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Penn State WebMail Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Welcome to the Penn State WebMail FAQ. This document provides you with the basic information that you need in order to use Penn State WebMail. This document will be updated on a regular basis. If we did not include something in the WebMail FAQ that would be helpful to you and other users, please let us know.

Comments can be directed to webmail@psu.edu.

 

Important: On March 10, 2009, WebMail was updated. Please visit webmail.psu.edu and click on "Lastest Updates to WebMail" for a list of changes.


SECTION 1: Getting Started

 


 

SECTION 2: Basic WebMail Features and Use

 


 

SECTION 3: Using WebMail/The Inbox and Other Features

 


 

SECTION 4: Logging Out

 


 

SECTION 5: Troubleshooting/Getting Help

 


PSU Dictionary


SECTION 1: Getting Started

1.1 What is Penn State WebMail?
Penn State WebMail is a web-based e-mail client that provides you with anytime, anywhere access to your Penn State e-mail via a web browser. Authentication and e-mail storage in WebMail are made possible via your
Penn State Access Account userid and password. The easy-to-use interface lets you create and organize mailboxes, access directory services, create and add personalized signatures, and change a variety of settings.

1.2 Who can use it?
Penn State faculty, staff, and students with a valid Access Account userid and password and who use either mail.psu.edu or email.psu.edu to check e-mail can use WebMail.

1.2a What e-mail servers are supported by WebMail?
WebMail supports email.psu.edu and mail.psu.edu only. We do not have plans to support other e-mail servers at this time. To use WebMail, you must receive your e-mail via email.psu.edu or mail.psu.edu.

1.2b Can IMAP users check their e-mails in WebMail?
IMAP users can now access their e-mails in WebMail. However, WebMail and an IMAP client should not be used simultaneously. In order to configure WebMail with IMAP, the leave mail on server option must be checked in WebMail. All users who sign up for IMAP service after July 15, 2008 will have this option enabled automatically.

1.3 How do I access WebMail?
To access WebMail, type
https://webmail.psu.edu/ into your web browser location/address field and the WebMail splash screen will appear. Click the Login to WebMail link, and you will be prompted to authenticate with your Access Account userid and password.

Note:

  • To use WebMail, you will need to make sure that your web browser is JavaScript-enabled and SSL-enabled. These options are ordinarily enabled by default, but can be changed using your web browser's preferences or options.
  • If you're a new user of WebMail, you will automatically be directed to the Options screen the first time you log in to WebMail. The information that appears on your Options screen is based on your LDAP directory entry. For more information about directory services at Penn State, please see http://css.its.psu.edu/internet/directory.html. After you fill out the options form, click <Save Changes> to apply the changes. For details about the options screen, please refer to Section 3: WebMail Basic Features and Use.
  • WebMail is one of several published services using WebAccess, such as Portal, ANGEL, etc. Every time you log in to WebMail, you can access other WebAccess applications just by typing in the URL of the site you wish to access to in the address field of your browser without entering your userid and password again. For instance, if you wish to go to ANGEL after you're done checking your e-mail, simply type https://cms.psu.edu in the browser location/address field of your web browser and hit enter. You will automatically be logged in to ANGEL without authenticating again. The same applies if you're in Portal and wish to go to WebMail.

1.4 What browsers are compatible with WebMail?

Operating System

Version

Browser

Version

Mac OS X

10.4

Safari

Firefox

Firefox

3.1

2.x

3.x

Mac OS X

10.5

Safari

Firefox

Firefox

3.1

2.x

3.x

Windows

XP

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer

Firefox

6

7

2.x

Windows

Vista

Internet Explorer

Firefox

Firefox

7

2.x

3.x

 

1.5 What should I do if I can't access WebMail?
If you cannot authenticate to WebMail, consider the following:

  • You might have entered your Access Account and/or password incorrectly. Note that you must authenticate to WebAccess with your Access Account userid (for example, xyz123 where xyz123 represents your userid) and password. Our error logs show that attempting to log in with your full name or Penn State e-mail address (for example, xyz123@psu.edu where xyz123@psu.edu represents your e-mail address) is a common error made among users. Make sure to type your password correctly and that your CAPS LOCK key is not activated, because passwords are case sensitive.
  • Try changing your current Access Account password via the Secure Server at https://www.work.psu.edu/.
  • If you continue to experience problems and the options above do not solve the problem, you may need to reset your Access Account password. You will need to visit a signature station with your ID+ card to reset your password. 
  • For further access account assistance, visit the Accounts Services Office at 204 Wagner Building, e-mail accounts@psu.edu, call 814-865-4772, or contact an ITS Help Desk.
  • If you are at or near another Penn State location, then you can visit their local computer support help desk. Other help desk locations can be found at http://css.its.psu.edu/consulting/consult.html#hd.

