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These are the usual Windows menus available near the top of the MailCOPA parent window, rather than the Context Menus produced by right-clicking on an item, though some of the options may be available from both.
Note that some options may be unavailable, depending on the current context - for example, Mail View Mail Waiting will be unavailable if you have not previously gone online, checked the relevant mailboxes, and assembled such a list, which otherwise does not exist.
In particular, the editors will have options (especially on the Edit menu) not available elsewhere.

File
Connect
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Connect to collect and/or send mail - opens the Connect Dialog
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Connect Default
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Connect immediately to collect/send mail, using the options set here. Does not open the Connect Dialog as above.
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Print
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Print the contents of the currently selected message. If part of it is highlighted, the Selection option will be available on the Print Dialogue. See also the section on Print Preferences.
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Print Default
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Print immediately using the MailCOPA default printer (set here), and (Windows) default settings for that printer.
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Logout
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Logout as the current user name, and login as another user: opens the Login Dialog
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Exit MailCOPA
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Close down MailCOPA completely.
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Edit
Undo Ctrl + Z
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Editors Only. Undo the last editing action.
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Cut Ctrl + X
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Editors Only. Cut the selected text to the clipboard
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Copy Ctrl + C
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Editors Only. Copy the selected text to the clipboard
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Paste Ctrl + V
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Editors Only. Paste the text from clipboard.
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Paste Quoted
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Editors Only. Paste the text from the clipboard, marking it as quoted.
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Remove Quotes
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Editors Only. Remove quote marks from the selected text.
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Add Quotes Ctrl +Alt + Q
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Editors Only. Add quote marks to the selected text.
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Snip Alt + I
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Editors Only. Delete the selected text, and replace with the <SNIP> text configured in Preferences - Editing
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Insert
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Editors Only. Allows the insertion of text from a file (.txt, .rtf and .html files only), or from the Quick Text - though the latter is more easily accomplished by using the HotKeys Alt + 1, Alt + 2, Alt + 3 etc ...
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Find
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Find a word or phrase in the currently selected message.
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Find Next
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Search for the next occurrence of the word or phrase last entered into the Find dialogue.
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Speak Message
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Speak the message - this requires a Text To Speech (TTS) engine to be installed. This is by default in Windows XP, see the Speech applet in Control Panel.
Select the option again to stop speaking the message when speaking.
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Copy
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Copy the selected text to the clipboard
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Select All CTRL+A
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Varies in its exact action according to the context.
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View
Show HTML
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Where a message is currently displayed in text-only format, and has a Rich Text (HTML) section, this HTML section will be displayed.
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Show Text
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Where a message is currently displayed in HTML format, it will instead be displayed in text-only format.
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Show in Online Mode
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Fetch from the internet any embedded images that have not been sent with the message. Beware that this may be used by spammers to check if you have viewed the message, so be cautious.
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Show in Browser
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Show the message in the computer's default browser - this is useful for very complex HTML messages which the MailCOPA editor cannot fully display correctly. The same caveat applies as in the above option about fetching images from the internet.
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Headers
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Show the full messages headers in the viewer.
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Mail Waiting
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View the list of mail that you have previously marked for collection from external mailboxes during your next connection. Opens the List of Mail Waiting window
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Connect Log
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This is a log of mail sending, collection and processing, which may be of assistance when diagnosing problems. It is split into two sections, one showing the actual connection activity, and the other showing the processing of messages by MailCOPA once they have been received.
This is the same log which is opened automatically when mail is sent or received, though each time it opens, it is cleared and just records operations during that connection. This Connect Log holds a continuing record of all such sessions.
Whether a log is kept, and whether a new one is started each day (rather than continually adding to the existing one, which can lead to a huge file) can be configured in User Details.
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Mail Counts
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Shows Unseen/Outgoing/Held mail for all users, and allows a quick switch to any user.
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Addresses
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Open the Address Books
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Mailing Lists
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Gives Access to the Mailing Lists
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Toolbars
For more details see toolbars
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Mail Toolbar
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Show or Hide the Main Toolbar
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Quick Viewer Tools
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Show or Hide the Quick Viewer Tools
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Button Text
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Show or Hide the text on the toolbar buttons
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Customise
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Customise the toolbars, see here for more details.
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Restore Default Layout
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If you have problems with the layout of the toolbars that you cannot resolve any other way, this will return it to that when MailCOPA was first installed. A useful "panic button" !
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Windows
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Connection Log
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Show or hide the connection log, which may be integrated with the other windows if you wish.
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Folders
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Show or Hide the Folders Window
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Messages
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Show or Hide the Messages List
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Quick Viewer
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Show or Hide the Quick Viewer
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Mail Received
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Show or Hide the Mail Received Window
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Restore Default Layout
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If you have problems with the layout of the windows that you cannot resolve any other way, this will return it to that when MailCOPA was first installed. A useful "panic button" !
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Folder
The options on this menu apply to the currently selected folder.
Add
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Create a new folder
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Delete
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Delete the currently selected folder.
