Category list

Functionality

This group of new features in GroupWise 6.5 adds capabilities not available in earlier versions of the program. These features provide more collaboration and information-management capabilities; Novell listened to what users wanted and responded with these very powerful new capabilities.

My Subject

My Subject is an interesting new feature that allows you to change the subject of any message you've received to one that might make more sense or assist you in message management (such as changing the subject to one that will activate a rule).

NOTE

My Subject is discussed in Chapter 8 .

To change the subject of an email message, double-click the message and select the Personalize tab. Then enter a new subject and click the Close button.

The From Drop-down List

Because GroupWise allows access to multiple mailboxes (your corporate mailbox and a personal Internet mailbox, for example), the From feature was added, which allows you to easily select which mailbox you want the recipient to see as the message being sent from (Chapter 3 provides more detail on how to do this).

Address Selector

The Address Selector was added to allow quick access to addresses while composing a new message. When you click the Address button of a new message, the Address Selector is launched (see Figure 2.8).

Figure 2.8. The Address Selector is used to quickly find message recipients.

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This is the same information in your address books, but it's accessed much quicker than launching the full Address Book.

Address Book Enhancements

Many enhancements have been made to the GroupWise 6.5 Address Book, which is covered in detail in Chapter 4. The Address Book now sports a folder list, much like the main window of GroupWise itself, providing quick access to different address books. The headers and toolbars provide quick access to often-used functions, such as the Name Completion feature and adding new Address Book contacts, groups, or resources.

Adding a new contact opens a much more detailed and information-packed contact-management dialog box, as shown in Figure 2.9.

Figure 2.9. The GroupWise 6.5 New Contact dialog box has several fields for contact management.

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It is now possible to track much more information about a particular contact, such as personal information, comments, and advanced security information (certificates), than was previously available.

NOTE

You can use categories for your contacts by selecting the Categories button at the bottom of the New Contact dialog box.

Security Enhancements

Additional security is available in GroupWise 6.5 in the form of encryption and digital signatures. (These topics are discussed in more detail in Chapter 8.) The use of certificates and public/private keys is required for this feature, which essentially allows you to send encrypted messages over the Internet. The digital signature feature allows a recipient to ensure the message came from the purported sender. GroupWise 6.5 provides access to certificates from within the Address Book.

Junk Mail Handling

With the massive increase in "spam" email (unwanted or unsolicited messages sent to thousands of recipients over the Internet), a significant need for dealing with these messages exists. Beyond the capabilities on the "server" side of the system, where the messages come in, GroupWise 6.5 provides a Junk Mail folder and a set of customizable rules that determines what is placed in that folder and what happens to the messages once placed there (see Chapter 8). From the Tools menu, click Junk Mail Handling to configure this feature.

iCal Internet Appointments

iCal is an Internet standard for appointments, and GroupWise 6.5 provides the ability to send appointments to Internet recipients in this format. If the receiving system is also "iCal aware," the appointment should be added to its calendar system as an actual appointment. Systems that are not iCal capable will simply display the appointment as an email with the appointment information (date, time, and so on). We will discuss this feature in more detail in Chapter 7, "Group Calendaring and Task Management."