 

SECTION 2: Basic WebMail Features and Use

2.1 The options screen appears the first time I access WebMail. Can I change the default options?
Certainly! Think of the Options screen as your "settings" for viewing your e-mail via WebMail. You can modify and customize the Options screen to suit your needs.

The information fields are filled in with information (extracted from your directory entry); however, you can edit the From and Return Address fields to suit your needs. Tabs in Webmail are disabled by default. You can enable it from this section. After enabling tabs, please remember to NOT hit the back button in your browser when logged in to WebMail at any time. If you do, you will be redirected to the log in page and will lose any unsaved work or unsent messages. Also, if you hit the refresh button in your web browser, your instance of WebMail will be restarted, which results in closing all tabs and starting at your inbox again. This can also result in the loss of unsaved work or unsent messages.

For students, it is important to note that WebMail does not leave your e-mail on the server by default. However, for faculty, staff, and IMAP users, the default option for WebMail is set to leave e-mail on the server.

If you choose to leave e-mail on the server, this means that you will still be able to receive all of your e-mail via another client. For example, if you check e-mail using the e-mail client Thunderbird on your computer, the e-mail you received through WebMail will also download to the Thunderbird client.

In the new version of Webmail, the Email Server setting has been removed from the options screen. The email.psu.edu and mail.psu.edu server settings are now the same in Webmail.

After you make your changes, click Save Changes.

2.2 How do I access the different WebMail sections/screens?
To access the WebMail sections/screens (Inbox, Compose, Outbox, Attachments, Junk, Trash, Folders, Directory, Contacts, Search, Options, Help, and Logout), use the navigation panel located on the left of the WebMail screen. Once you authenticate to WebMail, this navigation panel can be accessed from all WebMail sections/screens.

The navigation panel is divided into two sections. The top section lists the default links (Inbox, Compose, Outbox, Attachments, Junk, Trash, Folders) including a complete list of all of the folders you've created, which you can navigate by clicking on the up and down arrows. The lower section lists the commands that help you maintain your WebMail (Directory, Contacts, Search, Options, Help, Logout).

To close a tab, click on the redx.gif next to the tab name along the top of WebMail.

2.3 How are mailboxes and messages displayed in WebMail?

When you login, WebMail automatically checks e-mail and then displays the inbox. To view other mailboxes (Outbox, Junk, Trash, etc.) please click on its name in the navigation panel. If you have tabs enabled, the mailbox will open in a new tab. The number and type of messages that are displayed in a mailbox depend on your Options settings. The default setting in WebMail is to display 50 messages at a time.

  • To change the number and type of messages that display in your inbox:
    • Make a selection from the -Display 50 messages- drop down menu on the upper right hand corner.
    • If you wish to change the setting permanently, make sure that you do so via the Options screen. We recommend choosing either Display only last 20 messages or Display only last 50 messages.

By default, messages in the mailbox are displayed chronologically, oldest messages on the top. You can change this default setting to newest messages first on the Options screen.

 

The From, Subject, Date and Size of each e-mail is displayed in the mailbox. All unread messages are displayed with a bold subject.  By default, an e-mail's sender name is displayed without the sender e-mail address. The sender address is available by hovering the mouse over the sender name. You can choose to always display the name and e-mail address in the From field from the Options screen.

 

In addition to the "< Prev" and "Next >" links for navigating through mailboxes, "<< First" and "Last >>" links have been added to each mailbox to assist in quickly navigating larger mailboxes.

 

Each mailbox has an Action Bar for performing common mailbox maintenance tasks at the top and bottom of the display window. To prevent a cluttered look, mailboxes containing 5 or fewer messages will only have the action bar at the top.  With more than 5 messages, an additional action bar at the bottom of the page will also be provided. You can Delete, Move or Mark selected messages using the Action Bar. To select a message, please check the box next to the Sender name.  The drop down menu next to the Mark button allows you to change the status of any messages selected from the current mailbox. Currently the statuses available to you are New and Read and the special status Junk. Marking a message as Junk will move the message to your junk folder.  Please note that future messages from the same sender will still arrive in your inbox.

2.4 Can I change the colors of WebMail?
Yes, WebMail provides you with a default color scheme and a default theme, but you can also create a customized WebMail color scheme via the Color Options section of the Options screen.

  • Click on Options in the navigation panel.
  • Click on the Color Options link, located at the top right-hand area of the options tab.
  • To change the color of an item, click on the corresponding Change button. A new window, which provides web-safe color swatches, should appear.
  • From this window, click on a color to set the new color for this item.
  • A preview of the changes on the right side of the Color Options screen will let you see how your color selections would appear when saved.
  • Click Save Colors to save your new color choices.

To reset your colors to the WebMail default colors: Click Reset All Colors.

To cancel any changes, click Cancel.

2.5 How much space can I use in my WebMail?
WebMail provides a new, fast, and dedicated file system from which to serve all of your e-mail. Each user gets 1GB of space for WebMail in addition to the 1 GB maximum quota of PASS. This means that you gain an additional 1GB of space, exclusively for storing e-mail.

 

SECTION 3: Using WebMail/The Inbox and Other Message Features

3.1 How do I check my e-mail via WebMail?
Simply,
Log in. Your Inbox tab will appear and any new messages should be downloaded automatically.

WebMail is set to refresh/check your e-mail automatically. If your e-mail was recently checked, your inbox's status section — located under the Check Mail Now link — will display the number of messages received. Otherwise, the time your e-mail was last checked is displayed.

To manually check your e-mail, click the Check Mail Now link. Please note there is a two minute minimum check interval.

You are expected to observe University Policy - AD20 Computer and Network Security. Excessive checking of e-mail is considered system abuse under University Policy AD20. WebMail makes checking e-mail within AD20 guidelines very easy for you by automatically keeping track of the last time you checked your e-mail.

3.2 How do I read my e-mail messages?
To read an e-mail message from your inbox, click on the Subject for the message. Note that all unread messages display with bold Subject lines. As with any other e-mail client, header information (e.g. From, To, Subject, Date, and Content-type) is displayed with the message. Beneath this information is the body of the message itself.

NOTE: Each e-mail message includes a standard navigation bar. Navigation items include Reply, Reply to All, Forward, Delete, Full Headers, Printer Friendly, Previous, Next, and Index.

  • Click Reply to reply to the current message. This action lets you reply to the sender only.
  • Click Reply to All to reply to the sender and all included recipients.
  • Click Forward to send the message to another recipient.
  • Click Delete to delete the message. This function lets you delete the message without having to access the index again. It's just another means by which you can delete messages to your Trash folder.
  • Click Full Headers to display full header information.
  • Click Printer Friendly to view and format the message for printing.
  • Click Previous and Next to navigate through the mailbox's messages.
  • Click Index to return to the message list for that mailbox.

Note: To forward an e-mail message with full header information:

  • Open the message.
  • Click on the Full Headers link.
  • Click the Forward link.
  • You can now send the message as you would send any other message.

3.3 If an attachment is sent to me, how can I retrieve it?
While viewing messages, links to all of the attachments sent with the message are available below the body of the e-mail. Attachments sent to/from you are also stored under the Attachment link located in the navigation panel. To access your attachments from the attachments directory:

  • Click on the Attachments link on the navigation panel on the left hand side.
  • The attachments directory should now be displayed.
  • The attachments are organized into two separate sections for incoming and outgoing attachments respectively.
  • To view or download an attachment, click on the name of the attachment.

When an e-mail message with an attachment is deleted, the attachment is not deleted with the e-mail by default.  The "On Message Delete" setting provided in the Options page will allow you to change this behavior so that a message's attachments are deleted the attachments folder along with the message. You can delete an attachment by clicking the attachment link in the navigation panel.

  • Click the corresponding checkbox next to an attachment.
  • Scroll to the bottom of the attachment’s section and click Delete.

To delete all attachments at once:

  • Click the Select All check box at the bottom of each section (Incoming or Outgoing)
  • Click Delete. This will delete all the attachments only from that section.

3.4 How do I delete/move e-mail messages?
You can easily delete or move messages in WebMail to your trash or to another mailbox.

  • To delete/move individual messages, check the boxes next to each message you want to delete/move.
  • To delete/move all messages in the index, click Select All link.
  • To delete these messages, click Delete Messages button in the action bars found at the top and bottom of the mailbox.
  • To move these messages:
    • Select a folder from the drop down menu next to the Move button in the action bar.
    • Click Move.

Deleted messages are stored in the Trash. The Trash folder creates itself the first time a message is deleted. Messages will be completely deleted from your trash once you click on [empty it] located next to the Trash link in the navigation panel.

3.5 Can I sort messages?
You can sort your e-mail in every mailbox by sender, subject, date, and size. To do so, click either one of the four links (From, Subject, Date, or Size). You can sort in ascending or descending order for each category. The arrow next to the links will tell you the order. By default, your messages are sorted according to the newest date first (descending date order).

3.6 How do I add contacts to my address book?

To open your address book, click on Contacts in the navigation panel. The contacts window will appear. It includes four links at the top of its window: Contacts, Add a new entry, Add a new contact list, and Directory Lookup. Via these links, you can easily access your Contacts, add new entries or contact lists, or perform directory searches.

The first letter of each entry is represented as an alphabetized link. These links appear at the top of your contacts list. As your contacts list begins to expand, the alphabetized links will help you to quickly "jump to" any entry, without having to scroll through your contacts list.

If you need to look up a recipient's Penn State e-mail address, you can use the built in directory search:

  • Click Directory from the navigation panel.
  • Use the available search criteria to search for the recipient. Search results display information from the Penn State On-line Directory.
  • Once your search is completed, you can add the recipient to your Contacts list automatically by clicking Add to Contacts.
  • After the Adding New Contact screen appears click Save to confirm the entry and save it to your contacts list.

The contact nickname, name and e-mail address fields in the WebMail's address book only allow certain characters. The following list shows the allowable characters in each field of the contact entry:

  • Nick names may only contain alphanumerics.
  • Full names may only contain alphanumerics, underscores, spaces, hyphens, periods, double and single quotes, and commas.
  • The local part of an e-mail address (the part before @) may only contain alphanumerics, periods, underscores, percent signs, and hyphens. The domain part of an e-mail address (the part after @) may only contain alphanumerics, periods, and hyphens.

3.7 How do I compose a new message?
Just as you would compose new messages in any other e-mail client, you can also compose messages via WebMail. To compose a message:

  • Click on the Compose link from the navigation panel. A separate Compose tab appears.
  • Add the recipients in the To: field.
    • If you have created a contact list and enabled the Autocomplete Address Book feature, WebMail can auto-complete the name and/or e-mail address for the recipient. For example, when typing "X" in the To: field, the name Xavier and the e-mail address xyz123@psu.edu (assuming you have Xavier and the e-mail address xyz123@psu.edu saved in your contacts) will appear from a drop down menu that appears under the From field. If applicable, it also will add recipients to the CC: and/or BCC: fields.
    • You can also add recipients directly from your contact list.
      • Click on the Contacts button to the right of the From field or the Contacts button in the navigation bar.
      • To add a recipient to the message you are composing, click on either To, CC, or BCC located on the right-side of the recipient's name and e-mail address. WebMail will automatically add the recipient to the appropriate field.
  • In the message field, compose your message.
  • WebMail includes a new and improved Spellchecker. The Spell check dictionary has also been updated with a PSU dictionary that contains some of the words specific to the Penn State community. For a list of words in the PSU dictionary please click here.  To access this feature,
    • Click on the Check Spelling link.
    • The spellchecker will now check for possible misspellings.
    • The spellchecker then gives you several options to choose.
    • When the spellcheck completes, you can return to composing the e-mail by clicking the Resume editing link.
  • To send the message, simply click Send.
  • If you wish to send the message at a later time, click Save Draft.
    • You can resume a saved draft by clicking on the Saved Drafts folder.
    • Click on the subject of an e-mail in the Saved Drafts folder to resume composing the e-mail.
  • All sent e-mail is stored in your Outbox.

3.8 Can I include attachments with my messages?
Yes, you can. To attach a file:

  • Click Add Attachments link.
  • Click the Browse button that appears to find a file to attach.
  • After locating the file you wish to attach, click Open.
  • The file then appears under the BCC
  • Large files can take some time to upload
  • Note: You may only attach up to 20 files per message and the total size of the message (text + headers + attachments) cannot exceed 14MB.

3.9 Can I send e-mail formatted as HTML?
Yes, you can. With WebMail, you are able to format your message, choose a font family, font size, and many other features. These formatting commands and features are located at the top of your compose message body when the advanced or HTML editor is enabled.

The advanced editor can be enabled through the Options interface. You can set the font family and font size for composing e-mails from the Options interface. Once set, these defaults can be overridden through the drop down menus on the tool bar when you are composing a message.

3.10 Can I create new folders in which to store my e-mail?
WebMail lets you create new e-mail folders, so that you can easily organize your e-mail messages.

  • To create a folder:
    • Click Manage Folders from the navigation panel. The Manage Folders screen appears under a new tab. Note that all current folders are listed here with the number of messages they contain and the size of each folder.
    • In the Create Folder area, type the name for your new folder in the Folder Name field.
    • Next click Create Folder. The folder is then added to your list of mailboxes.
  • If you wish to empty or delete one of your mailboxes:
    • In the Folder Maintenance area, select the folder from the drop down menu.
    • If you click Empty Folder, all messages are completely removed from the folder.
    • If you click Delete Folder, the folder and all messages in it are removed from WebMail.
  • To view the contents of a mailbox, simply click on its corresponding link in the list of mailboxes.

3.11 How can I search for messages sent/received/saved?
You can search for messages in different folders in WebMail based on different criteria such as From, Subject, To, or Body. To search your messages,

  • Click the Search link located in the navigation panel.
  • You can check or uncheck different parts of the messages to search. If From is checked, you can easily search for messages from a specific sender, such as webmail@psu.edu.
    • By default, the From and Subject fields are checked.
  • Type the keyword you are looking for in the text field to the right.
  • Select each of the folders you would like to search for messages matching the given keyword.
  • Finally, click Search and you will be presented with an index of matching messages.
  • You can view each of the matching messages by clicking on its subject just as you would in a normal folder index.
  • You can also get a message preview by clicking the Preview link next to the subject. By previewing messages, you can ensure that you have found the correct message without having to navigate away from the search results page each time.  This will help reduce the number of searches and the amount of time taken to find the right message.
  • If you wish to perform another search, simply click on the Search Again button below the index of search results.

3.12 Can I create e-mail filters?
Yes! You can create filters to better organize your incoming e-mail into folders or to deal with unwanted e-mail messages.

You can create a filter/mailbox to transfer and organize e-mail messages for each listserv to which you subscribe. For example, any e-mail with "stnewsletter@pde.paramount.com" in the From line can be transferred into a mailbox called "Star Trek Newsletter." You may also send anything with your boss's name in the From field into a mailbox called "From My Boss."

Note: The X-PSU-Spam-Flag filter is created by default to move spam e-mail messages to your Junk folder. Please note, this filter cannot be removed.

To create and edit your own filters,

  • Click on Options in the navigation panel.
  • Click on Filter Options at the top of the Options tab.
  • To create a new filter:
    • Locate the Create a New Filter area below any currently existing filters.
    • Select the field to match in the Header drop down menu.
    • Select the Criteria next to match on messages that either contain or do not contain the keywords.
    • In the Text field, you must enter the keywords to search for in the incoming messages, much like when using the search interface.
    • From the -Choose Folder- drop down menu, choose the target or destination folder to move matching messages to.
    • Click on the Add Filter button
  • To edit an existing filter click on Edit next to the filter you would like to change. You will now be able to change the filter criteria and which folder messages are filtered to.
  • Note: Filters are run in order from top to bottom. If two filters match the same message, only the first filter will be used.
  • You can change the order of the filters including the X-PSU-Spam-Flag filter by moving a filter up (clicking on the Move Up link) or moving a filter down (clicking on the Move Down link) located under Position and then clicking on Save Filter Order.
  • By ordering your filters correctly, you can augment the X-PSU-Spam-Flag filter.
  • Messages that might ordinarily go to the Junk folder such as some newsletters can be redirected to your Inbox by Whitelisting the sender. The “Whitelist Sender” option is available in Mark menu of the Junk folder’s action bar. This option is available only for messages in the Junk folder. This feature allows the user to mark e-mail senders whose messages are being mistakenly sent to the Junk folder as non-spam e-mail messages. When a sender is whitelisted, a filter is automatically created so that all future e-mail messages from that e-mail address is always sent to the Inbox.  You can whitelist an e-mail address by one of the two following methods

I - First Method

o   From within the Junk e-mail folder, select the e-mail from the sender you want to whitelist by placing a check in the box to the left of the sender's name.

o   From the Action bar on the top, pull down the "Mark As" drop down box and choose "Whitelist Sender".

o   Click on the Mark button next to the drop down box.

o   A filter is automatically created in your filter options that will send all future e-mail messages from the sender's e-mail address to the Inbox. Note: The current e-mail message will remain in your Junk E-mail folder.

o   The newly created whitelist filter can be seen by clicking on Options in the Left hand menu. On the Options screen, click on Filter options in the middle of the menu bar on the top.

