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If you have an account on HappyServer then you also have a web mail, calendar
and address book account too. Just go to
webmail.happyserver.co.uk and login
with your full username (name@domain)
and you can check your email online and use all the other integrated
services.
Security check
HappyServer automatically encrypts your email and personal data for your protection,
but as a result of this you may get a security confirmation request when you try to connect - if
you want to stop this appearing (to save you having to click 'Yes' every
time) then you can decide to 'trust'
HappyServer's encrypted web connection by adding HappyServer's security certificate.
If you are using Internet Explorer then the procedure is as follows:
Internet Explorer pre-XP Service Pack 2
Click to download and then install it by choosing 'Open' followed by 'Install Certificate...'. Next click
'Next' to accept 'Automatically select the certificate store based on
the type of certificate' and 'Finish'. 'The import was successful' will
appear - click 'Ok' to dismiss this dialogue box and then 'OK' on the
Certificate window to close it.
Internet Explorer with XP Service Pack 2
Click to download and then install it by
choosing 'Open' followed by 'Install Certificate...'. Click 'Next' to
proceed into the wizard, and then click
'Next' again to accept 'Automatically select the certificate store based on
the type of certificate' and 'Finish'. A Security Warning screen will
summarise the details of the certificate and ask you to confirm that you
are installing it. You should choose 'Yes' if you do wish to accept the
Happyserver security certificate. 'The import was successful' will
appear - click 'Ok' to dismiss this dialogue box and then 'OK' on the
Certificate window to close it.
Now you shouldn't be asked to confirm
you're happy to trust HappyServer web mail everytime you connect.
Logging in
When you connect to webmail.happyserver.co.uk the login screen will
appear. Login with your existing username and password and optionally
choose a display language for the on-screen prompts.
Please note that the screenshots on this page refer to the previous
version of the webmail system. The general principles still apply, however.
When you login you will usually go straight to your inbox, where your
new and existing mail will be displayed. The screen will look something
like this one:
The main features to note are the menu bar across the top, which lets
you move to the different areas of the system and the folder contents in
the centre of the screen.
Menu bar
A full explanation of this system is beyond the scope of this page, but
you can find more detailed help by choosing the 'Help' function inside
the service.
'INBOX' will always return to your inbox, whilst 'Compose' will let you
write a new mail, 'Options' will provide configuration options to tune
the display and other behaviour to your preferences, whilst 'Search' and
'Help' are self-explanatory. 'Address Book' and 'Calendar' provide
access to the advanced address book and calendar system functionality
which you can safely ignore should you wish not to use them. You should
use the 'Logout' function when you have finished to ensure noone else
can access your email. The 'Open Folder' button will let you change to
a different folder or create other folders - you can use these to tidy
and store your email should you wish.
Folder contents
The remainder of the window shows any existing email you have in your
inbox. Pale blue lines show new unread mail, red indicates important
email, green indicates mail you've replied to and dark grey email is
email you've deleted. Experiment with ticking email and choosing
options from the 'Mark as:' menu, or use the 'Move | Copy' menu to move
or copy messages to a differnet folder. You can also click on the
column headings to sort mail (click twice to reverse sort).
Click on an email to view it. When viewing an email you can use the
small arrows at the top-right to move forward and backward through the
folder as well as choose the text buttons to forward, print, reply to
and so on to emails.
Compose new email
The compose mail window looks like this:
The usual Subject:, To:, CC: (carbon copy) and BCC: (blind carbon copy)
fields are present, and you can add address book entries by choosing the
'address book' button. Type in the main box or to attach documents click the 'Attachments'
button and use the slots at the bottom of the page and hit 'Attach' for
each, and 'Send Message' when you're ready - easy!
Addressbooks
You can use the 'address book' icon on the menu bar at the top of each
page to move to your contact manager. You can then use addresses from
it when sending
email by choosing the 'Address Book' button in the compose email window.
Or you can type in part of their name/email and hit the 'Expand
names' button to search your address book for matches and auto-expand
the text into their full email address.
Have fun!
Good luck - this should be enough to get you started. If you're stuck,
feel free to email us at info@happyserver.co.uk.
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