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FAQ - Saving an Email Message as a Draft - Netscape 4.x

Question: How can I save an email message that I haven't finished composing so that I can complete it later on for sending?  How can I save a email message that I may want to use again as a standard  response?

Answer: Use the following Instructions.

Draft Email Messages

Email Composition Tip-

You should always compose lengthy email messages while using Netscape in an "Offline/Disconnected from the Internet" mode. 
For more information, see our FAQ - How to Compose Emails while Offline/Disconnected from the Internet.

Saving a Message Draft

You can save an email message as a draft if you need to stop composing a message without losing your work. This allows you to open the draft later
so you can finish composing and send the message.

To save a message draft:

While in the New Message window, from the File menu, choose Save Draft. The draft is saved in your Drafts folder.

Differences Between Save Draft and Save As

When you choose Save Draft, you save the message to a special folder in your Local Mail directory, and Messenger treats the draft as a message.
When you choose Save As, you save the message as a text file on your computer.

Opening a Message Folder

To open a message folder and display its message list:

1.Open the Message Center folder window by going to the Communicator menu and choosing Message Center.
2.In the folder list, double-click the folder you want to open, in this case "Drafts".

When you open a message folder, the folder's message list is displayed in a Message List window. If you have saved your email message correctly as a Draft, it will be listed in the "Drafts" folder.


Troubleshooting

If you have saved a message and it doesn't appear in the Drafts folder, you may have chosen Save As instead of Save Draft. In this case, follow these
steps:

1.Use your computer's find utility to search for the message.
2.Open the message and copy its contents.
3.In Messenger, from the File menu, choose New Message.
4.Paste the content of the copied message into the New Message window.

Note on encryption: If you send encrypted messages, the message you save as a draft is not encrypted.

Reusing a Message Draft

To retrieve, finish, and send an email message draft:

1.Open the Drafts folder.
2. Select the draft message you want to use, and open it by either:

  • Double clicking the draft message

or

  • Selecting the draft message, then choosing Open Message from the File menu

 

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