Landel MailBug User manual
Landel Customer Support
Phone: 1-855-MAILBUG
Email: [email protected]
REV G-32 2020
Congratulations on purchasing your new MailBug!
This User Manual contains many useful tips on how to use your MailBug. So you
may want to keep this manual handy as it contains a wealth of information on how
to use the many features of your MailBug.
Your MailBug must be congured before using it. If you purchased your MailBug
directly from Landel, then it may already be setup and congured for use prior to
being shipped to you. If you purchased it elsewhere, such as online, then it likely
needs to be setup before you can use it. If this is the case, please contact the
MailBug Support Team at the phone number below and an agent will help you to
set it up and select your email address.
Customer Support: 1-855-MAILBUG or
1-855-624-5284 or
1-408-360-0490
If you have questions, comments, or just need help with your MailBug, you can
get answers quickly and conveniently by contacting Customer Support either by
calling the above number, or sending an email to:
MailBug®
User Manual
My email address:
Important Safety Instructions
When using equipment that connects to a telephone line, basic safety precautions should always be
followed to reduce the risk of re, electric shock, and injury to persons.
1. Read and understand all instructions provided with this product.
2. Follow all safety warnings and instructions inscribed on this product.
3. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners.
Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
4. Do not use this product near water. For example, do not use near a bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen
sink, laundry tub, near a swimming pool, or in a basement.
5. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table as it could fall, causing serious
damage to the product or degrading its operation.
6. Do not overload the wall outlets or extension cords as this action can result in the risk of re
or electrical shock.
7. Operate this unit using only the AC-to-DC power adapter supplied with the product and plugging it
into 110 or 120 VAC outlet. Do not attempt to substitute another power source. If you are unsure
of the power supply in your home, contact your local power company.
8. Do not disassemble this product – it could cause an electrical shock. Opening or removing the
cover can expose you to dangerous voltages or other risks. Incorrect re-assembly can cause
electrical shock during subsequent use.
9. Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to Landel service personnel under
the following conditions:
nIf the power supply or plug is frayed or damaged.
nIf liquid is spilled into the product.
nIf the product has been exposed to rain or water.
nIf the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions.
nIf the product has been dropped or the casing is damaged.
nIf the product exhibits a distinct change in performance.
nAvoid using this product during an electrical storm. There can be a slight
risk of electrical shock from lightning.
Copyright © 2020 Landel Telecom
No part of this publication may be reproduced, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into
any language, in any form, by any means, without the express written permission of Landel Telecom.
MailBug®and Landel®are registered trademarks of Landel Technology Inc.
Patents Pending.
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International and Special Characters
With MailBug you can type email messages in many languages. If you need to use foreign language
characters or special symbols in your messages, your MailBug allows you to type these characters by
using the Alt or Shift keys. By pressing and holding down either or both of these keys, and then pressing
the appropriate keyboard letter key, you can enter any of the characters that are shown in this table.
For Type For Type For Type For Type
áAlt A ñAlt N ¹Alt 1 ¯Alt -
ÁShift Alt A ÑShift Alt N ¡Shift Alt 1 -Shift Alt -
ãAlt Q õAlt G ²Alt 2 ·Alt .
ÃShift Alt Q ÕShift Alt G ¤Shift Alt 2 »Shift Alt .
âAlt S òAlt L ³Alt 3 ¸Alt ,
ÂShift Alt S ÒShift Alt L £Shift Alt 3 «Shift Alt ,
åAlt W öAlt M ¼Alt 4 ¬Alt =
ÅShift Alt W ÖShift Alt M ¢Shift Alt 4 ±Shift Alt =
äAlt X óAlt O ½Alt 5 ðAlt ‘
ÄShift Alt X ÓShift Alt O ªShift Alt 5 ÐShift Alt ‘
àAlt Z ôAlt P ¾Alt 6 ´Alt `
ÀShift Alt Z ÔShift Alt P ©Shift Alt 6 §Shift Alt `
çAlt C ûAlt H ¥Alt 7 µAlt ;
ÇShift Alt C ÛShift Alt H ®Shift Alt 7 ¨Shift Alt ;
èAlt D ùAlt J ßAlt 8 ÷Alt /
ÈShift Alt D ÙShift Alt J ×Shift Alt 8 ¿Shift Alt /
éAlt E úAlt U øAlt 9 ÿAlt \
ÉShift Alt E ÚShift Alt U ØShift Alt 9 ¦Shift Alt \
ëAlt F üAlt V °Alt 0 þAlt [
ËShift Alt F ÜShift Alt V ºShift Alt 0 ÞShift Alt [
êAlt R ýAlt Y ¶Alt Tab æAlt ]
ÊShift Alt R ÝShift Alt Y ¶Shift Alt Tab ÆShift Alt ]
ïAlt B
ÏShift Alt B
íAlt I
ÍShift Alt I
ìAlt K
ÌShift Alt K
îAlt T
ÎShift Alt T
Examples
If you wish to type the letter ñ in your message, then rst nd it on the chart.
The chart indicates that to get the letter ñ, rst press and hold down the Alt
key and then press the N key on the keyboard.
If you want the letter Ñ, then press and hold down both the Alt and Shift keys
at the same time, and then press the N key on the keyboard.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2
2. Getting Started 2
2.1 Unpacking Your MailBug 2
2.2 Installation 3
2.3 Basic Features 4
3. Initial Setup 6
3.1 Registering and Conguring Your MailBug 6
3.2 Your Email Address 7
3.3 The Setup Screen 8
3.4 The Idle Screen 11
4. Using Your Email Service 14
4.1 Your Mailbox 14
4.2 Reading an Email Message 16
4.3 Composing & Sending Email Messages 18
4.4 Deleting Email Messages 21
4.5 Email Address Book 22
4.6 Printing Email 25
5. Phone Book 28
6. Caller ID Calls List 30
7. Using Your MailBug to Access Online Information 33
8. Using MailBug Service in Combination with a PC 34
8.1 Using a Computer to Access Your MailBug Email 34
8.2 Automatic Forwarding of MailBug Email to Another Email Address 36
8.3 Retrieving Email Messages from Other Accounts (Alternate Mailboxes) 36
Limited Warranty 38
FCC Information 39
International & Special Character Table 40
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1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the MailBug – the electronic mail (“email”) terminal
specically designed to allow you to easily send and receive email messages without
using a computer. You can use your MailBug to communicate quickly and conveniently
with friends, family, and any of the millions of email users all over the world. Your MailBug
can also give you fast and easy access to a wide variety of selected information right from
the Internet, depending on the availability of the information services.
Before you begin using your MailBug, you must sign up for email service with Landel
Telecom and have an email account created for you. Sign up by calling Landel
Customer Support and speaking with a customer service representative who will help
you to select a user name and a password for your email account. A monthly fee is
charged for email services.
