Sun Java System Portal Server 62004Q2 Netmail Lite Online Help |

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> # Getting Started with NetMail Lite

> After you click the NetMail Lite link from the Sun Java System Portal Server Desktop, you can read, compose, or reply to messages through the NetMail Lite main window.

> For more information, see:

> - Viewing Message Headers
> - Reading Messages
> - Viewing an Attachment
> - Deleting a Message
> - Recovering a Deleted Message
> - Retrieving New Mail
> - Printing a Message
> - Destroying Deleted Messages
> - Composing Messages
> - Replying to Messages

> ## Viewing Message Headers

> The main window displays your message headers. Each message header includes the message header number, the status of the message, the sender's name, the size, the date/time the message was sent, and the subject (as a clickable link). To view the other message headers, you can use the navigation links at the top of the window.

> - Top of Folder displays the first set of message headers in the list.
> - Previous displays the previous set of message headers in the list.
> - Next displays the next set of message headers in the list.
> - Bottom of Folder displays the last set of message headers in the list.

> ## Reading Messages

> To read a message, click the message subject. The message appears in the same window.

> You can view the previous or next message from the current folder by clicking the Previous or Next links located at the top of the window.

> ## Viewing an Attachment

> To view an attachment, click the attachment link. Attached messages appear in the same window, while other files (for example, graphics) appear in a separate browser window.

> If your browser does not recognize the type of the attachment, it prompts you to save the attachment to a file, so that you can view it with a different program.

> To close the attachment, close the browser window in which the attachment is displayed. This returns you to the message window.

> ## Deleting a Message

> ### To Delete a Message

> 1. Select the checkbox to the left of the message. More than one checkbox can be selected at a time.
> 2. Click Delete.

> Select the "Select all displayed messages" checkbox and click Delete, to delete all the messages that are currently displayed.

> The message status is marked as Dele. Click Clean Folder to remove the message from the list permanently.

> ## Recovering a Deleted Message

> The Delete button on the message window can be used to toggle between Delete and Undelete.

> ### To Undelete a Message

> 1. Open the message that you want to undelete.

> This message has the Status as Dele.

> 2. Click Undelete.
> 3. Click Back to Folder to return to the INBOX.

> The message is no longer marked as Dele.

> Note | You cannot undelete a message after clicking Clean Folder.

> ## Destroying Deleted Messages

> When you delete a message, the message status is changed to Dele, but the message is not removed from the list in the current folder. To completely destroy deleted messages in the current folder, click the Clean Folder button located at the bottom of the view folder page. Once the folder mailbox is cleaned, your deleted messages can no longer be recovered.

> You can configure NetMail Lite to automatically destroy deleted messages when you log out.

> ### To Automatically Destroy Deleted Messages

> 1. Click Preferences in the left panel of the NetMail Lite window.

> The NetMail Lite Preferences window appears.

> 2. Scroll down to Clean Inbox and select the Clean deleted messages from Inbox when I exit NetMail Lite option.
> 3. Click Save to save the changes.

> ## Retrieving New Mail

> New mail is loaded automatically every time you browse to a new page within the mail window.

> You can also click the Check New Mail link in the menu at the left side of the window to retrieve new messages.

> ## Printing a Message

> This option works only if a printer is configured for the computer on which you are checking your messages.

> ### To Print a Message

> 1. Open the required message by clicking on the subject.
> 2. Click in the text of the message.
> 3. Click the browser's Print button.

> The message is printed.

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