Mail walkthrough

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Mail walkthrough

The console Mail page, tab by tab: overview, messages with a safe preview, SMTP servers, the queue and the settings of bx-mail.

What it shows

  1. The Mail page: In the Modules group of the menu.
  2. Overview: the tiles: Sent, failed, spooled, send time and failovers.
  3. One hour or 24 hours: The same numbers for a longer window.
  4. What needs attention: Judged by your own thresholds.
  5. The spool and the servers: A short summary of each.
  6. Messages: A list like a mail client.
  7. Search and filter: By subject, sender, recipient or state.
  8. Read it like the recipient: Pick a message to see its preview.
  9. Phone width and dark mode: Check it on a small screen.
  10. The preview is locked: No scripts, no remote images.
  11. Source, headers and parts: Every part of the message.
  12. Attachments: Name, type and size, never the bytes.
  13. Delivery attempts: Which server, how long, and the error.
  14. Copy it, or open the request: From a message back to the code that sent it.
  15. Servers: Attempts, failures and latency of each one.
  16. The queue: Send again or discard, for admins.
  17. Settings: The settings of bx-mail, read only.
  18. What is kept, and Free: Memory only, bounded, bodies are optional.

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