To register and set up your account, please contact Landel Customer Support at
1-855-MAILBUG between 9 AM and 4:30 PM Pacic time, Monday - Friday.
2. Getting Started
2.1 Unpacking Your MailBug
First verify that you have received the following items:
nMailBug terminal
nTelephone line cord
nAC adapter 12 VDC
Note: Landel also offers clear
custom-tted plastic covers that can be
used to protect your MailBug from spills
and keep it in a clean-as-new condition.
The covers are optional. If you would like
to purchase one for your MailBug, contact
Landel Customer Support.
FCC Information
FCC Part 15 Information
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established rules that permit this device to be
directly connected to the telephone network. Standardized jacks are used for these connections.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and
used in accordance with the provided instructions, the equipment might cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation.
If this equipment is found to cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:
1. Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
3. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC Part 68 Information
This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules. The FCC Part 68 label is located on the bottom
of the product. This label contains the device:
•FCC Registration Number
•Ringer Equivalence Number (REN)
If the telephone company requests this information, you must give it to them.
The REN is useful when trying to determine the maximum number of devices you can connect to your
telephone line and still have those devices ring when called. In some, but not all areas, the sum of the
RENs of all devices should not exceed ve (5). To be certain of the number of devices that you can
connect to your telephone line, as determined by the RENs, contact your local telephone company to
determine the maximum RENs for you calling area.
Only use standard modular telephone jacks to connect to the telephone network. The appropriate outlet
or jack is a USOC RJ-11C or RJ-11W, which complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules.
If this device causes harm to the telephone network, the telephone company will give you advance
notice if you need to disconnect the device. But if advance notice is not practical, the telephone
company will notify you as soon as possible. You will also be advised of your right to le a complaint
with the FCC.
The telephone company might make changes in its technical operations, facilities, equipment, or
procedures which could affect the function or compatibility or your equipment. If they do, you will
receive advance notice of the changes in order for you to make necessary changes to maintain
uninterrupted service.
This equipment should not be used on coin service telephones provided by the telephone company.
Connecting to party lines is subject to state tariffs.
Do not disassemble this device. There are no user-serviceable parts. If repair is required, please refer
to the warranty information.
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Limited Warranty
This warranty applies only to product purchased and used in the United States.
What is covered
Any defects in material or workmanship are covered under warranty.
For how long
The warranty lasts for six months from the original date of purchase.
What we will do
At our option we will repair or replace the product at no charge to you, if the problem is reported within
the warranty period.
If we choose to replace this product, we may replace it with a new or reconditioned product of the same
or similar design. Replacement will be warranted for 90 days, or the time remaining on the original
warranty, whichever is longer.
Limitations
We will not pay for loss of time, inconvenience, loss of use of this product, or property damage caused
by this product or its failure to work, or any other incidental or consequential damages.
Landel cannot guarantee that the emails, phonebook, and callers list contents will be preserved. This
data may be lost during the process of repairing your unit, and if we have to replace the unit with another
one, then all saved data will be lost. For this reason, we suggest that you copy down all email
addresses, phone numbers, and other important data saved in your MailBug before you return it to
Landel for repair. Really important email messages may be forwarded to another email address, either
yours or a friend’s, for storage, or for purposes of printing them out on paper. Landel is not responsible
for messages, addresses, or phone numbers stored on MailBug units sent in for repair.
What we ask you to do
Call Landel Customer Support to report the problem, and obtain a return materials authorization (RMA)
number. You are responsible for paying all shipping and handling costs to return the product.
We recommend you retain your original packing material in the event you need to ship the product.
Please include your name, address, telephone number, proof of date of purchase, and a description of
the operating problem.
What this warranty does not cover
This warranty does not cover damages resulting from events outside of the manufacturer’s control
including accidents, wear due to normal usage, misuse (including broken LCD), alterations, unauthorized
repair, failure to follow instructions, re, ood, Acts of God, and use outside of the United States. Nor
do we warrant this product to be compatible with any particular telephone equipment or party line, key
telephone systems, or more sophisticated customer premises switching systems.
State Laws
Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusions or
limitations of consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions might not apply to you.
This warranty gives you specic legal rights. You might have other rights, which can vary from state
to state. This warranty is valid only in the USA.
If you have any questions about service or products, call Customer Support at:
Phone: 1-855-MAILBUG
Email: [email protected]
2.2 Installation
Power Connections
Plug the AC adapter supplied with your MailBug into a power outlet, and plug the other end
of the adapter cord into the round power jack on the back of the MailBug. Make sure the
power outlet is not controlled with a wall switch.
Installing the Telephone Line Cord
When connecting the MailBug to your telephone line, you may connect it to a telephone
wall jack that already has an existing telephone plugged into it. You may also connect it
directly to an unused telephone wall jack.
Connecting directly to an unused telephone wall jack:
nTake the telephone line cord that came with your MailBug and insert
one end into the jack marked LINE at the back of the unit.
nInsert the other end of the line cord into a working telephone jack.
Caution: Use only the AC adapter supplied with your MailBug – use of other adapters
could cause your MailBug to fail to operate properly, and could even damage it and
invalidate your warranty.
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Connecting to a telephone wall jack with an existing telephone:
nRemove the existing telephone line cord plug from the wall jack and
insert it into the jack marked PHONE on the back of your MailBug.
nTake the new telephone line cord that came with your MailBug and insert
one end into the jack marked LINE on the back of your MailBug.
nInsert the other end of the line cord into a working telephone wall jack.
2.3 Basic Features
MailBug’s basic features are shown in the diagram below. Notice it has several different
types of keys and a LED status indicator light in the upper corner.
Note: If you subscribe to Caller ID service, your MailBug will display your calls on
its screen. If you currently have a Caller ID display box connected between your
telephone wall jack and telephone, you may replace it with your MailBug, or you can
connect both your MailBug and your Caller ID box together in a chain, and see your
calls on both of these devices. Alternatively you might consider moving your existing
Caller ID box to a phone in another room. Speak with your phone company if you
need additional help.
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8.2 Automatic Forwarding of MailBug Email to Another Email Address
If you use your MailBug and a computer together, and prefer to use another existing
email account with your computer, Landel Support can quickly and easily set up mail
forwarding for you. This will cause copies of all email messages sent to your MailBug to
be automatically forwarded to another email address. So your incoming MailBug email
will automatically appear in both places. This allows you to have the total convenience
of MailBug, so that you never have to boot up your computer and log on just to see if you
have mail, and also to have simultaneous access to your email from a computer for
purposes of printing, archiving, or attachment handling. Contact Landel Customer Support
for more information about email forwarding.
