Read and send email
Read, write, send, reply to, forward, archive, and organize messages directly from Qboxmail Webmail.
Read an email message
To read an email message, select the folder containing the message in the sidebar and click the message you want to read in the message list.
If the Show messages as conversations option is enabled:
- messages belonging to a single conversation are grouped under the most recent message;
- to show or hide the conversation content, click the number of messages shown;
- actions performed on the compact conversation affect all messages in the conversation;
- to perform an action on a single message, expand the conversation and select the message you want to act on.
Composition window
You can have multiple composition windows open at the same time (up to a maximum of 5) and also compose a message in full screen in Focus mode.
The composition window can be resized and moved. Drag the edges to change its size, and drag the black top bar to move it.
By clicking Restore window , the window will return to its original position and size.
To minimize the window, click Minimize window : minimized windows are grouped in a small box at the bottom of the page. Clicking the box displays the list of messages that were being composed (maximum 5 messages at the same time), from which you can open the desired window.
Each section of the list shows:
- Message subject;
- Recipients (the email address is shown if the recipient is not in the address book, or the name if the contact is saved);
- Brief preview of the message.
Write and send a new email message
To open the composition window for a new email message, click the New message button or
in the sidebar, fill in the required fields, and click the Send button to send the message to the addresses you entered.
To select a different sending identity for the message, click the contents of the From field and select the identity you want to use to send the message.
You can select a different sending identity only if one or more aliases have been associated with your account.
By clicking and dragging the email addresses, you can move them between the To, Cc, and Bcc fields.
To manually save a draft of the email message, click save at the bottom of the composition window or choose to save a draft when closing the composition window.
Messages being composed are saved automatically at regular intervals.
To add one or more attachments to an email message, click the attachments icon at the bottom of the composition window and select the files you want to attach to the message or drag them directly into the composition window.
You can attach files up to a maximum total size of 50MB.
By clicking more at the bottom of the message composition window, you can:
- specify the priority by clicking
High priority; - request a read receipt after the message is sent by selecting
Read receipt; - receive a delivery receipt by selecting
Delivery receipt; - edit a message in plain text mode (.txt) by selecting
Plain text mode.
Reply to / forward an email message
To reply to an email message, click the message you want to reply to and choose one of the available reply options by clicking the corresponding icon.
When you reply to a message, Webmail automatically selects the correct identity based on the email address that message was sent to.
| Icon | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reply | Compose a message where the To field is automatically filled in with the address of the sender you are replying to. | |
| Reply all | Compose a message where the To and Cc fields are automatically filled in with the addresses of the sender and the other recipients you are replying to. | |
| Forward | To forward an email message, click the message you want to forward and click the forward icon to open the composition window. | |
| Quick replies | Choose a predefined thank-you message from those suggested, where the To field is automatically filled in with the address of the sender you are replying to. |
Actions on an email message
To perform an action on an email message, click the message you want to perform the action on and select the corresponding icon from the available options.
You can also perform an action on a message by right-clicking the message in the message list and selecting the action you want to perform.
| Icon | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mark | Mark the message as a favorite. | |
| Reply | Compose a message where the To field is automatically filled in with the address of the sender you are replying to. | |
| Reply all | Compose a message where the To and Cc fields are automatically filled in with the addresses of the sender and the other recipients you are replying to. | |
| Forward | To forward an email message, click the message you want to forward and click the forward icon to open the composition window. | |
| Delete | Delete the message. | |
| Quick replies | Choose a predefined thank-you message from those suggested, where the To field is automatically filled in with the address of the sender you are replying to. | |
| Create task | Create a task from the received message. | |
| Mark as Spam | Mark the message as Spam and automatically move it to the corresponding folder (Spam). | |
| Mark as Not Spam | Mark the message as Not Spam and automatically move it to the corresponding folder (Inbox). | |
| Archive | Move the message to the Archive folder. | |
| Print the message. | ||
| More | ||
| Mark as read | Mark the message as read. | |
| Mark as unread | Mark the message as unread. | |
| Label | Assign a label to the message. This feature is available only if at least one label has been created. | |
| Move to | Move the message to a folder. | |
| Copy to | Copy the message to a folder. | |
| Show source | View the message source code. | |
| Forward as attachment | Create a file in EML format and send it as an attachment to a new message. | |
| Edit as new | Create a new message by pre-filling the fields with those from the selected message. | |
| Download | Download the message in EML format. |