WARNING - this will delete any messages in the folder too.
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Refresh F5
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Refresh the display of messages in the currently-selected folder - the same as pressing F5
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Copy sub-folder structure
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Enabled only if this folder has sub-folders. Creates a new folder at this level with all of the sub-folders of this folder. The new parent folder and sub-folders will have the same properties as those of this folder.
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Close All Sub-Folders
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Close all sub-folders.
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Import
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Import mail into the currently selected folder. Messages in text format may be imported a folder-full at a time, or UNIX mailfiles (a single file containing multiple messages, one after the other).
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Mark all Seen SHIFT+S
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Mark all messages in the currently-selected folder as Seen
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Add to Favourites
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Folders may be added to the Favourites pane (above the main Folders List). The original folder remains in the main list, this is just a copy. Once there, they may be used in exactly the same way as the folder in the main list, including amending its properties.
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Remove from Favourites
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Remove from the Favourites pane.
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Properties
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Display the folder's properties.
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Message
Compose
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Open a Compose New Mail Editor
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Open
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Displays the message in a fresh View Messages Window. Opening a different message will result in its being loaded into a new View Messages window.
Opening another message opens another fresh View Message window with this last message displayed. You will now have two similar View Message windows open.
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Reply
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Reply
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Reply to the selected message - a Reply Editor will be opened. Any attachments will NOT be included.
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Reply to All
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Reply to all those on the distribution list, ie those on the To: and CC: lines in the header. Any attachments will NOT be included.
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Reply & Forward Attachments
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Include any attachments with the Reply
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Reply to All and Forward Attachments
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Include any attachments in the Reply to all recipients.
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Forward
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Opens a Forward Editor
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Forward as Attachment
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Opens a Forward Editor with the selected message(s) as attachment(s). Useful if you wish to send a message completely intact.
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Redirect
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Redirects the message to another address - NOTE that you cannot edit the message, the original header lines will be left unchanged apart from the To: line. May be used with multiple selections.
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Refilter
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Pass the selected message(s) through the filters - useful if you have just created a new filter intended to act on message(s) like this/these.
NOTE that this does not apply to Outgoing Filters which can only actioned when a message is actually sent.
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Filter
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Show All
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Show all messages in the Messages List, whether Seen or Unseen
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Show Seen
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Show only Seen messages in the Messages List.
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Show Unseen
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Show only Unseen messages in the Messages List
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Hide Seen threads
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Hide all messages in the Messages List whose threads that have been marked as Seen
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Mark Seen SHIFT+S
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Mark the currently-selected message(s) as Seen
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Mark All Seen
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Mark all message in the currently-selected folder as Seen
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Mark Thread Seen
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Mark all messages in the currently-selected thread as Seen (It is only necessary to select one message in the thread).
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Mark Thread Unseen
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Similar to the above, but mark all messages in the thread as Unseen.
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Delete
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Delete the currently-selected message(s) - they will be moved to the Deleted Items folder
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Delete Message (Separate Message Viewer only)
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Deletes the message currently displayed in this viewer window, and closes the viewer.
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Undelete
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Applies ONLY to messages in the Deleted Items folder - returns them to the folder from which they were deleted.
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Kill
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Expunge the message from the system - it will NOT be moved to Deleted Items and will not be retrievable after this action
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Delete Attachments
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Delete the attachments on the currently selected message
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Move Messages
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Copy to Folder
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Copies the currently-selected message(s) from one folder to another. A dialog will be displayed so that you can select the destination folder. Copied files can be identified because the message subject will contain the text "(Copy)".
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Move to Folder
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Moves a message from one folder to another. A dialog will be displayed so that you can select the destination folder.
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Create Filter
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Allows the quick creation of a filter to transfer messages to another folder on receipt. Data from the header of the current message will be available in the filter dialog box to simplify the process.
You may then wish to use the Refilter option above.
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Export to text .eml file
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Copies the currently-selected message(s) as text file(s) to the destination selected by the user. The file extension will be .eml but the file(s) will be in plain text format. The extension .eml is recognised as an email message, complete with all headers. In the case of multiple selections, give a filename like xyz, and they will be saved as xyz-1.eml, xyz-2.eml etc
Additionally, Dragging and Dropping a message onto the desktop will result in its being copied as a text file to the Desktop.
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Export to UNIX mailbox
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Export to a Unix mailbox file (.mbx). If a single message is selected and saved to an existing file, this will be OVERWRITTEN, rather than adding the message to any existing messages in the file. Multiple selections will be added to one file. The object of this function is to add files in one batch to a .mbx file for transfer/import to other email software
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Flag Messages
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Hold
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This option is only available on messages in the Outbox system folder. A message can be prevented from being sent by marking it as Held. Held messages are displayed in an Italic font.
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Unhold
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This option is only available on messages in the Outbox system folder which have already been marked as Held. A message not marked as held will be sent next time a connection is made to the mail server.