Keyboard – used to type email messages and to enter other information.
Side Keys – located to either side of the display screen, they are used to select
an item from a menu or a list.
Function Keys – located beneath the display screen, they are used to invoke
commands and functions. On-screen labels will change depending on which
screen you are viewing.
Scroll Keys – located to the right of the display screen, they are used to scroll the
screen text or move the cursor/pointer up and down.
Arrow Keys – used to move the ashing cursor up, down, left, or right.
Control (“Ctrl”) Key – located on the lower left of the keyboard, this key allows you
to access advanced features on some screens.
Status Light – (upper right, above screen) indicates current status or special information.
nRapid blinking – means the telephone is ringing.
nSlow, steady blinking – means important status information is displayed on
the screen. (Examples include new email or voicemail messages, or new
calls* received.)
nContinuously lit – the telephone line is in-use, or your MailBug is disconnected
from the telephone line.
*The “new calls” feature only appears if you subscribe to Caller ID service from your
telephone company. The “voicemail” notication only appears if you subscribe to this
service from your telephone company. Please contact your telephone company to
obtain more information on the availability of these services.
Note: MailBug’s display screen is always on, but the backlight turns off during periods
of inactivity. This is normal. If the backlight turns off while you are using the MailBug,
simply press the space bar (or any key on the keyboard) to turn it back on.
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3. Initial Setup
3.1 RegisteringandConguringYourMailBug
Before you can start using your MailBug for the rst time, you must register it with Landel
Telecom and set up an email account. This is done by calling Landel Customer Service at
the phone number shown on the front cover of this manual. The Customer Support agent
will assist you on the phone with conguring your MailBug, so you should have it plugged in
and nearby when you call the Customer Support phone number. While on the phone with
you, the agent will instruct you on how to use the Setup screen to congure your MailBug
and can also answer any of your questions. The whole process takes only 5 to 10 minutes.
In order to set up and congure your MailBug when you rst power it on, you will need to
get to the Setup screen. Upon initial power up you will see the “idle screen”. Both of these
screens are described in greater detail in a later section. First you just need to get to the
Setup screen:
1. Get there from the idle screen by pressing the function key just beneath the
email label along the bottom of the screen. This will take you to the Email
mailbox screen.
2. Once you are in the Email mailbox screen, press and hold down the Ctrl key
on the lower left hand corner of the keyboard.
3. While holding the Ctrl key down, also press the function key beneath the
Setup label that is on the display.
4. Release both keys.
Note: When you power your MailBug on for the rst time, read the message
on the screen.
nIf the screen says that your MailBug must connect to set the time and date,
then Landel Customer Support has already congured your MailBug for you
prior to shipping, and you can skip ahead to the section of this manual titled
The Idle Screen.
nIf the screen says your MailBug must be setup before it can be used, then
follow the instructions in the paragraphs below.
If your primary mailbox is “shared”, your MailBug will retrieve your incoming email without
deleting it from the webmail mailbox. A copy of each email message you receive on your
MailBug, complete with any attachments it may have, will remain accessible for you on
the webmail mailbox. Webmail will generally retain up to 10 megabytes of email storage.
If you approach the capacity limit, you will receive notices by email that your “MailBox is
almost full.” This refers to the webmail mailbox, and is not referring to your mailbox in the
MailBug itself.
If your webmail mailbox lls up to capacity, you will have to delete some of the messages
or download them to a computer before your MailBug will be able to continue receiving
new email.
To access your mailbug.com email through webmail, use your computer and browser to
go to webmail.mailbug.com (note there is no “www” in the address). You must rst enter
your username and password to access your email. Your username is the rst part of your
username is “jane.sample” (without the quotes). Your password is the same one you chose
when you set up your MailBug. Make sure you always remember it. To ensure security,
always remember to log off the webmail site before closing your browser. Please contact
Landel Customer Support if you have any questions.
Tip: Do not use the webmail site to change your password. This must be done by
calling Landel Customer Support. If you change it on your own, your MailBug may no
longer be able to access your email.
Tip: If you wish to use an email program to retrieve and store your email on your
computer’s hard drive, use the following settings:
POP (incoming mail) server: pop.mailbug.com
SMTP (outgoing email) server: smtp.mailbug.com
Password: yourmailbugpassword
If you plan to access your email only from your MailBug, and do not wish to access your
email from a computer, leave the “Mailbox shared” setting in the Setup screen set to No.
If you ever change your mind and wish to start accessing your email from a computer, you
can easily change the setting then.
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To end your online session when you are nished viewing, or if you need to use your phone
for any reason while you are online, simply press the HaNgupfunction key, which will cause
your MailBug to immediately disconnect and release the phone line.
8. Using MailBug Service in Combination with a PC
This section describes how your MailBug and MailBug email service can interact with your
personal computer and the rest of the World Wide Web.
8.1 Using a Computer to Access Your MailBug Email
If you have access to a computer with Internet access, then MailBug and your computer
can work very nicely together. Your MailBug service uses a network mailbox that is
Internet-accessible, and all email that MailBug receives comes through this mailbox.
This means that you can access your MailBug email from any Internet-enabled computer
anywhere in the world. You can access it from home, while traveling, from a friend’s house,
from work, from your hotel, even from the many public libraries and schools that have
Internet-enabled computers. From this network mailbox (referred to as your “webmail”),
you can check for new messages, compose and send email, print email messages sent
to your MailBug, and even receive the attachments from emails sent to your MailBug.
In order to take advantage of these additional features, you must set your MailBug to
“share” your email account with your computer. From the Email mailbox screen, press
and hold the Ctrl key and simultaneously press the Setupfunction key, in order to enter
the Setup screen. Scroll down until you nd the “Mailbox Shared?” option. Move the
blinking cursor to this line and press the space bar once or twice until the setting is Yes,
and then press the Save key.
You will then be looking at the Setup screen, and ready to call and speak with a
Customer Support agent in order to complete the process of setting up your MailBug.
The next two sections provide some guidelines for selecting your email address and
password for your account when you call to register and set up your MailBug with the
Customer Support agent.
3.2 Your Email Address
When setting up your MailBug account, you must select an email address for your account.
This email address serves as your electronic identity which distinguishes you from others
who use email. This address is what others will use to send you email messages, and what
will appear on email messages that you send to others. Because all email addresses must
be unique, and to ensure that they are properly interpreted, certain format conventions are
used. Your MailBug email address consists of certain necessary elements and uses the
username – The username can be any name you like, including nicknames,
hobbies, or made-up names, as long as it is at least 2 characters but not more than
32 characters in length. Most people choose some form of their rst and/or last name,
including initials. Spaces and punctuation characters (except the period and
underscore characters) are not permitted in the username. Upper and lower case
characters are considered the same, e.g., an “A” will be interpreted the same as “a”.
