The Main Window -Text Tool-bar

The Main Window Text Tool-bar -File Menu

Selecting this button gives you the following options:

  1. Get New Mail

    • All Accounts

      Check all your accounts

      A List of Configured Accounts follows. Select any single account to only download mail from that account.

  2. Address Book

    Select this to open the new Address Book

  3. Exit

Exit

Exits or Quits the application.

The default Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl + Q takes you there.

Edit

This opens a simple fold out that will eventually allow you to undertake searches of the contents of your mail.

The Default Keyboard Shortcut is Alt + e (then f )

The View Menu

Select info from the mail header to display

This menu opens out to give you a selection of fields to display above the message window while reading your mail.

  1. From: This message was sent by...

  2. Account: The mail account you received this from

  3. To: Who this message has been sent to.

  4. CC: Who else has been Carbon Copied this mail.

  5. BCC: Blind Carbon Copy.

  6. Date: The date you received this mail.

  7. Subject: The Subject header for this mail.

  8. Priority: A send importance ranking....

see the Section called Receivers Address for more information about the fields.

The Main Window Text Tool-bar -Mailbox

Import and Export Mailboxes

Default Keyboard Shortcut is Alt + A

Selecting Mailbox allows you to choose between :

  1. Speed Up

  2. Importing a Mailbox

  3. Exporting a Mailbox

Importing a Mailbox

Default Keyboard Shortcut is Alt + A then I

This opens the Import Mailbox Dialog

This dialog has three main fields.

  1. Mailbox Type

    With a fold out selection box. Currently only "Spool" will be shown, however CronosII successfully imports Pine and Netscape ver4.x Mailboxes and I'm sure many other types would be successful as well.

    The primary function of this is to allow you to import your /var/mail or /var/spool/mail mailbox.

  2. Destination Mailbox

    A scroll-able list of your configured mailboxes

    Choose the Mailbox you wish to import into.

  3. File entry-field

    Here you find a text entry area with a navigation button ( .. ) on the right hand side.

    Selecting this button opens the "Select a File" Dialog.

    Note

    By default this opens to the /var/spool/mail directory, you may however navigate to any other directory you wish.

Mouse-over help is given on all icons at the top of the dialog. Scroll-bars are included at the Directory and file level and text entry is possible through the bottom text field.

Tip

The Home Icon takes you to your home directory

  1. Choose the mailbox you require.

  2. Double-click the file or select and click OK.

    Note

    The Select a File Dialog disappears

  3. Check you have selected the destination mailbox

  4. Select OK.

    The progress bar will show you the action as it happens (usually VERY quickly)

  5. Choose the mailbox you loaded the mails into and you should see new (marked as Unread) mail waiting for your attention.