File menu commands: |
New Mailbox |
This command creates a new file for storing messages. |
Delete Mailbox |
Deletes a mail file from the list of search sources and from the disk.
If the mailbox is not empty, you will be asked to confirm deletion of the file. |
Load External Mailbox... |
Loads an external mailbox file
into the messages Navigator. Use the standard "Open File" dialogue
box to find the mailbox file on disk, and load it into the navigator. |
ReLoad External Mailbox |
This command brings up a list of most recently loaded
external mailbox files,
for reloading into the messages Navigator. |
Load Message Archive |
Opens message archives for review.
An archive file has the same message format and file name as
the usual storage mailbox but it
has the extension mba /Mail Box Archive/ instead of the
storage mailbox extension mbx. |
Load Newsgroup |
This command loads articles or their headers from the selected
newsgroup for review, provided that the articles or headers were downloaded
from the news-server.
The newsgroup is loaded for review as a
virtual external mailbox file
in which it is not possible to edit or delete messages.
If you need to work with the messages, copy them into a separate mailbox,
or use the subscription manager to store them in a separate mailbox
on downloading from the news-server. |
Message menu commands: |
Create New... |
This command loads the outgoing message editor for creating and sending new messages. |
Resend / Forward... |
Loads the text of an already sent message into the outgoing message editor. |
Reply | To Author |
Loads the template for replying to the author of the current message
into the outgoing message editor. The fields "To" and "Subject"
are automatically filled in, and the source text is inserted into the body
of the letter for reference. |
Reply | To Newsgroup |
Loads the template for replying to the current newsgroup message
into the outgoing message editor. The fields "Newsgroups" and,
"Subject" are automatically filled in, and the source text
is inserted into the body of the letter for reference. |
Reply | All |
To reply to the author and other correspondents from the "To"
or "Cc" list, choose this command. The list of recipients will
appear in the "Cc" field of the outgoing message editor. |
View and Edit |
Loads the message into a separate window in the incoming
messages editor for review or change of contents. |
Copy... |
Copies one message, or a marked group of messages, into a
storage mailbox or
external file.
If you indicate only the filename in the opened dialog box,
the messages will be copied into a standard mailbox, created in the
same directory as the MailNavigator program. To choose an alternate
file for saving messages, you must enter its complete path, or click
on the "diskette" icon to choose a file.
If the indicated mail file already exists on the disk,
the marked messages will be added to the end of this file.
If the "create a copy" box is not checked, the marked messages
will be transferred to the indicated file. |
Move... |
Analogous to the Message | Copy
command, except that the "Create a Copy" box is not checked.
This command moves a group of selected messages from one mailbox to another. |
Move to Archive |
If you receive a lot of messages on a daily basis,
the primary incoming messages mailbox can get quite large.
Suddenly you realize that new messages are hard to find.
The only solution is to delete the messages you have already read,
or move them somewhere else.
Messages can be moved either to another mailbox
(Message | Move), or to an archive.
An archive mailbox has the same message format and filename
as a storage mailbox, but has the
extension mba /Mail Box Archive/
instead of the extension mbx.
To avoid getting an "Out of memory" message,
it is best to store all your messages in archives rather than in the primary mailbox.
The archived message file can always be loaded into the navigator
for review (menu item: File | Load message archive), but it is
not necessary to load the whole file to find particular information.
For this, use the special Information Retrieval page.
If you don’t plan to read all the huge number of messages
arriving daily from an active newsgroup or mailing list, you should
immediately set up an archive file with the extension mba
in the Subscription Manager. |
Delete (to Trash) |
Deleting the current message or group of marked messages
actually sends them to the Trash.
The name of the file, Trash.mbx, is a given. |
Print... |
Sends a message or group of marked messages to the printer. |
Save As... |
Saves current or marked messages in the text file
(extension - .txt). If you select the
file type "RFC-822 text file" (extension - .mes).,
the messages will contain an extended set of header fields,
and will be divided from each other by a special separator
( CR LF . CR LF ) in accordance with RFC-822 format. |
Export to Separate Message Files... |
Saves the current or marked messages in .msg files.
Each such file contains one message in RFC-822 text format. This enables
you to import saved messages from other mail programs supporting import
from .msg files, and also to open message
files of the program designated by the operating system as the default
handler of .msg files.
You can give other extensions to saved files. For example,
if you choose the file extension .eml
and save the messages, the eml files
can be used as templates for creating form letters.
Opening a file in the outgoing messages editor of a mailing program
is a standard operation for .eml files. |
Select |
Selects the current message for further operations on it,
for example: copying, moving, deleting...
Repeating the command deselects the message. |
Select All |
Selects all messages for further operations on them,
for example: copying, moving, deleting... |
Clear All Select |
Deselects all previously selected messages. |
Mark as Unread |
Changes the status of the selected messages to Unread.
All newly received messages have the status Unread.
This is shown by the unopened envelope icon to the left of the message.
