HOWTO: Use the WinMail Client to Post Messages to Shared Folders

ID: Q199061

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SUMMARY

When you compose a message for posting to a Shared or Group folder, the MS-DOS client has the "Folders" listed along with the Global, Postoffice, Gateway, and Network address lists. A Shared or Group folder name can be placed in the TO: field for mailing to that folder. However, this option is not available in the Windows client.

The procedure below describes how to post messages to a Shared or Group folder using the MS Mail Client for Windows.

  1. Compose a new message.


  2. Leave the TO: field blank


  3. Type the SUBJECT: line


  4. Type the body text.


  5. Attach any files necessary.


  6. Click Close or CTRL+F4 to close the message window.


  7. Click Yes in response to the dialog box "Do you want to save changes to 'subject' in the Inbox?"


  8. On the menu bar, click Window, New Window. This will create a new window titled "Inbox:2"


  9. Click Private Folders to switch to the Shared Folders view.


  10. Drag the saved message from the "Inbox - Private Folders" window to the "Shared Folder" window and drop into the target shared folder.



MORE INFORMATION

You cannot create Group folders in the Windows client. You must create them using the MS-DOS client. If you have Mail for Windows version 3.0b or later, you can access Group folders that were created using the MS-DOS client. However, the Group folder will show up under Shared folders for everyone to see, but only members of the group will be permitted to access the folder.

Further information on Shared and Group folders are discussed in the MS-DOS User's Guide, chapter 6, pp. 50-57.

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Version           : WINDOWS:3.2,3.5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: July 14, 1999