General Options

Setting up Options - General |

To view the General Options screen, either click Settings button, or Tools > General Options or use the shortcut key [Ctrl] + [O].

Complete the steps below to set up your preferred General Options.

Step | Action

1

Launch email application after processing.

Select this option if you want MailWasher Pro to automatically open your email client after it has finished processing your mail.

To choose which email client MailWasher Pro should open, click and the Select Mail Client window displays.

If your preferred email client is visible in the first drop down box, select it and tick Use a preconfigured mail client.

You can then click to ensure the correct email client opens and then click .

If your preferred email client is not visible in the top drop down box, select Specify a mail client command and browse to your email clients .exe file by clicking .

You can then click to ensure the correct email client opens and then click .

2 | Minimize MailWasher Pro after processing. Select this option if you want MailWasher Pro to minimize automatically to the system tray after processing is complete.

3

Play sound when new mail arrives.

Select this option if you want MailWasher Pro to alert you to new legitimate mail with a sound.

To change the default sound, click to choose your preferred sound.

MailWasher Pro will only notify with sound when legitimate emails arrive and if MailWasher Pro is minimized or is not the active window.

MailWasher Pro will not alert you to hidden email.

4

Blink icon when new mail arrives.

Select this option if you want the MailWasher Pro icon in the system tray to flash when new legitimate mail arrives.

5 | Perform default mail check every xx minutes. Select this option if you would like MailWasher Pro to automatically check your default mail account(s) and set how often you would like it checked. You can also select Do not check mail between these times and set your times.
6 | MailWasher Pro shortcut key. The default shortcut key for restoring MailWasher Pro from the system tray is [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [M]. You can change the shortcut key here by positioning your cursor in the text box and hitting a key.
7 | Minimize MailWasher Pro when [X] clicked. Select this option if you want MailWasher to minimize to the system tray instead of closing when you click the [X].
8 | Load MailWasher Pro on startup. Select this option if you want MailWasher Pro to load and run when you startup your PC.
9 | Minimize MailWasher Pro on startup. Select this option if you want MailWasher Pro to start minimized in the system tray.
10 | Perform default mail check on startup. Select this option if you want your default mail account(s) automatically checked when you start MailWasher Pro.

11

Spam Throttle.

This setting determines how many lines of an email that MailWasher Pro reads.

The lower the spam throttle, the less lines MailWasher Pro will read, so your mail will load more quickly but may not be as accurate in determining the status of the email.

The higher the spam throttle, the more lines MailWasher Pro will read, so it will be more accurate in determining the status of the email, but it will take longer to display your mail.

If you are using FirstAlert!, the lowest default setting is 200 lines.

If you restore a deleted email, the restored email will only display as many lines as you have chosen with the spam throttle.

12 | Click .

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