However, the Forward and Reply options format the original message in different ways, as shown in Figures 3 and 4. The To section is blank. In the message section the original message is bracketed to indicate where the forwarded message begins and ends. Figure 3 - Forward Reply Use the Reply option when you want to intersperse your comments with an existing message. The To section contains the e-mail address of the message's sender.
Electronic etiquette advises keeping postings brief.
Common etiquette frowns on edits that distort the writer's original intent. WebMail decodes MIME attachments it receives and lets you save them on the personal computer or workstation that is used to fetch the message. To actually access the contents of MIME documents, you must use appropriate software, such as Microsoft Word. You can download and process this separately if you wish. Subsequent items are embedded file attachments.