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A Glue and WAM Alternative |
Why Should I Migrate? |
What is Glue webmail |
Logging onto Glue webmail |
Incoming Messages |
Create a Folder and Move E-mail |
Compose a Mail Message
A Glue and WAM Alternative
By the end of Fall 2007, WAM and most of Glue e-mail functionality will
be migrated to the more modern Mail@umd system. Your WAM and Glue account's
ability to host web pages, store files, run programs, etc. will remain.
Those e-mail users on departmental Glue mail servers will not need to migrate
(but may if they wish), as those services will continue.
If you're not sure whether you're on a departmental mail server or not, login
to your Glue account and type the command:
hesinfo userid mailhost
where userid is your Glue userid. For example:
hesinfo joeuser mailhost
Glue
If you get a result of "Glue", you are in the group which will be
migrated. If you get any other result, like "physics" or
"isr", you are on a departmental server, and migration is
optional.
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) has been notifying users and offering an automated global migration that
will copy existing e-mail folders from Glue and WAM and put them into the new
Mail@umd e-mail account. In addition the migration will put in a forwarding
message so any email sent to the old account will appear in the new Mail@umd
account. After the migration, you will still be able to access the e-mails
on your WAM or Glue account as before, but all new mail will be forwarded to
the Mail@umd system for delivery.
Why Should I Migrate?
The Mail@umd account has important features that Glue webmail does not
offer.
- Address Book functionality
- LDAP Lookup
- SPAM Filtering
- Virus Protection
There is Mail@umd documentation online. Check for more information at:
Getting Started
with Webmail.
What is Glue webmail?
Webmail is a web-based messaging tool that allows you to access and
manage e-mail across the Internet. You can use Webmail with most Web
browsers. You will use your Glue login and password to log in, view,
compose, respond to, and manage e-mail in your account.
This tutorial looks at the webmail tools and strategies you can use for
reading, writing, and communication via electronic mail for Glue accounts.
Logging onto Glue webmail
Webmail can be used to access either the Glue or WAM environment. On the
login screen you will first be asked for your Username, Password and then
the Server (the default is Glue). One last feature of webmail is the ability
to select a language other than English. The default for webmail is English,
but if you wish to select your native language the webmail client will display
in that language. Please note that if you receive an e-mail that has been
typeset using English characters it will display English characters and not
the chosen language.
The webmail client reverts to its defaults each time you exit the
program and will need to be reset every session.
To access webmail, type the following url into your browser:
http://www.webmail.glue.umd.edu
and press Enter or Return to access the
main login screen.
- The Username should be your Glue or
WAM Username
- The Password should be your Glue or
WAM Password
- The Server should match the Login ID and Password you
entered in the first two steps (e.g., select Glue Server when using your
Glue Account and WAM server when using your WAM account)
- Click the Log in button
- The Help button will take you to the
OIT Help Desk documentation you are
currently reading
Incoming Messages
When you are first log into webmail you will be looking at the INBOX.
This is where you will control most of the webmail functions. At this
screen you can read e-mail, move messages to another folder, delete messages,
or create new folders for filing e-mail. Incoming messages are listed by
date (default), but can be set to alphabetical order based on the person who
sent the e-mail (From), or the Subject.
Open and Read E-mail
You can open a webmail message by moving your cursor over the
From or Subject links. The cursor
turns into a hand and the From or Subject lines turn into links.
Read the e-mail message
You can see as many messages in your INBOX as your screen will show you.
If you have more messages than space on your computer screen you will see a
scroll bar. Scroll it down to view the additional messages. To view the
message header and contents of a specific message, click on the Subject link.
The basic message indicates the date on which the
message was sent, from whom the message was sent, the
subject line, and the size of the
message.
The body directly follows the header and is the main content of the
message. If the message is too long to fit in the text window, use the
scroll bar on the right to view the remaining contents. Your options for
manipulating the message, appear in the Command bar at the top AND the
bottom of the message window. Links to message attachments appear at the
end of the message.
Once the e-mail is opened you can read, forward, reply, or delete
your message. On the right of the screen you will see a drop down window.
This allows you to Move or Copy your message to a pre-existing folder. The
ability to create sub-folders and to move your e-mail to specific folders
will help you keep your messages organized.
Delete a message
A message can be deleted when you are within the message by clicking on
the Delete button. This process merely marks the e-mail
as ready to be erased. To remove the message from the server you need to
Purge your account.
- At the INBOX, click on the Delete | Undelete checkbox
to select it
- On the Mark as: drop down window select
Deleted
- On the right side of the screen click Purge Deleted
to clear the message from the server (or select Move |
Copy to push it to another folder)
Create a Folder and Move E-mail
In webmail you can create Folders for your e-mail messages. Folders
are helpful if you wish to keep your mail sorted by subject or sender and can
be easily deleted once you are through with them.
- Click on the Folders icon at the top of the screen
- The Folder Navigator window will appear. Click on
the Choose Action: drop down arrow and select
Create Folder
- At the User Prompt window, type in the name of your new folder (e.g.,
Test Folder)
- Special Characters you cannot use when naming a
folder are: Dot (.), Front slash (/), Plus sign (+),
Quotation marks (""), Asterisks (*), and Percent signs (%).
- After a few seconds the new folder name will appear in your
Folder Navigator window
- Return to the INBOX by clicking the INBOX icon
- Click in the Delete | Undelete check box to select the
message
- On the right side of your e-mail screen click on the Move | Copy
Messages to drop down arrow
- Click to select Test Folder
- Click Move to move your message out of the INBOX
and into Test Folder or Copy if you wish to move a copy
of your message into Test Folder while leaving a copy behind in your
INBOX
Compose a Mail Message
Composing a message can go beyond simply typing a message and sending it.
This unit reviews steps for creating a message, checking it for spelling
errors, and adding attachments. To Compose an e-mail message
simply click on the Compose icon located over the INBOX.
The Message Composition Window will appear where you can
enter the proper information to send out information to a specific person or
persons.
- The Identity field shows the identity of the sender
with the default being your e-mail address
- The To field is the e-mail address of the person
to whom you wish to send e-mail
- Note: multiple addresses should be listed on the same line
but separated by the use of a comma
- The Cc field is used to Carbon copy a
second party
- The Bcc field is used to Blind carbon
copy a second party
The person listed in the To field will not see the
name or e-mail address of the person who has been Blind carbon
copied
- The Subject field allows the reader to identify the
subject about which you are writing
- The Options buttons have specific advantages
- The Address Book button has not been activated
at this time
- The Expand Names button has not been activated
at this time
- The Spell Check button will allow you to check
the spelling of your message (this does not include the Subject
line)
- The Special Characters button will help you
insert characters that have complicated HTML coding (such as à)
- The Attachments button will allow you to send
files across the internet
- The big white area is where you will enter the message you wish to
send
- Click on the Send Message button to send the message
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