E-Mail

5.9. Email Settings

How to use the general Email settings:

  1. Click the System menu icon on the right side of the menu bar. Click the Settings menu item.

  2. Click on Email in the side bar.

  3. Change the settings.

Permanently remove deleted e-mail messages

Defines whether E-Mail messages will be removed permanently immediately after you click the Delete button or whether they will go to the trash folder.Warning: Permanently removed E-Mail messages cannot be restored.

Automatically collect contacts in the "Collected addresses" folder while sending E-Mail messages

Defines whether new E-Mail addresses are automatically collected in the Collected contacts folder when sending a new E-Mail. The Collected addresses folder is located below your personal contact folder.

Automatically collect contacts in the "Collected addresses" folder while reading E-Mail messages

Defines whether new E-Mail addresses are automatically collected in the Collected addresses folder when reading a new E-Mail. The Collected addresses folder is located below your personal contact folder.

Use fixed-width font for text email messages

Specifies whether a fixed-width font is used when composing a plain text email.

Ask for mailto link registration

Defines whether the groupware can ask for a mailto link registration.

Append vCard

Specifies whether your contact data will be attached to a new email in the vCard format.

Insert the original Email text into a reply?

Specifies whether the original email text is appended to an email reply.

Forward Email Messages as

Specifies how email text is sent when forwarding the email:

  • When choosing the Inline option, the text is sent within the body of the new email.

  • When choosing the As attachment option, the text is sent as an attachment to the new email.

Format e-mail messages as

Defines the format in which email messages are sent:

  • If using the HTML option, the email text is sent with HTML markup. You can format the email text.

  • If using the Plain text option, the email text is sent as plain text without formatting.

  • If using the HTML and plain text option, the email text is sent with HTML markup and as plain text.

Default sender address

Specifies the pre-set sender address for new E-Mail messages. Note: The sender's name is displayed in front of the E-Mail address. If you enter a name in the Your name field of the E-Mail Accounts settings, this name overwrites the preset sender name.

Auto-save email drafts

Specifies the interval for saving an email to the Drafts folder while it is being composed. The Disabled option deactivates this function.

Allow HTML formatted Email messages?

Specifies whether or not displaying HTML messages is allowed. In terms of bandwidth, HTML messages have a high impact and can be a high security risk as they can contain dangerous scripts.

Allow pre-loading of externally linked images

Specifies whether or not the preview of externally linked graphics in HTML email messages is allowed:

  • If this option is disabled, external graphics are not directly displayed. This setting protects your privacy.

  • If this option is enabled, external graphics are loaded and displayed when viewing an HTML message.

Colour quoted lines

Specifies whether original messages are highlighted and introduced with a vertical line. The messages or replies will be displayed as embedded. This option assumes that the original email text is not attached but appended to the email.

Show requests for read receipts

Defines whether a return receipt is displayed if a received E-Mail includes a receipt confirmation request.

Change IMAP subscriptions

Contains functions for subscribing to email folders.