It is traditional to use all lower case for email addresses, except possibly in proper
names (e.g., “Joe_Bob” is the same as “joe_bob”).
@– This symbol (pronounced “at”) is a separator required in all email addresses.
mailbug.com – This portion of an address is xed, and is called the domain. In
some cases, alternative domain names can be made available. If interested, ask
the Customer Support agent for more information.
When you call Landel Customer Support to set up your account, an agent will help you
to select your email address. Once you have selected your username, do not change it
without rst talking to a Landel Customer Support agent.
Hint: When you complete your registration, write your email address on the cover
of this manual.
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3.3 The Setup Screen
You initially congure your MailBug by using the Setup screen. This screen is where
you enter certain critical information that determines how you want your MailBug to work.
To get to the Setup screen (when you initially apply power), press the email function key,
and then hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and simultaneously press the Setup
function key.
The options that you can congure from the Setup screen include:
nyour username (your email address)
nyour password
nthe name you want to appear on emails you send
nyour email return address
nyour time zone
nyour connect phone number (also called your dial-up access number)
nwhether or not you want to also read your email on a computer
nwhether or not you want MailBug to automatically check for new email
nyour privacy code
Each of these menu options is described in the following paragraphs.
Username (Email Address)
This line contains your complete email address, including the @ symbol and the
Password
The password you select when you register with Landel Customer Support is entered
here. When you later view this screen, the password appears as just asterisks.
The password you choose should be easy for you to remember, but very difcult for
anyone else to guess. The password should consist of characters and/or numbers
and be at least 6 and not more than 12 characters in length. Spaces and punctuation
characters are not allowed. Unlike usernames, upper and lower case characters are
considered to be different, and not the same, e.g., an “A” will not be interpreted the
same as “a”. Do not change this password without rst speaking with a Customer
Support agent.
7. Using Your MailBug to Access Online Information
Depending on availability, your MailBug may give you fast and easy access to a wide
variety of online information directly from the Internet. To access these services, simply
press the iNfo function key on the idle screen.
Note: The ServiceS function key will be visible on the idle screen only when
the service is available in your area. Check with Landel Customer Support
for more information on availability.
Pressing the ServiceS key will cause your MailBug to “go online” by dialing out and
connecting to the Landel service. It will stay online until you press the HaNgupkey or
until it “times out”. Going online with your MailBug is much easier and much faster than
going online with a computer. With the push of a single button you will be online in about
a half-minute and ready to view the information you want.
Once you reach the online services, you will see a menu screen showing current
information choices. The available categories are subject to change and Landel will
add new ones from time to time. Each time you go online you will automatically see the
most up-to-date choices available. Simply select what you wish to view either by using
the side keys to the left and right of the display screen that lines up with your selection,
or by moving the cursor to one of the selections and pressing the Select function key.
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Calls List Setup Options
There are several conguration options available from the Caller ID Calls List screen.
However, these options are visible only after your MailBug has received and displayed
at least one incoming call record. To get to these options from the callS screen, hold
down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and press the Setup key. The options are as follows:
Number of digits for a local call – This species how many digits MailBug should
use when dialing a phone number from the Caller ID Calls list and when that phone
number is a local call for you. The correct number of digits required to dial a local call
is determined by your telephone company, and the possible choices are 7, 10, or 11
digits. To change this setting, press the space bar on the keyboard to toggle between
the following choices:
nIf you can dial local calls by using 11 digits (1 + area code + number), then
set it to 11.
nIf you cannot dial local calls this way, and local calls require you to dial an
area code, but without the 1 in front, then set it to 10.
nIf you can dial local calls with only 7 digits, then choose the 7setting.
Blink when new calls received? – The default option is Yes. To change this setting,
place the cursor on this line and press the space bar on the keyboard to toggle
between the following choices:
YeS – blink whenever new calls have been received since the last time you
looked at the Calls List.
No– do not blink in response to calls (only blink for new email and/or new
voicemail messages).
Remember blocked and unknown calls? – The default option is Yes. To
change this setting, press the space bar on the keyboard to toggle between the
following choices:
YeS – the Calls List will display all blocked and unknown calls.
No– the Calls List will not display blocked and unknown calls.
When you are nished, press the Save function key to save these changes, or press
the caNcel key to discard them.
Your Name
The name you specify on this line will appear on all emails you send, in front of your
email address on the From: line. If you leave it blank, then only your email address
will appear on that line. It can be whatever name you prefer, and may contain upper
and lower case characters as well as numbers and spaces.
Your Email Return Address
This is the address that will be used when someone replies to an email you sent.
It can be the same email address as your MailBug, or it may be some other email
address. If this line is left blank, the default will be your MailBug address.
Time Zone
In order to specify the time an email message is sent or received, MailBug needs to
know in which time zone you live. To do this, type in the word from the list below that
describes your location.
Enter: If you live in:
Atlantic Atlantic timezone
Eastern Eastern timezone
Central Central timezone
Mountain Mountain timezone
Pacic Pacic timezone
Arizona Arizona, USA
Alaska Alaska, USA
Hawaii Hawaii, USA
Connect Phone Number
This is the dial-up access number that MailBug will dial in order to send and receive
email messages (not to be confused with the phone number at your home, which is
different). Landel has a large network of local telephone numbers in every state, and
one or more of these phone numbers should be available to you as a local call. If
none of these numbers is local to you, then a toll-free number for your MailBug may
be available.
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Because MailBug calls frequently to check for new email, you may actually be able to
save money by using the toll-free number instead of a local number. This can be the
case if you have “measured per call” service from your telephone company, since
this charge does not apply to toll-free calls your MailBug would make. The Landel
Customer support agent will be able to help you determine which number is the best
for you.
Important Note on Selecting a Connect Phone Number
Typically MailBug will automatically check for new email messages multiple times
each day by calling the Connect (dial-up access) telephone number. Ideally, the
phone number is a local call for you, and not one that will incur costly long distance
or toll charges on your phone bill. While the Landel Customer Support agent will
be careful in helping you to nd a local phone number to use, please note that you
are responsible for any long distance or toll charges that appear on your phone bill.
Therefore, you will want to make sure that the dial-up access number that you select
during the registration and setup process is a local call for you, and not one that will
incur charges. You should contact your local telephone company to determine what
charges, if any, will apply to calls made by your MailBug to the Connect phone number
that you selected.
If no local dial-up access phone number is available near you, you can disable the
Auto-Connect feature. (See “Connect Automatically” below.) If you live in a location
for which there is no local dial-up access telephone number, contact Landel about a
toll-free option.
