Webmail User Guide
Settings

The options are explained in the tables below:

Settings

Field

Explanation

Friendly Name

This name is delivered along with the email address, sometimes a nickname or abbreviated name is used.

Default Address

If there are many accounts configured for a mailbox, one mailbox address can be set to be the default sender address.  This default address will appear in the From address when a new message is composed.

Compose my messages in the following format

The choice of editors here are plain text, lightweight HTML, and heavyweight HTML formats.  The plain text editor will only handle text emails.  This can help reduce server load.  The HTML option will allow links, pictures and HTML encoding of the composed message.  The lightweight HTML is much faster when loading up than the heavyweight HTML editor.

Move Deleted Messages to Deleted Items Folder

Enables any deleted messages to be copied to the Deleted items folder before deletion.

Clear Deleted Items on Log Off

Permanently deletes the messages in the Deleted items folder when the mailbox logs off.

Compose and view messages in a new window.

This setting will opens a new window for every new email and message view.

Preview Pane Orientation This sets the orientation of the preview pane used for previewing messages.
Startup page The startup page is the page which is displayed when you first login to webmail.
Automatically insert meeting requests into my calendar If this box is checked, any appointments created which list you as an attendee will automatically be added to your calendar.
Enable Greylisting Checking this box will enable greylisting. Greylisting is an anti-spam feature that works by temporarily blocking emails sent from unrecognised sources.

Regional Settings

Field Explanation

Character Set

Allows different languages and language characters to be sent in an email.  To change the Character set, select the drop down arrow to select the desired language setting.

Time Zone

This setting is used in message headers to correctly display local times of email sent and received.  To change the Time Zone, select the drop down arrow and select the desired time zone setting.

Auto Signature

Field Explanation

Auto Signature Enabled

An auto signature is a body of text that is sent on the bottom of emails, which may contain location, contact details etc. To enable, tick the Auto Signature Enabled box and type the details of the auto signature within the text box.  

After these settings have been configured select the Update button to confirm the settings.