This section describes the Reply, Forward, and
Redirect commands found in the Message menu. These
commands are different from the Reply To, Forward
To, and Redirect To commands found in the same menu.
This latter set of commands is used with the Quick
Recipient list (see the "Using the Quick Recipient
List" section for descriptions of these commands).
To reply to a current message, select Reply from the
Message menu. A new message window is displayed,
with the original sender’s address automatically
placed in the To: field of the header. The original
sender’s text is also automatically included in the
message body (prefixed by ">" at the beginning of
each line). This text may be edited as needed.
Additional text can be added to the reply just as to
any outgoing message, and the reply can then be sent
or saved for further changes.
An incoming message for which the Reply command has
been used is identified by an "R" in its message
summary.
There are several variations of the Reply command.
Reply all:
If you hold down the [option]/SHIFT key when selecting
Reply from the Message menu, the reply message is
sent to the sender of the original message and to
everyone who received it. This is useful for
carrying on group discussions electronically.
However, if the Reply All option in the Switches...
dialog is turned on, reply all is the default, and
you must hold down the [option]/SHIFT key to reply only to
the message sender.
Don’t include self:
If the Include Self option in the Switches... dialog
is turned off, Eudora does not include your return
address in the reply all.
Quote selection only:
In some cases, you may wish to respond to only a
portion of the sender’s message. This can be done
by first highlighting the desired text in the
sender’s message. Then, hold down the [shift] key
when selecting Reply from the Message menu. Only
the highlighted text is quoted in your reply
message.
You may want to relay, or forward, messages to other
users. To forward a current message, select Forward
from the Message menu. A new message window is
displayed, with your address automatically placed in
the From: field of the header. The original
sender’s text is also automatically included in the
message body (prefixed by ">" at the beginning of
each line). This text may be edited, and more text
can be added to the message. Type the address of
the person to whom you want the message forwarded in
the empty To: field of the header. The message can
then be sent or saved for further changes.
An incoming message for which the Forward command
has been used is identified by an "F" in its message
summary.
Eudora provides a way to redirect messages that you
decide were more appropriately sent to someone
besides yourself. To redirect a current message,
select Redirect from the Message menu. A new
message window is displayed. The address in the
From: field is that of the person who originally
sent the message, by way of your address. In
addition, there are no ">" markers at the beginning
of each line of the original text. However, you may
edit or add more text to the message. Type the
address of the person to whom you want the message
redirected in the empty To: field of the header.
The message can then be sent or saved for further
changes.
An incoming message for which the Redirect command
has been used is identified by a "D" in its message
summary.
If you find yourself sending the same message over
and over again to different people, you can keep a
"canned" copy of that message and send it easily
using the Redirect command. To do this, first
compose a new message as you normally would, but
leave the To: field blank. Save the message, and,
if desired, use the Transfer menu to move it from
the Out mailbox into another mailbox (named "Canned
Messages," perhaps). When you want to send the
message to someone, locate the message and open it
(or simply highlight it in the mailbox window),
select Redirect from the Messages menu, fill in the
To: field, and send the message.
When you use Redirect, your signature file
(described in the "Creating a Signature" section) is
not added to the message when it is sent, unless the
message was originally created by you. Eudora
considers the message to be originally from you if
the address in the From: field exactly matches your
return address.
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