Messenger folders automatically created:
INBOX - holds your incoming mail
Trash - contains e-mail that has been deleted
Drafts - stores drafts of outgoing messages
Sent - stores copies of all outgoing messages
INBOX
The INBOX is intended for storing incoming e-mail messages. Old messages should not be
kept in the INBOX; they should be moved to other folders or deleted once they have been
read.
Trash
Deleted messages are sent to a folder called Trash. To send a message to the Trash, select
it in the Messenger's main window and click the Delete button. The
message will be moved into the Trash folder. The message will remain in the Trash
folder until you either "empty" it or move the messages to another folder. To
empty the Trash folder, choose Empty Trash Folder from the File
menu.
New Folder
Messages that you would like to save should be moved into another folder; they should
not be left on your INBOX. Folders may be created and used on your local computer or on
your e-mail server (RCI or eden). E-mail messages stored in folders on your local
computer are accessible only when you are using that particular computer. E-mail messages
stored in folders on the e-mail server are accessible from any computer running Netscape
Messenger or another IMAP capable e-mail program.
To create a new e-mail folder, select New Folder from the File
menu. This will produce the New Folder window.
You can name a folder anything you choose, a person’s name, a project name or even
a Department name. Type the name of the folder you want to create (e.g. RUCS) in the upper
field Use the lower field to select the location under which the new folder should be
created. You have two choices here;
1) to create your new folder on your local machine by choosing Local Mail
2) to create your new folder on the e-mail server by choosing email.eden.rutgers.edu
or email.rci.rutgers.edu which should be selected in the lower field.
Filing Messages
To move an e-mail message from your INBOX to another folder, select the message in
Messenger's main window and then click the File button. This will
open a list of available folders. Click the folder that you want to store the message in.
The message will be deposited in the new folder and removed from your INBOX.
Messages that have been stored in other folders can be used the same way you would as
if they were still in your INBOX; you can move, delete, reply-to and forward them. To
switch from your INBOX to another message folder, click the arrow next to the "folder
box" and then click the name of the selected folder to be displayed in the messenger
main window.
NOTES:
Be selective about saving old e-mail messages. Messages that you do not need to keep
should be deleted. Messages that you want to keep for long-term reference/storage should
be moved into Local Mail folders on your computer. Important messages that you want to be
able to access from several different locations (e.g. home and office) should be stored in
e-mail folders on the server (RCI or Eden).