Mailbox Shared? (Reading your email on a computer)
All MailBug email accounts are also accessible via the Web. Each MailBug retrieves
its email messages from a “mailbox” that can be used and controlled by the customer
through their computer. This Web mailbox is found at: webmail.mailbug.com. When
MailBug retrieves email messages from this mailbox, by default the messages are
automatically deleted from the mailbox. However if you do not wish to have these
emails deleted, and wish to manage this on-line mailbox yourself, then place the
cursor on the Mailbox Shared? option and press the space bar once or twice until the
screen shows Yes. The ability to share your MailBug email with a computer can be
especially convenient when receiving emails with attachments. The MailBug and your
computer work nicely together, allowing you to always know when you have new email
without having to go on-line with your computer to check for new messages. See
Section 8 for more details.
The Calls List can hold up to 100 call records. Use the scroll keys to the right of the display
screen or the up/down arrow keys on the keyboard to scroll through the list. New call
records will be marked with a diamond () next to the telephone number. When you leave
the Calls List screen, these diamonds will disappear since these calls will no longer be
“new” the next time you see them.
Dialing a telephone number from the list
You may place a return call to any of the callers on the list (except for “blocked” or
“unknown”calls) by having your MailBug automatically dial the number for you. To do this,
use the scroll keys or the up/down arrow keys to select the call record you wish to dial,
and then press the Dial function key. The corresponding telephone number will be dialed
automatically when you pick up your telephone’s handset.
Deleting telephone calls from the list
When the list becomes full, the next call received will cause the oldest call record at the
top of the list to automatically be deleted to make room for the new call record at the bottom
of the list. To delete a specic call record, use the scroll keys or the up/down arrow keys to
select the call record you wish to delete, and press the Delete function key. Once the
Delete key has been pressed, you have several options:
YeS – conrms the command to delete the call record
No– cancels the delete command
all – deletes all call records stored in memory
olDer – deletes all call records older than the selected record
Same – deletes all call records with the same number as the one in the selected
record. This will also work for deleting all “Blocked” and “Unavailable” call
records from the list.
Saving a telephone number from the Calls List to your personal Phone Book
When viewing the Calls List, you can save the telephone number of a caller directly into
your personal PhoneBook. Simply press the SaveNum function key. This will copy the
name and telephone number associated with that caller directly into your Phone Book. You
have the option of editing the name or phone number in any way you wish, such as adding
a 1 before a 10-digit number, or deleting an area code if it is not required. When nished,
press the Save function key.
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You can undelete the most-recent Phone Book entry by using the Ctrl key and then the
uNDelete function key, provided you have not left the Phone Book list. The un-delete
command will not work when you delete messages using the all key.
6. Caller ID Calls List
Your MailBug supports Caller ID service, which is offered separately by your local
telephone company. This service identies who is calling when your telephone rings*.
To view the Caller ID Calls List, press the callS function key from the idle screen. You will
see a list of the callers in chronological order with the most recent caller appearing at the
bottom of the list. Each line is a record of a received call, showing the date and time of the
call, along with the telephone number and name of the caller. Note that the name delivered
by the phone company with Caller ID is limited to 15 characters, and always shows up as
all capital letters. If the number of the calling party has been “blocked” or is “unavailable”
(unknown) for any reason, then this information will appear in place of the caller’s number.
If the telephone number of the caller matches an entry in your personal Phone Book, then
that name will appear in the call record, with the name delivered by Caller ID showing in
parentheses after it.
*Note: Please contact your telephone company for more information about
subscribing to Caller ID. If you do not subscribe to this service, the callS
function key will not appear. If you do subscribe, the callS key will automatically
appear after you receive the rst call after plugging in your MailBug.
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Connect Automatically? (Checking for new email – Auto-Connect)
Your MailBug is able to send and receive email messages automatically without your
intervention. It will check for new messages periodically throughout the day. If you
want your MailBug to automatically check for new email messages, then set this
option to Yes. This is the recommended setting. But if you wish to only check for
new email manually, then set this option to No by pressing the space bar until the
screen shows No. This feature is referred to as the “Auto-Connect” feature.
Note: If you disable this feature, you must manually press the coNNect function key
whenever you wish to have MailBug check for new email. Also note that this option
setting has no effect on your ability to manually check for new email and to send
email messages at any time.
Privacy Code
Some users may want to prevent anyone else from being able to read their email
messages. Setting this privacy code option requires you to enter a code that must
then be entered each and every time you want to read, compose, send an email,
or access the Setup options.
Important: The privacy feature is optional and should only be used when you have
a very good reason to use it. If you choose to use a privacy code, and you forget
it, then you will no longer be able to view your emails or get into the Setup screen.
Your emails will be lost. So it is very important that if you use a privacy code, that
you DO NOT FORGET IT. To disable the privacy feature, just leave the Privacy
Code line blank.
To save any changes that you have made to your Setup conguration, just press the
function key beneath Save on the screen. Your MailBug is now set up and ready to send
and receive email!
3.4 The Idle Screen
MailBug’s display will present different “screens” of information, depending on how you
are using it. Each screen will have function labels above the eight function keys that are
located just beneath the display. When the MailBug is initially powered up, the rst screen
you will see is the “idle” screen. This is the “home” or “root” screen which also appears
when your MailBug is not in active use, meaning there have been no keystrokes for several
minutes or longer. The idle screen displays the current time and date (once you connect to
check for email), plus any status information (e.g., if you have new email or voicemail mes-
sages), and serves as the starting point for going to other screens.
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Along the bottom of the idle screen are the names of other screens you can access in order
to perform different actions. Each label on the screen is associated with a function key just
beneath it. The typical choices are:
coNNect – forces MailBug to immediately dial to connect to your email service. Use
this key to either check for new email or to force any out-going email to be sent
immediately, or to manually check for any new email. Note that this key appears
on the idle screen only if you have the auto-connect feature disabled (set to No),
or whenever MailBug has experienced a loss in power (because it needs to connect
in order to set the time and date). If the Auto-Connect feature is enabled (set to Yes),
then this key normally does not appear, but can still be found by pressing and holding
down the Ctrl key on the keyboard.
email – shows you a list of the email messages you have stored in the memory of your
MailBug. From this list you may read, compose, or delete messages, as well as
access your personal email address book.
callS – shows recent telephone calls you have received. In order to use this feature, you
must subscribe to Caller ID service from your local telephone company. If you do not
subscribe to this service, this key will not appear on the screen. If you do have Caller
ID service, then this key will appear once you have received the rst incoming phone
call after the installation of your MailBug.
pHoNeBook – displays your personal telephone directory of names and telephone
numbers which can be automatically dialed.
ServiceS – allows you to access a variety of selected electronic information and services
from the Internet, depending on availability. After dialing into Landel’s service,
MailBug presents a menu of on-line services, such as headline news, weather,
stock quotes, and other information including answers to frequently-asked
questions regarding MailBug.
