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Sending e-mail commands to the product, To delete destinations and destination lists

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To delete destinations and destination lists ● You can delete a destination or destination list by clicking the Delete button next to the destination or destination list that you want to delete. Click OK to confirm the deletion. Sending e-mail commands to the product Another method for receiving information pages is by requesting them from the product. When outgoing and incoming mail are configured, the product can attach information pages, such as the supplies status page or Configuration page, to e-mail messages. You can use this feature to solve a problem or check the status of supplies. To request information pages by using an e-mail message When composing a message to the product, you must properly format the To, From, and Subject fields in your e-mail program. 1 Enable the outgoing and incoming e-mail by following the instructions that are listed in this chapter. (For more information, see "Email Server" on page 20.) 2 From your e-mail program, compose a message to the product by completing the following steps: a In the To field, type the product's e-mail address. The username combined with the product's domain name (which is specified in the outgoing mail configuration) is the email address for the product. For example, if the POP3 mailbox account username is "product" and the POP3 server is "hp.com", the product's e-mail address will be "[email protected]". b Your e-mail program should automatically complete the From field as your return e-mail address. c In the Subject field, type the appropriate text for the format and page that you would like to attach. You can request a Configuration page, a Supplies Status page, or an AutoSend page. For example, if you would like to attach the Configuration page in HTML format, type "this.configpage?configpage=email&format=html". Note Page HTML format XML format Text format Configuration page this.configpage?configpage this.configpage?configpage this.configpage?configpage =email&format=html =email&format=xml =email&format=text Supplies Status page this.configpage?suppliespage this.configpage?suppliespage this.configpage?suppliespage =email&format=html =email&format=xml =email&format=text AutoSend page not applicable this.configpage?autosend =email&format=xml not applicable 3 Click Send. The product checks for new e-mail messages once every 3 minutes. When the product receives the e-mail message, it generates a reply and sends the requested information back to the sender's e-mail address (as specified in the From field of the original e-mail message). Depending on delays in the network and your organization's mail server, a response might take from 1 minute to several hours to arrive back in your e-mail program's Inbox. If the To, From, and Subject fields are not properly formatted in your e-mail message, the product does not send a message in response. 28 Configuring the Product from the Settings Pages ENWW

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Configuring the Product from the Settings Pages
ENWW
To delete destinations and destination lists
You can delete a destination or destination list by clicking the
Delete
button next to the
destination or destination list that you want to delete. Click
OK
to confirm the deletion.
Sending e-mail commands to the product
Another method for receiving information pages is by requesting them from the product. When
outgoing and incoming mail are configured, the product can attach information pages, such as
the supplies status page or Configuration page, to e-mail messages. You can use this feature to
solve a problem or check the status of supplies.
To request information pages by using an e-mail message
When composing a message to the product, you must properly format the
To
,
From
, and
Subject
fields in your e-mail program.
1
Enable the outgoing and incoming e-mail by following the instructions that are listed in this
chapter. (For more information, see
“Email Server” on page 20
.)
2
From your e-mail program, compose a message to the product by completing the following
steps:
a
In the
To
field, type the product’s e-mail address. The username combined with the
product’s domain name (which is specified in the outgoing mail configuration) is the e-
mail address for the product. For example, if the POP3 mailbox account username is
“product” and the POP3 server is “hp.com”, the product’s e-mail address will be
b
Your e-mail program should automatically complete the
From
field as your return e-mail
address.
c
In the
Subject
field, type the appropriate text for the format and page that you would like
to attach. You can request a Configuration page, a Supplies Status page, or an
AutoSend page. For example, if you would like to attach the Configuration page in HTML
format, type “this.configpage?configpage=email&format=html”.
3
Click
Send
.
The product checks for new e-mail messages once every 3 minutes. When the product receives
the e-mail message, it generates a reply and sends the requested information back to the
sender's e-mail address (as specified in the
From
field of the original e-mail message).
Note
Depending on delays in the network and your organization’s mail server, a response might take
from 1 minute to several hours to arrive back in your e-mail program’s Inbox.
If the
To
,
From
, and
Subject
fields are not properly formatted in your e-mail message, the product
does not send a message in response.
Page
HTML format
XML format
Text format
Configuration page
this.configpage?configpage
=email&format=html
this.configpage?configpage
=email&format=xml
this.configpage?configpage
=email&format=text
Supplies Status page
this.configpage?suppliespage
=email&format=html
this.configpage?suppliespage
=email&format=xml
this.configpage?suppliespage
=email&format=text
AutoSend page
not applicable
this.configpage?autosend
=email&format=xml
not applicable