Learn to Love Your Mail Tech Talk Feb. 22, 2005

Webmail: The Painless Approach

Too full to delete? When the quota is nearly full, deleting large messages can cause problems.

Fixing the two-phase delete This sends deleted messages straight to the Great Beyond. Use with care.

Managing the Sent Folder Useful if you’re sending large attachments.

Count Messages in a Folder

Check your Personal Information If your return address isn’t correct, you won’t able to send messages to the on-campus lists.

Add your own Highlighting

Add a New Filter

Inbox Weather Don’t forget to click “Show”

Turn off the Compose Window

Things You Can Delete Spam rule Spam folder OUTBOX DELETED

Improving Life with Eudora

Quota Problems in Eudora The Easy Solution Add a local archive folder Drag messages from the “Dominant” folders

Quota Problems in Eudora The Complicated Solution Switch from IMAP to POP Downloads mail from the server to the hard drive Move your existing mail first

POP vs. IMAP: The Biggest Decision You’ll Ever Make On your hard drive No quota No backup Faster Single location IMAP On the server Restricted space Nightly backup Slower Accessible anywhere

The IMAP Location Prefix Hides unsightly system files

Setting Message Labels

Showing Message Labels

Automating Message Labels

Checking Message Delivery Delivery problems To make it clearer

Checking Message Delivery The Outbox shows delivery status