HaNg up– this key only appears when MailBug is using the phone line. This key
forces MailBug to immediately hang up and release the phone line.
To create a new entry in your PhoneBook, press the create function key.
Certain telephone numbers may require a pause during dialing. Examples might be
numbers that access automated answering systems such as voicemail or banking
services that require you to pause and then enter additional digits after listening to an
automated voice prompt. There are two ways to accomplish this:
1. You can create a two-second pause between digits by inserting a comma between
digits where the pause is to occur. More than one comma can be used to create
longer pauses in two-second increments. While dialing is paused, the coNtiNue
function key will appear. Pressing this key will skip any remaining pause (even if
consecutive pauses are used) and return to dialing.
2. You can have your MailBug pause until you tell it to continue by inserting a question
mark where the pause is to occur. When your MailBug encounters this character, it
will show the coNtiNue function key and wait for you to press it.
To delete entries from your personal PhoneBook, select the entry you wish to remove and
press the Delete key. Once the Delete key has been pressed, you have several options:
YeS – conrms the command to delete the entry
No– cancels the delete command
all – deletes all entries stored in memory
Note: Characters such as parentheses, spaces, dashes, or periods may be used to
separate the digits of the number to make it appear more readable. They are
ignored when the number is dialed. You can also enter a long string of numbers
into each phone number, which is useful for entering access codes, voicemail
prompt selections, credit card numbers, international country codes, etc.
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The fax address can be used in conjunction with any other email or fax address on
MailBug’s To: line. For example:
To: [email protected], fax: rstname.lastname@800-555-1212
The email recipient will not see the fax addresses, and the fax recipients will not see the
email or other fax addresses. (Note: The fax number shown above is just an example and
should not be used.)
No additional phone line is required
Keep in mind that you do not need an additional phone line for a fax machine. They
can share your regular phone line just as MailBug does. There are many fax machines
available today that also function as scanners and computer printers. Landel recommends
a simple fax without those functions, because they are easier to operate, less expensive,
and require no computer software.
Conrmation and timing of delivery
You will receive conrmation by email, right on your MailBug, telling you whether your fax
was successfully delivered or not. From the time your MailBug transmits your message,
it takes only a few minutes for the message to appear in the fax. Depending on system
variables, it can be from 1 to 15 minutes or so. If the receiving fax machine is busy or
unavailable, the system will wait and then re-try up to three times before giving up. The
email conrmation will follow after the fax attempts are complete.
To get more information or to see a list of frequently asked questions and answers, send an
5. Phone Book
Your MailBug has a built-in PhoneBook feature that allows you to create a personalized
telephone directory. It can hold 100 names and telephone numbers of the people you call
most often. To access your personal PhoneBook, simply press the pHoNeBook function
key on the idle screen. Then, use the scroll keys to the right of the display screen or the
up/down arrow keys on the keyboard to scroll through the list. You can also nd the phone
number by typing the rst few letters of the person’s name. To dial a phone number directly
from your PhoneBook, move the cursor to the number you want to dial and press the Dial
function key. The corresponding telephone number will be dialed automatically when
you pick up your telephone’s handset.
Setting the Time and Date
The time and date on the MailBug is automatically set each and every time you
send or receive email. It can also be set by pressing the coNNect function key from
the idle screen. It is normal for the time and date information to be lost when power
is removed from the MailBug. The next time power is applied to the MailBug and it
connects to check for or send email, the time and date will once again be properly set.
Display Contrast
You may adjust the contrast of the display screen at any time by
pressing and holding down the Control key (Ctrl) and Shift key together and then
pressing one of the arrow keys on the keyboard as follows:
Ctrl,Shift, and keys increases the display contrast
Ctrl,Shift, and keys decreases the display contrast
Voice Message Waiting Indication
If you subscribe to voicemail service from your telephone company, then your
MailBug will also let you know when you have voicemail waiting in your network
voice message box. MailBug’s red LED status light will blink and a message will
appear on the idle screen to tell you that you have a new voicemail message.
Retrieving your voicemail will automatically clear both the indicator light and the idle
screen message. If you wish to manually turn off the blinking status light, you can
do so by pressing the pHoNeBook key. This feature will only work on your MailBug
if you subscribe to voicemail service with VMWI (Visual Message Waiting
Indication) from your local phone company. Please consult your local phone
company for availability, pricing and other details.
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4. Using Your Email Service
4.1 Your Mailbox
Your MailBug uses its built-in memory as an electronic “mailbox” to store your email
messages. You can view this mailbox by going to the Email mailbox screen, which you
can reach by pressing the email key from the idle screen. That screen shows you the
email messages that you have sent and received, listed by date and time. The date and
time of each email is shown, plus the sender and the subject line from that email.
The arrowhead (>) in the left-most column is a cursor that indicates the email message
that is currently selected. You can change the selection by moving the cursor up or
down to select other messages. To move the cursor, use either the oval-shaped scroll
keys to the right of the screen, or use the or arrow keys on the lower right hand
corner of the keyboard.
Pressing the reaD, Delete, or mark function keys will cause the appropriate action
to be taken on the selected email message – the one pointed to by the >cursor in the
rst column.
When the subject line of an email extends beyond the right edge of the screen, you will see
an arrowhead (>) in the last column. You can use the and arrow keys located on the
lower right-hand corner of the keyboard to scroll horizontally in order to see the remaining
portion of the line.
New, unread email messages in the list are indicated with a diamond () symbol next to the
From: on the screen. Once a received email message has been opened, this diamond will
disappear, indicating that this message has been read and is no longer new.
Addressing email so that MailBug delivers it as a fax
MailBug uses a format for email addressing that requires that you add a “cc:” or “bcc:”
prex before an email address if you wish to specify an address as a carbon copy or a
blind carbon copy. These are described in greater detail in Section 4.3. MailBug uses a
similar format for faxing.
To send an email to a fax, simply specify a fax address on the MailBug’s To: line as follows:
fax: name @ faxnumber
The keyword “fax:” identies this as a fax address (similar to “cc:” or “bcc:”). Spaces
are allowed after the fax: keyword. The name is optional, if provided it will appear on the
fax exactly as entered. It may contain any combination of upper- or lower-case letters,
numbers, underscores, and hyphens. If the name is enclosed in quotes then it may contain
any character, including spaces. The ‘@’ character is required, and it separates the name
of the recipient from the fax number of the recipient. The fax number following the ‘@’ must
contain exactly 10 digits.
