Webmail
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About Webmail
WebMail is a user-friendly e-mail program that can be accessed from any computer with an Internet-capable Web browser. This article provides only a brief introduction to WebMail; for more information, use WebMail's on-line Help menu or contact the Help Desk at 874-HELP. You may attach files to be sent with an e-mail message as long as the total size of the attached files does not exceed 5 megabytes. To do this, follow the steps below to create a normal e-mail message.
Activation
Go to eCampus and register. After one day, you'll be able to log into webmail with your e-Campus user ID. The pre-set password for your email account is your birth date in the form mmddyyyy; it is NOT your e-Campus password. Change your password immediately for security reasons. Your email address will be in the form: e-CampusUserID@mail.uri.edu
Instructions
Sending Mail
Click on the Create button on the WebMail toolbar. A message composition window will appear. Enter your information into the appropriate fields and click Send.
Deleting Mail
If you wish to delete a message, click on the checkbox in front of the subject line of the message to be deleted and click the Delete button. If you have multiple messages to delete, then, under Options, change the maximum time to save deleted messages to zero.
Attachments
Currently, webmail users may attach up to 5MB of files to an email when using the web interface. Those who use email clients may attach up to 10MB of files to an email.
Password Change
mail.uri.edu, postoffice.uri.edu, etal.uri.edu
Please note that although the change-password page for webmail will let you use spaces in the password, Webmail itself will not. Do not use spaces in your password.
Using a Client
Webmail users may also read and send email via an email client, such as Outlook. Use the following settings to configure your client.
Outgoing
smtpserv.uri.edu (mail.uri.edu accounts) or postoffice.uri.edu (postoffice.uri.edu accounts) or etal.uri.edu (etal.uri.edu accounts).
Incoming
mail.uri.edu (mail.uri.edu accounts) or postoffice.uri.edu (postoffice.uri.edu accounts) or etal.uri.edu (etal.uri.edu accounts) or smtp.east.cox.net (Cox Communications).
Transferring Webmail Address Books
1. Log into webmail. Click the "Address" button.
2. Select all the email addresses in the TO panel.
3. Copy and paste the email addresses to a Word or text document.
4. Log out of Webmail and log into the new account. Click the "Address" button.
5. Copy and paste the email addresses from the Word or text document.
Customizing and Troubleshooting WebMail
WebMail lets you customize the look of your messages, the WebMail dialog boxes, and the way that WebMail stores messages.
To customize WebMail
1. From the Messages dialog box or the Read Messages dialog box, click the Options button. This opens the Change Options dialog box.
2. Change the values of the options on this dialog box, as desired.
3. Click OK.
4. Note: The value for IMAP4 FOLDER Prefix must be INBOX. Many problems in Webmail are because the IMAP4 FOLDER Prefix is set to be something other than INBOX.</br>
A description of the fields on the Change Options dialog box follows.
Show Message Headers in body of Message
If your office e-mail supports message header display, select this option to display message header information at the beginning of each message that you view. Message headers include such items as the originator's address, the recipient's address, the date sent, and message handling information.
Use Monospaced Font for Message Text
Select this option so that WebMail displays the messages that you receive in Monospaced type. When you use Monospaced type, the characters are all the same width. If the messages that you view frequently contain tables created in ASCII format, you may want to select this option. Because Monospaced type is not attractive, we do not recommend this setting for normal use. Read Messages in Preview Mode
If preview mode is off, WebMail marks a new message as read when you open it. If you select preview mode, WebMail regards a message as new until you reply to it, forward it, or file it. Preview mode allows you to read your messages without marking them as read.
Add Signature
Select this option to have WebMail select the Add Signature box on the Create Message dialog box by default. Maximum Number of Messages to Retain in Deleted Messages Folder
When you delete a message from a WebMail folder, WebMail moves that message to a "Deleted" folder. This option determines the maximum number of deleted messages that WebMail will store in your Deleted folder. To disable the Deleted folder, enter 0 (zero).
Note: Any messages that WebMail deletes from the Deleted folder will also be deleted from your office e-mail Deleted folder. Number of Days to Retain Messages in Outbox folder
When you send a message, WebMail stores a copy of the message in your "Outbox" folder. This option determines the number of days that WebMail will store a copy of a message in the Outbox folder after you send it. Type the number of days that you want to retain messages in the Outbox folder. To keep today's messages and delete all older messages, type 0 (zero).
Note: Any messages that WebMail deletes from the Outbox folder will also be deleted from your office e-mail Outbox folder. Maximum Number of Messages to Transfer per Page
When you click the Index button or when the Messages dialog box displays, WebMail downloads information about each message from your WebMail server to build the list of messages. This setting controls the number of messages that WebMail transfers at a time and displays on one page. To speed the display of the list, you can decrease the number of messages that WebMail retrieves when it builds the list.
Using Templates
To change the appearance of your WebMail dialog boxes, select a template from the pull-down list. This list includes those templates that are provided with WebMail and any custom templates that were created by your WebMail administrator.WebMail provides the following templates:
BIG - displays a larger version of WebMail's buttons and graphics than the DEFAULT template.
DEFAULT - provides a comfortable viewing screen in most Web browsers.
DEFAULTS - displays a smaller version of the DEFAULT template.
NONTABLE - If your WebMail pages do not look quite right, it may be because your Web browser does not support web page tables. To compensate, select this template.
SMALL - has smaller buttons and graphics than the default template.
SMALL_NT - displays a smaller version of WebMail buttons and graphics in a format useful if your Web browser does not display tables correctly.
TEXTONLY - substitutes words for the pictures on other templates.
TINY - has very small buttons and graphics.
TINY_NT - has very small buttons and is appropriate if the Web browser that you are configuring does not display tables correctly.
After you change the template, you might have to use the refresh or reload function of your Web browser to redisplay the screen correctly.
Related Links:
Webmail Instructions ITS Email Page
