Go to the common PC in the library and start web browser (IE5 or Firefox). Go to this web address http://mail.sbc.edu.sg (note: without www).Type in your “username” (eg. edwin, without @sbc.edu.sg) and your password, then click [Login] button or press “Enter” key.

 

 

IT account password can be changed using Student Portal also known as SAS (School Adminstration System). This will affect all IT services access.

 

 

 

After login WebMail, click on [Compose] and a blank mail appear. Fill in the “To:” (the recipient address), “Subject:” and your message in the body portion. Then clik on [Send] button.

 

After login WebMail, click on [Options], click on [Vacation Message], select [Forward incoming messages to addresses listed below?], select [No local delivery] and enter your personal email address in “Forwarding email addresses” click  [Submit].

You can’t ! Your message is gone! This is due to connection time-out while typing long message. To prevent lose of your work, highlight all your message, right-click, select “Copy” (or from menu “Edit”, select “Copy”). In case it shows error when you [Send] it, just [Compose] another new mail and paste your copied message (right-click and “Paste”).

To store new address: After login WebMail, click on [Addresses], fill in “Nickname” , “E-mail address” and “First name”. These 3 fields are required fields and “Nickname” must be unique, then click [Add address] button.

 

Alternately, you can store the sender address when reading a mail. Below each mail, there is a button called [Add to Address Book]. Click it and complete the “Nickname” and “First name”.

To retrieve address: While composing a new mail, click on [Address] button between “Subject” and body (NOT the [Address] on the top).

 

You can also import or export address books in Comma Separated Values(CSV) file format.

After login WebMail, click on [Folders], under “Create folder” type in your desired folder name, click on [Create] button. Then click on [refresh folder list] near the top of the page.

While composing a new mail, you can find “Attach :” and [Browse…] button at the bottom. Click on [Browse…] and a browse window pop up, allow you to look for your files you want to attach, if your document is in floppy diskette, pull down the “Look in :” list box and select A: drive. After you have selected your file for attach, it will be written in “Attach :” eg. “A:OTPsalms 23.doc”. Don’t forget to click on [Add] button or else it is NOT attached! You can continue to [Browse…], and [Add] a few files.

Please refer to the page 
http://my.sbc.edu.sg/en/it-helpdesk/email/60-setting-up-sbc-email-on-personal-computers .

Yes, you can read and write chinese characters that are in unicode encoding.