Following are ways that you could correctly address an email in order to deliver
it as a fax:
fax:rstname.lastname@8005551212 (with no spaces or dashes)
fax: rstname.lastname @ 800-555-1212 (with spaces and/or dashes)
fax:@8005551212 (without a name)
fax:”My MailBug is a fax machine!”@800-555-1212 (with a name in quotes)
But the examples below are not properly addressed and cannot be delivered:
rstname.lastnam@8005551212 (forgot the keyword “fax:”)
fax: rstname.lastname@5551212 (not enough digits to be a fax number)
fax: First Name @ 800-555-1212 (spaces in the name with out quotes)
fax: 8005551212 (missing the ‘@’ before the number)
fax:”My MailBug is a fax machine! @ 800-555-1212
(forgot the double quote after the name)
Note: The fax phone number shown in the above examples is for example only
and is not real. Do not use it.
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Why printing to a fax machine is a better solution than a computer-printer
Fax machines are as inexpensive today as computer printers, but they are easier and
cheaper to operate than computer printers. In addition, MailBug doesn’t have a printer
port – there’s nowhere to plug in a computer printer. More important, MailBug customers
typically keep their MailBug in the kitchen or some other location where they have easy and
quick access to it, and no one wants computer cables and a bulky printer cluttering up their
kitchen counter. Because MailBug does not need to be directly cabled to the fax machine,
you can keep your MailBug in the kitchen and install your fax in your home ofce or another
room where it’s out of the way. MailBug can send your email to any fax destination. Send
your email to your own fax machine to print it in the other room. Or, send it to the ofce fax
to be printed there. Or, just use MailBug to compose and send quick and easy faxes of any
sort to the ofce, or to a company, or to the kids, or to anywhere else.
Printing to a fax is inexpensive
As part of your MailBug email service, you can send ve pages FREE each month to
any fax number in the US or Canada. If you wish to send additional fax pages, contact
Landel Customer Service. Keep in mind that short emails are generally a single page, and
longer emails may require several pages.
Sending email from MailBug to your own fax machine
To print an email from your MailBug to your fax, just use your MailBug to send the email
to your own fax number using the special email address below. You can compose and
send a new email message to your fax, or forward a sent or received email to your fax.
This only works from your MailBug – sending an email to this special address from a
computer will not work.
Using MailBug to send a fax to someone else’s fax machine
You can also use your MailBug to send an email to a fax machine at another location.
You can send it to the ofce, or to a friend’s house, or anywhere else in the US or Canada.
In this sense, your MailBug has become a fax. Not only can it print email on your own fax,
you can use MailBug as a mini-fax machine whenever you need one. If you need to fax
something to someone, you can just type an email as you normally do right on your
MailBug and send it as a fax using the special address below.
Similarly, outgoing email messages that you have sent (but that have not yet been
delivered) are also shown on this list marked with a diamond () next to the To: label.
Once these outgoing messages have been sent, the diamonds will disappear.
If a large dot () appears after the To: or the From: on any line, it means that that email
message is “marked” and is protected from deletion if you attempt to delete “all” emails
in the list.
If a function key label on any of MailBug’s screens starts with a diamond (), then pressing
the Enter key on the keyboard has the same effect as pressing that function key. For the
Email screen, this diamond is before the reaD key, meaning that you can open and read
the email that the cursor is pointing to by simply pressing the Enter key on the keyboard.
The upper right corner of the Email screen shows the current date and time, which is
automatically set whenever you connect to the network to send or check for email.
Along the bottom of the Email screen are the different functions, or actions, that you can
choose. The functions listed below are described in greater detail later in this manual.
compoSe compose a new email message
reaD open and read the email message pointed to by the cursor
Delete delete the email message pointed to by the cursor
aDDreSS open your personal email address book and make changes
DoNe returns you to the idle screen
The following functions appear only when the Ctrl key is held down:
Setup enter the Setup screen – see Section 3.3 for more details
mark “marks” an email message so that it will be spared when deleting
“all” messages. Pressing this key again will “un-mark” the message
SaveaDDr saves the sender’s or recipient’s address in your personal email
address book
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4.2 Reading an Email Message
From the Email screen, select a specic email message by moving the cursor on the left
side of the screen up or down until it points to the message you want. Do this by using
the and arrow keys on the keyboard, or the large up/down scroll keys to the right of
the display screen. Then press the function key labeled reaD, or simply press the Enter
key on the keyboard. As a shortcut, you can simply press the small key on either side of
the display that lines up with the email you wish to read.
Once you have opened an email message, you can scroll up and down through the
message (if it is longer than the screen can show) by using the up and down scroll keys
to the right of the display, or the and arrow keys on the keyboard. While reading the
message, the function keys at the bottom of the screen give you several options from
which to choose:
replY – Send a reply email to the sender of the currently displayed message. Use this
to automatically create a new email message addressed to the sender, and with the
same subject line with “Re:” inserted before it. The text of the original message is
automatically included in your reply message. The original email remains unchanged.
This key is only present when viewing emails that you have received, not those that
you have sent.
replY all (only visible when the Ctrl key is held down) – Allows you to send a reply email
to all of those addresses shown as recipients of the original message. You can add
or delete additional addresses by moving the cursor to the To: line and making those
changes manually, or you can add email addresses by using the aDDreSS
function. Tip: You may want to delete your own email address from the To: line.
forwarD – Send a copy of the email message to another email address. You may replace
the subject line with your own words, add your own preface to the forwarded mes-
sage, and/or edit the content of the message. Enter the addresses by manually typing
them or by using the Email Address Book, which you can access by pressing the aD-
DreSS key. The original email remains unchanged.
Delete – Deletes an email message from your MailBug. This can be done either
while reading the email message, or directly from the Email mailbox screen. For more
information on deleting email messages from memory and the options available, see
the section “Deleting Email Messages” below.
Next – Allows you to move to the next message on the email summary list and open it for
viewing without having to rst return to the Email mailbox screen. The Enter key can
also be used to advance to the next message. The Next key does not appear when
you are viewing the last message in your email mailbox.
4.5.2 Adding an email address to the message you are already
composing or forwarding
When composing or forwarding an email message, you can select email addresses from
those already in your Address Book instead of typing the email addresses explicitly. This
will save you time and reduce typing errors when addressing your email messages. Simply
press the aDDreSS function key to enter the Address Book, scroll to the address you want
to add, and then press the appropriate function key to specify how you want that address
used (To:, CC:, or BCC:). The address you selected will be added to the To: line of the
message you were working on, and you will be returned to the message you had open for
viewing, composing, or forwarding.
The function keys available in the Address Book screens are:
to:place the selected email address on the “To:” line of a
message and return to the composing email screen
CC: do the same as To: but also add “cc:” in front of the address
BCC: do the same as To: but also add “bcc:” in front of the address
create make a new entry in the Email Address Book
cHaNge make changes to (edit) an existing Address Book entry
Delete remove entries from the Address Book
Note: You can un-delete the most recently deleted Address Book entry by holding
down the Ctrl key and then pressing the UnDelete function key, provided you have
not left the Address Book screen.
