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With
this useful tool, you can search through a specific folder
for given criteria that match against different header
fields.
8.1
- General Overview
You
simply choose the folder you wish to search, type in
the search criteria, and then choose the part of the
message to search. When you submit your data, the list
of messages will come up below the search form. You
can choose the message you wish to view, and read it
just like a normal message.
Notice
that when you are reading messages and then go into
the search section, your currently active folder will
be the default to search through. For example, if you
were browsing through your "Friends" folder and then
click on "Search", "Friends" will already be selected
for searching.
8.2
- What to search through
To
the left of the input field, you see a drop-down list
of places that are possible to search through. This
includes: Body, Everywhere, Subject, From, Cc, To.
Body
- Searches through the body of the message. This is
the main part of the message where the important stuff
is located.
Everywhere
- This searches everything, including the entire header
for the message. Unless you are sure this is what you
want, it probably isn't. It can return results that
you wouldn't normally expect.
Subject
- Searches through the subjects for all the messages.
From
- Who the message is from. Note that this might be more
than is actually displayed in the folder list. A normal
"From" field includes the name AND email address, but
SquirrelMail usually only displays the name. If your
criteria matches the email address, but it is not displayed,
that message will still return as having matched.
To
- Who the message was sent to. This can be many addresses,
and is not always just one email address.
Cc
- Same as "To", except who the message was carbon copied
to.
8.3
- Recent Searches
If
you've enabled this option, the Search page also displays
an overview of up to 9 of your most recent searches for
quick access. Click on Search next to the listed search
to perform it again. With the Save link you can move a
search to the Saved Searches which will be kept until
you explicitly press Delete. Click Forget to remove a
search from the list of recent searches.
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