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Composing an email requires an account to be set up. (see Email accounts ) | |
To search for a special user you can type in the firstname, lastname or username.
To search for a contact you can type in firstname, lastname or email-address. You can even search for groups or companies.
To copy an item of the search-box into the to-field click on "<<" (same with cc-, bcc-field)
To send an email to a user simply type in the username in the to-field (or cc- / bcc-field)
To send an email to a group (defined in the group-manager) simply add a "@" to the beginning of a group name. (e.g. @default)
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To send an email to more than one recipient, seperate each one with a komma. | |
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To send a copy or a blind copy click on "more" and fill in the fields "cc" and "bcc". | |
To add a file to the mail click on "Attachments".
In the next page click on "Browse ...", select a file, click on "Add to List".
![[Important]](images/admonitions/important.png) | Important |
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To attach a file bigger than 2 MB, you need to increase "upload_max_filesize" in your php.ini, default is "2M". Btw. "file_uploads" must be set on "on" in your php.ini | |
To store a mail for sending it later, click on "Save as Draft" instead of "Send E-mail".
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To compose big mails it may be neccessary to increase "memory_limit" in your php.ini (default is "8M") | |
When return receipt is enabled the recipient gets asked to send you a notification when he reads the mail.
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It depends on the user and on his' email program if he sends you this notification. | |
The email will not be sent to the recipient(s). Instead it is placed in the "drafts"-folder for later usage.