Help Document

Checking who is online

You can check who is currently connected to your server by clicking Who's Online.
To view a user's home page, click the user's name. If the user does not have a home page, you will see that user's résumé instead. You can also view the user's résumé by selecting the box beside their name and clicking the résumé button.
To send a message to a user, select the box beside the user you wish to send the message to, and then select Message from the list box and click New.
To chat with a user, select the box beside the user you wish to chat with, and then click the chat button. Users whose names are in italics will not accept chat invitations.
To view a user's calendar, select the box beside the user whose calendar you wish to view, and then click the calendar button.

Listing Directory names

The Directory does not list any names until you click Search.
To list all names in the Directory, leave "Name" blank.
To list only names containing certain characters, type the characters at "Name", then click Search.

Narrowing the Directory list

You can reduce the number of entries shown in the Directory list by:

•       requesting only certain categories of entries
•       requesting only names that match a search pattern.

The Directory window contains checkboxes for three categories:

•       local users (regular users who are on your server)
•       remote names
•       conferences.

To remove all entries for a category from the list, clear the appropriate checkbox.
To list only names that match a search pattern, type the search pattern at "Pattern". For example, to list only those entries with a first or last name of Alan, type something like al. To find the entry for Alan Grady, type the entire name or something like al gr.

Setting FirstClass preferences

You can customize how FirstClass behaves in a number of ways. For example, you can display only unread messages, create an automatic reply for mail, and specify whether to accept chat invitations.
To change a preference:

1       Click Preferences.
2       Make the change, then click Save.

To reset all preferences to the FirstClass defaults, click Reset.

The FirstClass Directory

One of the objects on a server is the Directory. The Directory contains a list of addresses for:

•       all local users

For example, if your school has one server, all users in your school who are registered on your server are listed.

•       users outside your school who are registered on your server
•       personal addresses and mail lists created by you

You will only see personal information that you added, not other users' personal information.

•       conferences, gateways, and calendars known to the server.

Note

Some Directory entries may not be visible to you because your administrator can customize your view of the Directory. In addition, any entries defined as unlisted do not appear in the Directory. Entries in italics will not accept chat invitations.

To open the Directory, click Directory.

Viewing additional information for a Directory

To view a Directory entry's résumé or home page, click the entry's name. If the entry has a home page, that is what you will see; otherwise, you will see the entry's résumé.
To specifically view a Directory entry's résumé, select the box beside the entry whose résumé you wish to view, and then select the résumé button.