The Message Compose screen is where you will write and send your email messages.
The message header area is used for addressing your message and providing other information that may be useful to you or the message recipient.
By default, your messages headers will include: To, Cc,
Attachments, Subject. Go to Configure from the Message View or List
page and click the Composer tab to change
the defaults or customize your settings. If you have additional headers
configured, click to
display them.
Below is a description of commonly used headers:
Type your message in the large text box beneath the headers. Depending on your browser, messages you send may contain a single long line rather than the nicely wrapping text shown in the text box. In those cases, recipients will have to scroll horizontally to read your message. To avoid this problem, use the Return key at the end of each line.
To spell check your message, click the button. The resulting page will list each potentially misspelled word. Each word will have a text box for you to enter a correction. Additionally, some words will also have a list of suggested corrections. Click the Apply button to have your changes appear in the composer, or Cancel to return to the composer with the original text.
Do you want to add a personalized signature line to your messages? Go to Configure from the Message View or List page and click the Composer tab.
Sending, postponing, cancelingTo send your message, postpone it to resume later, or to cancel it completely, click the appropriate radio button and then click .
Differences from Pine and PC-Pine
Alpine is designed primarily for easy access to email. It is not intended to replace any other heavy duty email programs. Accordingly, it is missing some of the more advanced features you will find in Pine and PC-Pine. As development continues, features will be added as long as they do not make a large impact on Alpine's speed or efficiency.
Some of the features you will not currently find in Alpine Compose: