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Message Viewer Introduction
   Introduction to the Message Viewer

The Mailgate Message Viewer is a utility program to allow direct access to message data stored in the files used by all Mailgate products including the MailGate Mail and Proxy server, its extension modules and the single user Spam mail filter, SpamWeasel.

With SpamWeasel, the Message Viewer is install as part of the product. To access the program, right click on the System Tray icon [image] and select Archive Viewer. You may also wish to create a shortcut to this program on your desktop.

Using the Message Viewer you can retrieve any message from the archive files in which copies of Spam mail are stored by using the SpamWeasel Pending Queue.

In addition you can:

•	View any message stored in a selected location.

•	Copy a message from one location to another.

•	Move a message from one location to another.

•	Delete a message from its stored location.

Follow a link above to review how to perform specific tasks or go to Using the Message Viewer for more general information.


   Using the Message Viewer

When first started the Message Viewer will display a screen similar to the one below.

Click anywhere on this graphic for more information on the individual functions.


   The Menu Bar

The Message Viewer menu bar gives access to the program options.

 Most of these options are also available by right clicking on an individual message.


Message Source Panel
   Message File Source Panel

The left hand side of the Message Viewer screen displays the range of messages sources visible to the Viewer on this machine.

The message sources are presented in a tree structure which can be expanded or collapsed by clicking on the + and - icons. The entire tree can be collapsed and expanded by double clicking on the Message File Source folder at the top of the tree.

For the SpamWeasel there are two main parts to the tree, the SpamWeasel Pending Queue which can contain messages waiting to be passed to your email client and the SpamWeasel Archives where copies of Spam messages can be stored in daily files.


   SpamWeasel Pending Queue

The SpamWeasel Pending Queue can contain messages which are waiting to be passed to your Email client program.

The primary function of the pending queue is to accept messages retrieved from the archives and these messages are passed directly through to the client without re-checking during the next mail collection.

To retrieve an archived message, highlight the required message then copy or move it to the Pending Queue. The message will be delivered to your Email client when you next make a collection.


   SpamWeasel Archives

The SpamWeasel Archives can contain copies of messages identified as Spam.

The archives folder can be expanded to show a folder for each of the available Priority levels. The folders for those priorities in use can be further expanded to show the range of daily archive files currently held in the SpamWeasel system.

Select one of these files to display a list of the stored messages in the message listing panel.

For more details on the configuration and use of priorities and archiving, please refer to the SpamWeasel help system.


   Message Listing Panel

When a valid message store has been selected in the Message Source Panel, a list of all the messages stored in that store is displayed in the Message Listing Panel on the right of the Message Viewer screen.

For each message the viewer will display -

i.	The From address

ii.	The To address

iii.	The Message Subject

iv.	The Message Date

Follow these links to see how you can View, Copy, Move or Delete a message.


   Viewing a Message

To view a stored message:

1.	Click on the envelope icon for the required message to highlight it.

2.	Select Open either from the File menu item or the popup menu displayed by a right click.

OR

1.	Double click on the required message.

The message content will now be displayed.

Note - The Message Viewer displays the raw message data only, so the full message header will be visible and any attachments will display in thier email encoded form.


   Copying a Message

To copy a stored message to another location:

1.	Click on the envelope icon for the required message to highlight it.

2.	Select Copy either from the Edit menu item or the popup menu displayed by a right click or press Crtl-C to copy the message to the clipboard.

3.	Select the destination location in the Message File Source tree.

4.	Select Paste from the Edit menu item or press Crtl-V.

You can repeat steps 3 and 4 to make multiple copies of the source message.

You can also use Drag and Drop to copy a message:

1.	Click on the required message and hold the mouse button down.

2.	Drag the cursor to the destination location in the Message File Source tree.

3.	Press and hold the Control Key then release the mouse button.

The message copy will now be added to the end of the destination location's list.

See Message File Source Panel for more detail on using message locations. In particular if you wish to recover an archived message, you should copy it to the SpamWeasel Pending Queue then perform a send and receive in your mail client.


   Moving a Message

To move a stored message to another location:

1.	Click on the required message and hold the mouse button down.

2.	Drag the cursor to the destination location in the Message File Source tree.

3.	Release the mouse button.

The message will now be moved from the source list and added to the end of the destination location's list.

See Message File Source Panel for more detail on using message locations. In particular if you wish to recover an archived message, you should move it to the SpamWeasel Pending Queue then perform a send and receive in your mail client.


   Deleting a Message

To delete a stored message:

1.	Click on the envelope icon for the required message to highlight it.

2.	Select Delete either from the Edit menu item or the popup menu displayed by a right click or press the Delete key.

The message will now be deleted.