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WebDisk is a component of Open Webmail that allows you to copy files to and from your Tiger file space, as well as to manage the files and folders that occupy that space. This guide describes how to use it.

WebMail:  Your Guide to Open WebMail

This illustrated guide to of the Open WebMail application available on Tiger addresses all basic operations including logging in and out, checking quota, reading and processing messages, forwarding and replying to messages, deleting messages opening and saving attached files, composing and sending messages, attaching files, building and maintaining an address book, creating a distribution list and setting user preferences.

Open Webmail:  Introduction for New Students

Learn how to use Open Webmail to read, process and send e-mail messages via an easy-to-use Web-based application. This tutorial also walks first-time users through setting a security question.

WebMail:  Open WebMail Message Filtering

Learn how to use Open WebMail's filtering tools to automatically sort your incoming messages into separate folders. Further, discover how you can easily block future messages from specific senders and e-mail servers.

WebMail: Open Webmail Basics

Learn the basic navigation of your student e-mail account.

WebMail: Automatic E-mail Forwarding

Learn how to forward all messages sent to your "@towson.edu" address to a different address which you specify.

WebMail: Manage Your Quota
Learn how to check and manage your storage capacity (Quota) in WebMail.

WebMail: Using the Address Book for a Mail Merge

Learn how to use your Address Book information to create an Excel file that you can use to perform a Mail Merge.

WebMail: Importing Excel Data into the Address Book

Learn how to import Excel addresses into the Address Book.

WebMail: E-mail Archiving for Departing Students