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Keep K
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Marks a message as Kept. The message will be displayed with a key icon in the kept column if available. Kept messages cannot be deleted, and will not be purged.
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Unkeep K
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Removes the Kept marking from a message: it can then be deleted and purged.
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Lock Unseen Alt + L
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Marks the message as Unseen, and locks it in this state - it is not possible to simply mark the message Seen, using the option further up this menu, or using the S key.
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Unlock Unseen Alt + L
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Removes the lock applied above - note this does not mark the message as Seen, this must be done separately, using either the option further up this menu or using the U key.
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Edit Label
Shift + Ctrl + L
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Attaches a label to the message. This may be up to 255 characters, and a field to display it in the messages list can be configured from the Folders Properties Settings. In the case of multiple selections, the same label will be added to each message, but they can subsequently be individually modified.
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Edit Subject
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Change the subject of a received mail. Message. The original subject is added to message in an X-Original-Subject: header for reference.
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Categories
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Messages may be allocated to user-created categories. For more details see here.
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Set Colour
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Set the colour of the selected message(s) your own choice of colour. Useful for quickly identifying particular messages in a folder. For example you may receive messages from a web site email script with a specific subject and wish to quickly find them.
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Reset Default Colour
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Return the colour of the message(s) to the standard one configured.
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Addresses
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Add Address
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Adds the sender's email details to an address book. When selected, a list of address books will be displayed from which you can choose the destination, and you will be able to amend or add to the details to be added.
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Add Distribution List
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Adds all of the addresses on the To: and CC: lines in the message header (excluding your own address) to an address book or mailing list, which can be selected from the dialog which opens.
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Add to Mail List
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Add the sender's address to a Mailing List prepared within MailCOPA.
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Sending
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Send Now
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Send the currently selected message immediately. Only available for messages in the Work in Progress folder.
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Send Later
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Send the currently selected message later (ie place it in the Outbox. Only available for messages in the Work in Progress folder.
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Resend Now
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Resend the currently selected message - this will be disabled if this is not a copy of a message originally written by this user - ie the From: line in the header is not one of the email addresses entered here. If you wish to resend a message later, simply drag and drop it into the Outgoing folder.
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Re-Edit
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Opens the message in the editor, enabling modifications to be made, including to the recipient address(es). Applies only to messages you have written and sent yourself, NOT to messages received.
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Spam
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Black List Sender
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The From: address will be added to the Spam Black List
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White List Sender
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The From: address will be added to the Spam White List
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Learn as Spam
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For further details please see the page on Spam Filtering
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Learn as Clean
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For further details please see the page on Spam Filtering
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Spam Score
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For further details please see the page on Spam Filtering
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Find Replies
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If this is an original message (ie one not written in reply to a message received) this will locate (but not open) any replies you have written to it. Note that this only applies to direct interchanges between you and another writer - it will not work in mailing lists for instance.
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Open Reply
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Opens the reply you wrote to this message (if any) in a separate viewer window.
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Find Original
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If this is a reply (ie a message written in response to a message received) this will find the original message. Note that this only applies to direct interchanges between you and another writer - it will not work in mailing lists for instance.
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Select All
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Selects all of the messages in the Messages List
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Properties
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Displays the message's properties, header details, and gives access to the 'raw' text form of the message. For more information see here.
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Utilities
Configuration
Wizards
These lead you through step-by-step processes for various infrequently-performed tasks.
Add User
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Takes you through the process of adding a new MailCOPA user.
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Add new mail account
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Takes you through the process of adding a new mail account for the current user.
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Import Mail/Addresses
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Takes you through the import of mail messages from
| • | MS Outlook Express v5 & v6 |
Or of Addresses from:
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| • | Windows Contacts (Vista) |
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Multi-machine Data Sharing
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If this installation of MailCOPA is currently configured to use data held on this machine, this wizard will enable you to connect to data on another server machine.
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Help
MailCOPA Help
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Opens this Help File
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Getting Started
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Opens the Getting Started page in this Help File.
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Whats New
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Opens the Whats New in MailCOPA Version 11.01 page in this Help File
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Hot Keys
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Opens the page covering Hot Keys in MailCOPA in this Help File
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Show Tips
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Show the tips - these will have been automatically activated each time you started MailCOPA. This is for if you have de-activated them.
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MailCOPA Home Page
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Takes you to the MailCOPA home internet page
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Technical Support
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Opens the Support Form on the MailCOPA website (in your default browser).
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FAQ Web Page
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Opens the MailCOPA Frequently Asked Questions page - this is a very useful source of answers to common problems. TRY THIS FIRST - IT COULD BE A QUICK WAY OF SOLVING ANY PROBLEM YOU MAY HAVE.
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Send Machine Name to Client
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Used in conjunction with the Multi-machine data-sharing Wizard above.
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Upgrade MailCOPA
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License MailCOPA for more users, or for multi-machine use (if your current licence only covers single-machine use).
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About MailCOPA
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Shows the Version Number and Date of this version, and various copyright information.
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