Configuration and usage


Before you start
Main menu
 

Before you start
Cerber is multi-user program. It means that it can be used by more than one user. There can be unlimited number of users. Each one can have unlimited number of accounts on unlimited number of servers. Each user has its own password and settings. User can be selected from the list which appears automatically during Cerber's startup. There is also .Default user. It has the same rights as any other user except it's not protected with a password. If you don't declare any users you will be logged as .Default without prompting.

Main menu
Files
    Log out
    Exit
Options
    Preferences
Processing
    Check for mail
    Connect to server...
    Process messages
    Show log
Action
    Remove marked messages
    Disconnect from server
    Launch mail client

Log out
Logs the current user out and display login dialog.

Preferences
Displays preferences window. All options are grouped. Groups are represented in a form of a tree. You can access any group by clicking on it.
- Filtering options
You can filter messages using email address, keywords and/or size.

- Program options
Display options, user's management and general settings.

- Servers/accounts
To create a new account you have to give it a name, host address and user name. You don't have to define a password (you will be asked for it when connecting)

Check for mail
Checks all accounts for mail. Filtered messages are marked yellow, but none is removed.

Connect to server...
Connects to the chosen server and logs in to a selected account. Downloads messages summary, marks and checks filtered ones. None of them is removed. After downloading summary user can check or uncheck any message and then remove marked messaged using Action>Remove marked messages command. User stays logged to a server until Action>Disconnect from server command is selected. As long as you are connected you can't do anything with other accounts.
When connected you can view any message by double-clicking on it.

Process messages
Checks all accounts for mail. Filtered messages are marked yellow and when removed - red. If any account has Check for mail only option enabled none of filtered messages will be removed.

Show log
Shows current user's activity log.

Remove marked messages
This command is available only when connected to a server. It removes all marked messages.
PLEASE NOTE: any filtered but not marked messages will be left on the server

Disconnect from server
This command is available only when connected to a server. It disconnects user from server.

Launch mail client
Starts defined mail client.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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