The email client provides POP3 and IMAP email rerieving connectivity and SMTP email sending for your configured accounts. There are three incoming (POP3 or IMAP) configurations available: the global settings available via Options menu->Preferences->Email panel, the project settings available via Project menu->Project settings>Email panel and the contact details settings available via the Options menu->Edit contact details->Email panel.

Pressing the "Retrieve emails" button will start retrieving the emails from your configured email accounts. To stop retrieving the emails just press the "Stop" button next to the "Retrieve emails" button.

The Folders panel contains a folder for each incoming email settings, one for the Sent emails and a Trash folder. This panel will also show which folder contains unread emails and how many they are.

The sent contains the email messages you sent from within Advanced Link Manager via the Domain information report Email composer or via the Email client Write email dialog. Note that all messages can be moved from one folder to another or deleted except the messages that were sent from the Domain information report Email composer.

The Toolbar contains buttons for the following action:

	Retrieve emails - Retrieves the emails from the configured POP3 or IMAP accounts.
	Stop - Stops the email retrieving.
	Compose - Opens the email composer allowing the user to compose and send an email.
	Reply - Opens a reply message for the currently selected email message.
	Forward - Opens a forward message for the currently selected email message.
	Print - Prints the selected email message to a specified printer.
	Export to file - Exports the selected email message to a text file.
	Move to trash - Moves the selected email message to the trash folder.

The message panel displays brief information about the email message like from, to, subject, date and size. Clicking the columns of this list will sort the message accordingly. The message selected in this list will be displayed in the message panel below.

The filter panel from the left side of the toolbar helps you filter the available messages by all fields.

The message panel displays the content of the email message along with the all header information available: from, to, subject, cc, bcc and date.

	Note
	The integrated email client reads only the plain text from within your messages. To see or download the attachments of your emails you must use another email client.

To setup periodical checks for new mail use the global email settings