Composition Header Fields

You can select which header fields will be displayed in the composition window . The Subject, To or Newsgroups, Cc , and Attachments fields are always shown. All other headers can be hidden. Note that some headers (From, Organization, and Reply-To) will still be sent, even if hidden. See Configure Composition.

To:

This is displayed only for mail compositions. This is the E-mail address of the recipient. For multiple recipients, separate the addresses with commas. Press the Browse button to open the Mail Address Manager.

Newsgroups:

This is displayed only for news compositions. This is the name of the newsgroup to which the article is posted. To cross-post to multiple newsgroups, separate the group names with commas.

Subject:

You must fill in this field before sending. If this is a follow-up or reply, this field defaults to the original message subject, with the addition of "Re:" in front.

From:

This field defaults to your E-mail address and name in parentheses. See Configure Personal Info.

Organization:

This field defaults to your organization. See Configure Personal Info.

Reply-To:

This optional field defaults to your reply-to address. See Configure Personal Info. If this field is empty, or the address is identical to your E-mail address, the Reply-To header will not be sent.

Cc:

A list of E-mail addresses, similar to the To: field. Each address listed here will receive a 'carbon copy' of the composition. If this is a news composition, the Cc: option is available to send the composition simultaneously via SMTP mail (note that this is not available for MAPI mail).

Keywords:

A few well-selected keywords identifying the message should be on this line. This is used as an aid in determining if this message is interesting to the reader.

Summary:

A brief summary of your message. This is most frequently used in a follow-up message, and again is used as an aid in determining if this message is interesting to the reader. This is available for news messages only.

Follow-up To:

This field is only used for news. Use to re-direct responses to a post to a different newsgroup or to poster which would send all responses to your email address.

Distribution:

A list of newsgroups similar to the Newsgroups line. This is used to limit the distribution area of your news posting. Your message will only be propagated to news servers who accept the listed newsgroup. This is available for news messages only. An example may be "nj,ny".

Attachments:

This is a list containing the file names of the attachments to this composition. To add an attachment to the list either select Attach from the Composition Menu Commands, or place the cursor in the Attachments list box and press the Insert key. To remove an attachment, select the filename in the list box and press the Delete key. To modify attributes of an attachment, double-click on the filename in the list box. See Attaching Files To a Composition

Note for advanced users:

You may include additional headers (i.e. "Expires:", or "X-MyHeader:") by including these at the top of the body text of your article. These headers must be placed before any non-header body text. WinVN will recognize any header described in RFC-822, RFC-1036, or any header like "X-Custom:". WinVN will include these headers in the header block of your article (all lines before the first blank line of your article are considered headers).