Using the IMail Client Main Page

The IMail Web Client main page initially displays a Today tab configurable by your IMail Administrator. Selecting an item in the folder tree will open a new tab and display your Email, Calendars, Contacts, Notes, Tasks, RSS Feeds and Websites.

The IMail Web Client has a multitude of user options to allow the user more user flexibility and control of their mail. Go to Action > Manage User Options to begin customizing your new web client to suit your needs.

Tabs

Today tab. Initial default tab. Displays a space utilization chart if disk space limits have been configured. Selecting new items from the Navigation Folder Tree will generate new tabs allowing capability to return to a previous page without reloading data again.

Note: By default, the maximum new tabs allowed to be open in one session is 10. This setting is only configurable by your IMail Administrator.

Menu Options

Action. Click to select one of the following:

• Compose New Message. (Alternate location for Compose button). Click this link to open a new tab and begin a new mail message.

  Note: The Compose New Message Link is configurable to appear within your Action drop down menu, or on the Main Menu (set by default). Go to Action > Manager User Options > General Options and uncheck Main Menu Bar to have Compose appear within the Action drop down menu.

• Create New. These options are shortcuts to open a new tab for the creating the following: Contacts, Appointments, Meeting Requests, Tasks, Mail Rules, Notes, and RSS Feeds.
• Manage Selected Folder. This option will allow creating a subfolder, renaming, or deleting the selected folder within the navigation panel.
• Manage Mail Rules. This option will open the rules dialog panel in a new tab.
• Manage Away Message. This option will open the Away Message dialog in a new tab for updating.
• Manage Auto Responders. This option will open the Auto Responders dialog in a new tab.
• Manage User Options. This option will open a new tap to allow modifications to User Options.
• Change Password. This option will open the Change Password pop-up dialog.
• Change Theme. This option gives the capability to customize the look and feel of your Web Client.

• Switch to Lite Web Client. Allows user to switch to the Lite Web Client without logging out and logging in again.
• Clear Application Cache. This option displays only for IMail System Administrators. This option clears cache for changes made to the following: iclient.config file, RSS Feeds and Websites.

Compose. (Set by default to appear on main page) Click to open a new tab for a new mail message.

Note: Go to Action > Manager User Options > General Options and uncheck Main Menu Bar to have Compose moved to appear under Action.

Admin. (Appears only for System Administrators, Domain Administrators and List Administrators) Click to open a new window for the Ipswitch Web Administration home page.

Help. Click to open a new window containing help for your IMail Web Client.

Log Out. Click to end your session with the IMail Web Client and return to the Web Client Login Page.

Navigation Folder Tree

Note: User Options can be accessed at Action > Manage User Options.

Note: Inbound Rules can be accessed and managed at Action > Manage Mail Rules.

• Email Folders are mailbox folders used to view all incoming and outgoing messages. The following standard mailboxes appear in the folders list, plus any mailboxes that you create:

  Total Mailbox sizes. Total mailbox size and total message count can be obtained by hovering your mouse of the Email which can be found directly under your User Name at the top of the navigation folder.

  Individual Mailbox sizes. Individual mailbox size and count can be obtained by hovering your mouse over any mailbox found within the navigation folder.

  • Inbox. All new mail is received into this mailbox (folder) by default.
    • Delete. Click to delete a selected message.
    • Reply. Click to reply to a message sender.
    • Reply All. Click to reply to all message recipients of a message.
    • Forward. Click to forward a message to another email address.
    • Refresh Mail. Click to manually check for new messages.
    • Mail Actions. Action that can made to individual mail messages. Report as NOT Spam, Report as Spam, Move/Copy, Mark as Read, Mark as Unread, Search Messages and Show/Hide Filters.
  • Drafts. When you click Save to Drafts, rather than Send while composing a message, the message draft is saved in this folder and can be re-opened for composing, editing, and sending.
  • Sent. All sent email messages are copied to this folder by default. This can be changed through Action > Manage User Options > Composing Messages > Save a copy of the message in the Sent Folder.
  • Deleted. All deleted email messages are copied to this folder by default. This can be changed to "Purge" through Action > Manage User Options > Deleting Messages.
• Address Books. Click to access and manage your personal, shared and public Contacts.
• Calendars. Calendars will appear when enabled by your IMail Administrator. Click to access and manage your personal, shared and public Calendars.
• Tasks. Click to access and manage your personal, shared and public Tasks.
• Notes. Click to access and manage your personal, shared and public Notes.
• RSS Feeds. Click to display your RSS Feed in a new tab, or right click to add a new RSS Feed.
• Websites. Click to display websites setup and controlled by your IMail Administrator.