4.6 Printing Email
If you use a MailBug in addition to a computer, then you can print any of your MailBug
email by using your computer to access MailBug’s webmail site (webmail.mailbug.com), or
by forwarding your email to other email accounts and printing it from there. But if you use
only your MailBug, and you don’t use a computer, you can still print your email. However,
because MailBug is not a computer, it does not print directly to a computer printer. Instead,
you can use your MailBug to print to a fax machine.
It’s as easy as sending email. To print an email to a fax, or just to compose and send a fax
by email, all you need to do is send an email to a special email address, and the MailBug
system will fax it for you.
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In this example the nickname already assigned to the address is “Betty Lou” and appears
as part of the email address. You can choose to use the same nickname, or you can use
any other nickname you like, such as “Betty” or maybe “Mom at the ofce”, or whatever
description will be most clear to you. For brevity, you can edit the address line to remove
the non-essential portions (the quote marks and the brackets), since you will be entering
your own nickname for this address. This is useful if you will be sending emails with your
MailBug that will have multiple addresses. In the example above, you could shorten the
address line so that the screen would show:
Nickname: Betty – my friend in Arizona
Address: [email protected]
The nickname you specify here is not inserted into an email when you use it – it only
shows up in your Address Book screen to help you remember to whom the address
belongs. Only what you enter on the address line in the screen above shows up on the
To: line in your email. Note that the < and > brackets that enclose the email address are
not needed if you delete the nickname on the address line.
4.5.1 Starting a new message to someone already in your Address Book
To select an email address from your Address Book and start a new email message to
that address, press the aDDreSS function key from the Email mailbox screen. This will
open your email address book and display all of the names and addresses that have
been previously saved there.
Addresses can be selected from the address book by moving the cursor in the left-most
column to the desired address entry using either the and arrow keys on the keyboard
or the scroll keys to the right of the display. The function keys at the bottom of the screen
will let you to specify how you want that address used on the To: line of your message.
Another, perhaps easier, selection method if you just want to add an address to the To:
line of your message, is to scroll through the list of addresses until you see the one that
you want, and then press the corresponding side-key on either side of the display. If you
wish to use the selected address with the CC: or BCC: option, then press the appropriate
function key instead. After making your selection, the chosen email address will be
automatically inserted into a new email message and you will be transferred to the
Compose Email screen for that new email message you have just created.
previouS – Allows you to move to the previous message in your Mailbox and open it for
viewing. Using the Next and previouS keys make it easy for you to quickly move
between email messages in your mailbox. Note that this key does not appear when
viewing the rst message in your mailbox.
cHaNge (only appears on “saved” messages, or on sent messages when the Ctrl
key is held down) – Allows you to edit the contents of a message that you were
composing, did not nish, and saved by pressing the Save key, or when the message
you were composing was automatically saved by MailBug when it timed out after
several minutes of inactivity. Pressing cHaNge allows you to go back and resume
composing the message before sending it, or to modify a previously sent message
so that you can send it again to the same or different recipients. Once you are back
to composing or editing the email message, all the usual options for sending, saving,
or deleting are again available.
SaveaDDr (only visible when the Ctrl key is held down) – Saves the sender’s or
recipient’s email address directly into your personal Email Address Book for easy
use in sending messages to this person in the future. When you have nished
entering the “nickname” for this person, press the DoNe key to be automatically
returned to viewing the sender’s message.
mark (only visible when the Ctrl key is held down) – This “marks” an email message so
that it will be protected and spared from deletion if/when you later choose to delete
“all” messages. Pressing the mark key again will “un-mark” the message. Marked
messages can only be deleted explicitly, not by deleting “all”. When you return to the
Email mailbox screen, a round dot () is used to indicate these marked messages.
uNwrap / wrap (only visible when the Ctrl key is held down) – Allows you to
temporarily un-wrap the lines of text in an email message you are viewing. This is
useful if the message contains large tables or lists that use more than 79 characters
per line. This un-wrapped mode of viewing will only apply to this viewing session,
and will automatically terminate when you leave this screen. To view the longer lines
of text, use the and arrows on the keyboard to scroll the display horizontally.
While in the un-wrapped viewing mode, the function key changes to wrap to allow
you to revert to the other viewing mode. The email message itself is not changed in
any way by use of this feature.
DoNe – Returns you to the Email mailbox screen.
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4.3 Composing & Sending Email Messages
To compose a new email message, begin by pressing the email function key from the idle
screen, and then press the compoSe key. MailBug will then prompt you with a To: line to
enter the email address(es) of those you want to receive your message. You can enter as
many email addresses as you like, with each address separated by either a comma or a
semicolon, and then a space. You can manually type in the addresses, or use the aDDreSS
function key to choose recipients from your personal Email Address Book.
In order to send a copy of the email message to parties other than the primary recipient(s),
you may include additional addresses on the To: address line. A common practice is to
send a “carbon copy” or a “blind carbon copy” of your email message. This is done by
typing either “cc:” or “bcc:” in front of the desired address. (Make sure you include the
colon!) A “bcc:” is similar to the “cc:” except that no one but you and the bcc: recipient
knows that they have gotten a copy of the message.
When you are nished with the addressing, press either the OK function key, or the Enter
key on the keyboard. MailBug will then prompt you to enter the Subject: line for the email.
Again, press either OK or Enter when you are nished.
Example:
Let’s say you enter two email addresses for your message as:
When John and Jane get their email, they will both see that it was sent to both of
them.
If the message is specically to John, but with Jane also getting a copy, then use cc:
To: [email protected], cc:[email protected]
But if you want to send it to John and a copy to Jane without John knowing about
Jane’s copy, then use the “blind carbon copy” feature.
To: [email protected], bcc:[email protected]
If you sent it as shown above, John would not know that the message was also sent to
Jane. But Jane would see John’s address in addition to hers.
Adding new email addresses to your Address Book
There are several ways to add entries to your email Address Book. You may add an
entry to your Address Book by explicitly typing it in. You can do this by pressing the
aDDreSS function key in the Email mailbox screen to get to the Address Book screen
and then pressing the create function key. When you enter the Address Book from
your Email mailbox screen, not only can you create new entries, but you can also
edit existing nicknames and addresses, or remove old entries, and all the entries
will be sorted alphabetically.
Another way you can add to your Address Book is while reading an opened email
message. If you are reading an email you received from someone and you wish to add
that person’s email address to your Address Book, simply hold down the Ctrl key on the
keyboard and press the SaveaDDr function key. This will take you to the Save to Address
Book screen where you are asked to assign a “nickname” to that address. See the
example in the gure below.
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