About preferences

Preferences allow you to change the way your account works to fit your individual needs. To access the preferences settings, click the Mail preferences link. After making your changes, be sure to save them before leaving the settings screen.

Your name

Here you can set the name you want to display in the From line of mail you send. This does not change the email address that appears in the From line.

Save a copy

Selecting Save a copy places a copy of all mail you send into your Sent folder. This applies only to mail sent through the webmail version. Mail sent from a desktop mail program cannot be automatically saved to your webmail. If you want a copy of all sent mail from other devices stored in your webmail, blind carbon copy (bcc) yourself when sending mail from other devices

Include original in reply

If Yes is selected, a copy of the mail you are replying to is inserted into your reply email when the compose window opens. You can delete or edit the included email message in the Compose window before sending it.

Messages per page

This sets the number of messages that appear in the Inbox. If you have more messages than can be displayed on one page, you can open the next page to see them.

Message Sort Order

This preference changes the order in which messages display in your inbox.

Time zone

This preference sets the time zone used to put a date and time on email you send, or anywhere else your local time is used. Select your country or city from the list to set your time zone. If you are traveling and want to have your message time stamp reflect where you are, you can change this setting. Your time zone can be set in the General preferences section of the Mail preferences .

After deleting or moving a message

When you delete or move a message, you can set the system to move to the next message in the order they were received, or you can set the system to return you to the list of messages you started from.

Image blocking

Selecting Initially block all images prevents any image embedded in an email from displaying when the mail is read. A link is inserted that allows you to request the blocked images for the email you are currently reading.

Managing the Spam filter

To help you manage unwanted email messages, you can turn on your Spam filter. The Spam filter allows you to list safe senders to prevent you from losing mail from friends and mailing lists you have subscribed to. All mail that is marked as Spam is placed in a Spam folder where you can review it, and is automatically deleted after 30 days unless you move it out of the Spam folder. To access the Spam filter system, click Mail preferences then Spam filter.

Safe Senders

When you list someone’s address as a safe sender, any email you receive from that address is always delivered to your Inbox. This prevents mail from people you know from accidentally being classified as spam and sent to your Spam folder. To add Safe Senders , open the Spam Settings page located in the Mail preferences section.

Safe distribution Lists

When you list an address as a safe distribution list, any email messages you receive from that address list always delivered to your Inbox. This prevents mail from lists you subscribe to from accidentally being classified as spam and sent to your Spam folder. To add safe distribution lists access the Spam Settings page located in the Mail preferences section.

Blocking senders

When you list an address as a blocked sender, any email you receive from that address is deleted with no further warning.

Note that the people listed on your blocked list do not know they are blocked, and their message will not return to them as undeliverable.

Remove someone from the blocked senders list

To remove a person from the Blocked sender list, open the Block Senders section and delete the email address of each sender you no longer want blocked.

To remove blocked senders, complete the following steps.

1. Click Mail preferences .
2. Click Spam settings .
3. Click Add or remove blocked senders .
4. Select the email address you want to remove, and then click Remove .

To set your Address book preferences click Mail preferences , and then click the Address book preferences link.

The preferences you can set are the number of Address book entries that are displayed on one page, and the name display order. The name display order can be either First Last or Last, First.

If you display more addresses on one page than will fit within the available screen area, you scroll to see the full list.