junk</q> folder</strong>: + Choose this to move manually-marked Junk messages to the Junk folder. + </li> + <li><strong>Delete them</strong>: Choose this to move manually-marked + Junk messages to the trash folder.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li><strong>Mark messages as read</strong>: + <ul> + <li><strong>When &brandShortName; determines that they are junk</strong>: + Select this option to mark junk messages as read, so they will not show + up as new.</li> + <li><strong>When I manually mark them as junk</strong>: Select this + option to mark messages as read when you manually mark them as junk. + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li><strong>Enable junk filter logging</strong>: Select this option to allow + logging the history of Junk mail detections. Click the <strong>Show log + </strong> button to open a dialog showing this log.</li> + <li><strong>Reset training data</strong>: Click this button to clear the + training data of the adaptive junk filter. Since this will effectively + destroy your personal junk profile, you will be asked for confirmation. + </li> + <li><strong>Tell me if the message I'm reading is a suspected email + scam</strong>: Choose this to make &brandShortName; analyze messages for + suspected email scams by looking for common techniques used to deceive + people.</li> + <li><strong>Allow antivirus clients to scan incoming messages more + easily</strong>: Choose this to let &brandShortName; make it easier for + antivirus software to analyze incoming mail messages for viruses before + they are stored locally.</li> +</ul> + +<p>[<a href="#mail_and_newsgroup_preferences">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + + +<h2 id="tags">Mail & Newsgroups Preferences - Tags</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the Tags preferences panel. You use the + Tags preferences to define the tag text, colors and order for message tags. + If you are not currently viewing the panel, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Mail & Newsgroups category, select Tags. (If no options + are visible, double-click the Mail & Newsgroups category to expand the + list.)</li> +</ol> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Customize Tags</strong>: Specifies the tag text and the color + for each tag. You can edit or replace the default tag text with your + own text (up to 32 characters). To change the tag color, click the color + chip next to that tag and select a new color. Use the Move Up and Move Down + buttons to order your tags by descending importance. Messages with + multiple tags will be colored according to their most important tag.</li> + <li><strong>Restore Defaults</strong>: Removes all customized tags and + restores just the default tags' text and colors.</li> +</ul> + +<p>[<a href="#mail_and_newsgroup_preferences">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="return_receipts_preferences">Mail & Newsgroups Preferences - Return + Receipts</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the Return Receipts preferences panel. If + you are not currently viewing the Return Receipts panel, follow these + steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Mail & Newsgroups category, select Return Receipts. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Mail & Newsgroups to expand the + list.)</li> +</ol> + +<p>You use the Return Receipts preferences to define return receipt settings + for outgoing messages from all your mail accounts. You also use the Return + Receipt preferences to specify how to manage requests you receive for return + receipts.</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>When sending messages, always request a return receipt</strong>: + Enables automatic return receipt requests for all outgoing messages in all + your mail accounts.</li> + <li><strong>Leave it in my Inbox</strong>: Return receipt confirmation + messages are delivered to your Inbox. + + <p><strong>Tip</strong>: Choose this option if you want to use a filter + that automatically moves return receipt confirmation messages to a folder + you specify. For information on creating and using filters, see + <a href="mailnews_organizing.xhtml#creating_message_filters">Creating + Message Filters</a>.</p> + </li> + <li><strong>Move it to my Sent Mail folder</strong>: Incoming return receipt + confirmation messages are moved to your Sent mail folder.</li> + <li><strong>Never send a return receipt</strong>: Choose this option if you + do not want to send a return receipt in response to requests for return + receipts from others.</li> + <li><strong>Allow return receipts for some messages</strong>: Choose how you + want to respond to requests you receive for return receipts.</li> +</ul> + +<p>To override these global preferences for individual accounts, see + <a href="mailnews_account_settings.xhtml#return_receipts">Mail & + Newsgroups Account Settings - Return Receipts</a>.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#mail_and_newsgroup_preferences">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="text_encoding">Mail & Newsgroups Preferences - Text Encoding</h2> + +<p>Text (character) encoding preferences allow you to choose how messages are + encoded when being displayed or created in all accounts. If you are not + already viewing the Text Encoding settings, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences. You see the + Preferences dialog box.</li> + <li>Under the Mail & Newsgroups category, click Text Encoding. (If no + subcategories are visible, double-click Mail & Newsgroups to expand + the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Fallback Text Encoding</strong>: Click this drop-down list to + select the text encoding you want Mail & Newsgroups to use as the + fallback for incoming mail and newsgroup messages. Senders are supposed + to declare the text encoding in which they are to be displayed, but some + legacy content (e.g., from mailing lists or in international newsgroups) + may not do so. This encoding is used for such messages you've received + in which the text encoding (MIME charset parameter) is not specified. + + <p><strong>Note</strong>: Individual folders may override this setting in + the General Information tab of the Folder Properties. This dialog can be + accessed from the Edit menu of a Mail & Newsgroup window when a + folder is selected.</p> + + <p><strong>Tip</strong>: You can later view or change the text encoding + for a specific message. Select a folder, then the message to display. + Open the View menu, and choose Text Encoding.</p> + </li> + <li><strong>For messages that contain 8-bit characters, use 'quoted + printable' MIME encoding</strong>: Choose to have Mail & + Newsgroups use <q>quoted printable</q> MIME encoding when sending regular + messages that use an 8-bit text encoding (for example, Latin ISO-8859-3). + This is usually only necessary when communicating via a legacy server that + doesn't process 8-bit encoding correctly.</li> + <li><strong>Default Text Encoding</strong>: Select the text encoding you want + Mail & Newsgroups to use as the default for outgoing mail and newsgroup + messages.</li> + <li><strong>When possible, use this default text encoding in + replies.</strong>: By default, the selected text encoding is + <strong>not</strong> used when replying to a message. Instead, the text + encoding of the message being replied to is used. Choose this option to use + the default text encoding for outgoing messages even when replying, as long + as the quoted characters can be represented in the selected encoding.</li> +</ul> + +<p>[<a href="#mail_and_newsgroup_preferences">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +<h2 id="network_and_storage_preferences">Mail & Newsgroups Preferences - + Network & Storage</h2> + +<p>This section describes how to use the Network & Storage preferences + panel. If you are not currently viewing the panel, follow these steps:</p> + +<ol> + <li>Open the <span class="mac">&brandShortName;</span> + <span class="noMac">Edit</span> menu and choose Preferences.</li> + <li>Under the Mail & Newsgroups category, select Network & Storage. + (If no subcategories are visible, double-click Mail & Newsgroups to + expand the list.)</li> +</ol> + +<p>The Network & Storage preferences allow you to set preferences for + working offline, going online, mail connections and disk space.</p> + +<ul> + <li><strong>Offline</strong>: Select how you want Mail & Newsgroups to + handle messages when going online or offline.</li> + <li><strong>Mail Connections</strong>: Choose how long you want Mail & + Newsgroups to keep trying to contact the server before timing out.</li> + <li><strong>Disk Space</strong>: Select this to conserve disk space by + automatically compacting message folders when it will save the amount + of disk space you enter.</li> +</ul> + +<p>See <a href="mailnews_offline.xhtml#working_offline">Working Offline</a> for + information on working offline.</p> + +<p>[<a href="#mail_and_newsgroup_preferences">Return to beginning of + section</a>]</p> + +</body> +</html> |