II - Second Method

o   Open the e-mail message from the Junk folder by clicking on the Subject.

o   Use the "Mark As" drop down box at the top to choose "Whitelist Sender".

o   The Whitelist filter will be created to automatically filter future e-mail messages from the sender to the Inbox.

  • Messages that are not being matched by the X-PSU-Spam-Flag filter can still be automatically filtered to the Junk folder by creating an additional filter with a destination of Junk.
  • If you wish to delete any filters you have created, click on the Delete link.

3.13 Why am I receiving the Empty Trash alert?

The Trash mailbox in WebMail is restricted to a size of 10MB. Once the size of your trash exceeds this size, you will receive the Empty Trash alert every time you log in. Please note that clicking on Continue will take you directly to your Inbox and check for mail.

 

SECTION 4: Logging Out

4.1 How should I log out of WebMail?
It's easy to log out of WebMail.

  • First, finish your current tasks and save and/or send any messages.
  • Click Logout located on the navigation panel.
  • A WebAccess window appears asking whether you wish to completely Logout of all WebAccess Applications or go Back to WebMail.
  • Click Logout.
  • This action logs you out of WebMail and all WebAccess services. You will then be directed to the WebAccess login page.

Note: It is strongly recommended that you log out completely from WebMail. If you choose to log out without using Logout in the navigation panel by simply exiting your web browser, your mailboxes will NOT be compressed automatically. Your quota usage will not reflect deleted message until your mailboxes are compressed.

 

SECTION 5: Troubleshooting/Getting Help

5.1 Who should I contact if I need help with WebMail?
If you experience problems with WebMail and the answer to your question is not found in the WebMail FAQ, send a message to
webmail@psu.edu and include the following:

  • your Access Account userid (for example, xyz123)
  • the time the error occurred
  • the error message(s) received, if any
  • the web browser type and version (for example, FireFox 2.0.0.14 or Internet Explorer 7.0)
  • the platform (for example, Windows or Macintosh)

5.2 I am not receiving any new e-mail. Why is this happening?
There are a few reasons why you might not receive e-mail via WebMail:

  • If you use another e-mail client to check your e-mail, make sure that you have it set to leave mail on the server. Correct configurations for e-mail clients can be found via the Electronic Mail section of the ITS Internet Access Guide at http://css.its.psu.edu/internet/email.html.
  • If you are signed up for theImap service, make sure that you do not have any IMAP connections open when using Webmail. Having WebMail and IMAP sessions open at the same time will result in errors. While IMAP users can use both IMAP and WebMail, you should not be logged in to them both services at the same time.
  • Remember, WebMail only supports email.psu.edu and mail.psu.edu. If you use another server to check your e-mail (such as a departmental server or one maintained by a third-party ISP), then you will not be able to use WebMail unless you change your e-mail forwarding information. See the next item for details.
  • If you forward your e-mail to another e-mail server, then you will not receive e-mail via WebMail. Check your e-mail forwarding entry via the ITS Secure Server at https://www.work.psu.edu/.
    • Once you access the ITS Secure Server, click on the Change your e-mail forwarding address link.
    • You will be prompted to authenticate with your Access Account userid and password.
    • The Change your e-mail forwarding Address page should then appear.
    • In the Forwarding Address field, check the server.
      • If you wish, change the Forwarding Address server to email.psu.edu or mail.psu.edu
      • Click Change.

5.3 Why doesn't the HTML editor appear in Safari when I try to compose an e-mail?
Previous versions of Safari did not support the HTML/Rich text editor used by WebMail, Midas. Safari is now supported by Webmail.

5.4 What is the Help: Compose won’t work button for?

We have observed that certain e-mail messages when forwarded or replied to, freeze the compose e-mail tab by not allowing you to type anything into the body of the e-mail message. You can resolve this issue by clicking on the green button, Help: Compose Won’t Work. This button will only appear if tabs are enabled in Webmail. Please note that this error occurs only on the Firefox browser. Hence, the button is available only while accessing WebMail on the Firefox browser.

 


PSU Dictionary

The following words are inbuilt into the Spell-check as a part of the PSU Dictionary. If you feel that certain words must be added to the dictionary, please e-mail your suggestions to webmail@psu.edu

ANGEL
Atherton
BJC
Bigler
Burrowes
Calder
Centre
Curtin
DeChellis
Fraser
Garner
HUB
JoePa
LionShare
MSU
Nittany
Notre
OSU
PSU
Paterno
Pattee
Penn
Pollock
Posluszny
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