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The ICQmail |
ICQ offers you a free Web based Email account.
All you have to do is sign up and you will have your free email account.
- Register New Account
- Register Exiting Account
- Accounts
ICQmail Web Options
- Read Mail (Inbox) - To read incoming mail received in your ICQmail mailbox.
- Write Mail - To write an e-mail.
- ICQmail Preferences - To configure settings for your ICQmail account(s).
- ICQmail Web Help - Click to view the tutorials on the Web.
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- You may sign up for one or more ICQmail accounts.
You may do so from the ICQmail button in the ICQ program, or from the ICQmail Web site.
- To sign up for an ICQmail account:
- Click on the ICQmail button and select Register New Account. You will be led to the registration Web page.
- Follow the step-by-step instructions.
Once you have completed the registration process, you will receive a welcome mail.
If you are online, a flashing ICQmail
 icon will appear on your Contact List.
- Double-click the flashing ICQmail icon.
An Incoming ICQmail dialog appears with the various ICQmail options.
You will now be able to access your ICQmail account directly from the Web site
or from the ICQmail button in your ICQ program.
Mail from non-ICQ users will appear in your inbox on the Web. You will receive a flashing ICQmail
icon next to the name of ICQ users or non-ICQ users if you have configured their account settings in
the Accounts tab of your Preferences.
To check your ICQmail account(s):
- Click on the ICQmail button and select Read Mail (inbox).
Alternatively, click on the flashing ICQmail icon on your Contact List or next to the sender's name.
- Choose the account that you want to check (you may have more than one account). You are led to the ICQmail Web site.
- If you choose to access the account directly from the Web site,
enter your e-mail address and ICQ password in the appropriate fields and then click on the Login button.
You may choose from the following options:
- Click on the Select All button if you want to move all e-mails to the Trash,
Sent or any other folder you may have created.
- Click on the Unselect All button if you do not want to move all e-mails to the
Trash or to the Send folder.
- Place a check mark in the box next to the e-mail that you want to choose.
- Click on the Move To button and select the location to which you want to
move the selected e-mails from the drop down menu.
- Select the subject that you wish to read.
- In the Message window, choose from the following options.
- Click on the Reply button to reply to the sender.
- Click on the Reply All button to reply to all senders.
- Click on the Forward button to forward the e-mail to another address.
- Click on the Move To button and choose the location to which you want to move
the selected e-mails from the drop down menu.
To receive ICQmail to your Contact List:
Note: You will receive a flashing ICQmail
icon next to the name of ICQ users or non-ICQ users if you have configured their account settings
in the Email Alerts of your Preferences.
- Double-click on the flashing ICQmail icon next to the sender's name. An Incoming ICQmail dialog appears.
- Choose from the following options:
- Click on the pull-down down menu and select a name on the Contact List to whom you want
to assign the incoming account.
Click on the Assign button. The next time you receive an e-mail from that contact,
the flashing icon will appear next to the contact's name on your Contact List.
Note: This option will be available if the sender is an ICQ user who appears on your Contact List.
- Click on the Search user in Email directories button to find more information on the sender or add him/her to your Contact List.
- Click on the Invite user to join ICQ button to send an invitation to the user to join ICQ.
- Check the Auto launch when new Email arrives to automatically launch the browser upon receipt of an incoming email.
- Click on the Publish Email button to publish the email account in directories.
- Check the Add This Account to Email button to activate the email check whenever you receive an email from this particular user.
- Click on the Read this mail button to read the whole content of the email.
Sending ICQmail
- Click on the ICQmail button and select Write mail.
- Select the mail account from which you want to send the e-mail. You will be led to your account on the Web site.
- Fill in the information in the appropriate fields.
- Type in the e-mail in the blank field.
- Click on the Attachments button if you wish to send an attachment with your e-mail.
- Click on the Addresses button if you wish to open up your address book and select the address of the recipient from the list.
When you click on a specific recipient, his or her address will automatically appear in the To field of your e-mail.
- Click on the Spell Check button to enable the spelling option to check your document.
- Click on the Send button to send your e-mail, or click on the Cancel button to reset the form.
This option allows you to configure your ICQmail preferences.
- Click on the ICQmail button and select Email Preferences.
- Choose the account that you wish to reconfigure. You will be led to the ICQmail Web site.
- You have the following options:
- Click on the Forward option to configure your e-mail to forward incoming mail to another account.
- Click on the Vacation option to configure your e-mail to automatically answer incoming mail
with a standard message. This may be useful when you are away and want to inform others about it.
- Click on the External Mail option to configure your e-mail to consolidate your ICQ e-mail
with the other e-mails accounts. All e-mails will then be received in the ICQ e-mail account.
- Click on the Settings option to configure settings for the appearance and operation of your e-mail account.
- Click on the Personalities & Signatures option to create different signatures for different people, or change the e-mail address as viewed by other people.
- Click on the Colors option to customize the mail's appearance.
To access your incoming ICQmail alert preferences:
- Click on the ICQ button and select Preferences.
- Select Email and choose the ICQmail Message tab.
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The ICQ Interests |
The ICQ Interests window is updated once a week and notifies you of whats new on ICQ.
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