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Teacher E-Mail Resources

Web Access FirstClass E-mail

Did you know that you can always access your FirstClass e-mail from any web browser that has internet capability?  Click on the above link - it's also on the SAU 16 Home Page for your convenience.

User Reference Documentation

FirstClass Client for Windows - User Reference Card (pdf)

FirstClass Client Guide Reference Manual (pdf)

Download FirstClass Client to your Computer

If you use FirstClass at home or on a laptop computer frequently, it may be easier for you to install the client instead of using the web access.

Complete download and install instructions.

FirstClass Directory/Spam

You cannot use the "@sau16.org" address in your FirstClass directory for anyone that is internal to SAU 16 and therefore already on the directory. This function is disabled to assist with spam control.

View/Print Address Directions (pdf)

FirstClass Settings

Password Expires after 90 days of inactivity (remember to check your e-mail at least once over summer!)

E-mails expire after 1 year (default expiration date)

Changing Reply-All Default Setting

Have you ever replied to an email only to find that you have sent a message to 20, 30, or a hundred other people by accident? This problem is created when a message is sent to a group of people and then one recipient replies to the entire group. You can avoid this problem by deleting all of the addresses from the To address box after creating a reply. However, there is a way to configure FirstClass so that it will reply only to the sender and not the entire group by default.

Instructions to Change Default Reply Preferences

Directing e-mail to another e-mail Account

You can set your preferences to automatically direct your e-mail to another account.  If you want to do this on a regular basis and only check another account, your FirstClass account may automatically disable after 90 days because of inactivity. You must physically check your FirstClass Mailbox at least every 90 days to prevent this from happening.

Instruction to redirect your e-mail to another e-mail account

Changing Junk-Mail Handling Setting

Certain E-mail hosts encode their mail in a way that FirstClass treats it as Junk Mail.  The FirstClass default preference is to "silently delete" junk mail so you never even know that someone was trying to send you an e-mail.  You should change your junk mail handling default in your FirstClass preferences.

Instructions to Change Junk Mail Handling Preference

Once you start receiving junk mail, you can establish rules to handle certain ones.  They can be automatically deleted, rejected, moved to a certain folder, etc. based on words, sender e-mail, etc.

Instructions to Create Mail Handling Rules

Block Annoying Email in FirstClass Client (pdf)

SAU 16 E-Mail Retention Policy

Policy

FAQ (Oct. 2002)

E-Mail Addresses

When providing your e-mail address to users outside of our network, you can use the following naming convention (unless you have been notified that your address is an exception):

FirstInitialLastName@sau16.org

Signature Disclaimer

Instructions for adding a disclaimer to your FirstClass signature

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