The status changes to Read if the text
is scrolled, if the message is opened to a separate window,
or if the cursor is placed on it for more than three seconds. |
Mark as Read |
Changes the status of the selected messages to
Read. |
Read to Archive |
Sends all Read messages
browsable in the navigator to archive. |
Mark for Downloading |
Marks for downloading one or more messages which have been
downloaded from the news-server
only as headers. The downloading occurs on connection. |
Mark All for Downloading |
Marks for downloading all messages downloaded from the
news-server only as headers.
The marked messages are downloaded on connection. |
Sorting menu commands: |
Subject |
Sorts all messages loaded in the Messages Navigator in alphabetical order by Subject. |
Sender / Recipient |
Sorts all messages loaded in the Messages Navigator in alphabetical order by Sender/Recipient. |
E-mail |
Sorts all messages loaded in the Messages Navigator in alphabetical order by E-mail address. |
Organization |
Sorts all messages loaded in the Messages Navigator in alphabetical order by name of Organization. |
Newsgroup |
Sorts of all messages loaded in the Messages Navigator in alphabetical order by Newsgroup. |
Date |
Sorts all messages loaded in the Messages Navigator by Date and Time of message creation. |
Discussion Thread |
Sorts the messages for discussion thread and creates a discussion tree. |
Reversed Order |
Reverses the order of sorting on selected sort field. |
Without Sorting |
Cancels current sorting for all messages. |
Filters menu commands: |
On Message Text... |
To compose a message text filter line according to the
filter rules. When the filter is in
effect, only texts or subjects matching the filter will remain
browsable in the Messages Navigator.
In the retrieved text, all keywords included in the filter
line will be shown in red. |
Sender / Recipient... |
To compose a filter line on "name of Sender/Recipient"
according to the filter rules.
When the filter is in effect, only senders/recipients matching
the filter line will remain browsable in the messages navigator. |
E-mail... |
To compose an "e-mail address" filter line according
to the filter rules. When the filter
is in effect, only e-mail addresses matching the filter will remain
browsable in the Messages Navigator. |
Organization... |
To compose a "title of organization" filter line
according to the filter rules.
When the filter is in effect, only messages for which the "Organization"
field matches the filter line will remain browsable in the Messages Navigator. |
Newsgroup... |
To compose a "newsgroups" filter line according to the
filter rules. When the filter is in effect,
only those messages for which the field "Newsgroups" matches
the filter line will remain browsable in the Messages Navigator. |
Date... |
This command calls to the screen a window for installing a
filter on the date of a message:
When the filter is in effect, only messages whose "Date"
field matches the filter will remain browsable in the Messages Navigator.
|
Identical Messages |
Quite often it happens that a mail archive contain several
copies of the same message. Or different newsgroups loaded
simultaneously for review may each contain a copy of a message that
was dispatched to all these groups. Also, it happens that members
of a network community regularly dispatch the same announcement
to a commercial newsgroup.
In all these cases, the installation of the given filter
saves you having to see and read multiple copies of the same message.
The application of the filter is especially useful when you
have done a search of messages in the files several times in succession.
The identical messages filter allows you to remove any duplicate
messages from the joint report. |
Delete Identical Messages |
This command works similarly to the
Filter Identical Messages
command, only in this case messages which are repeats are not filtered,
but deleted (in the Trash). |
Clear All Filters |
This command clears all previously installed filters. |
Special menu commands: |
Add in Address Book |
Choosing this command in the "E-mail box" folder of
the address book copies information about the authors of the selected
messages into the address book. It copies the: "Author",
"E-mail", and "Organization" fields.
This is the fastest way to enter information on the people
you correspond with into your Address Book. |
Clear Trash |
Completely empties the Trash of
deleted messages. |
Language |
Calls up the choice of languages in which you can interface
with the program. At the moment, the program can be interfaced in the
following languages:
English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Danish, Dutch,
Swedish, Polish, Russian, Hungarian and Brazilian Portuguese. |
Connection menu commands: |
Connect |
When you choose this menu item, or press the
"Connect" button, the program
initiates the software for internet access, to communicate with
the Internet for sending and receiving data. |
Disconnect |
Apply if it is necessary to interrupt data transfer
on connection or while data is being downloaded. |
Window menu commands: |
Next Window |
To switch to the next opened window. |
Previous Window |
To switch to the previously opened window. |
Close Window |
To close the active window. |
Messages Navigator |
To open and activate the Messages Navigator window. |
Information Retrieval |
To open and activate the Information Retrieval window. |
Address Book |
To open and activate the Address Book window. |
Subscription Manager |
To open and activate the Subscription Manager window. |
Options |
To open and activate the program options window. |
Help menu commands: |
Contents |
Show help contents |
Usage of the Messages Navigator |
The command opens a survey article about using the Messages Navigator. |
Messages Navigator Shortcuts |
Shows a list of shortcuts used in the Messages Navigator. |
Home Page |
Please visit the MailNavigator Homepage |
Registration Info |
See How to Register
for more details about registration. |
Online Registration |
Use this command to visit the
MailNavigator Homepage
and register on the web site online. |
Enter Registration Key |
Opens a dialog box for entering the registration key to unlock
the trial version of MailNavigator. |
About MailNavigator |
Shows information about the program. |
