You've Got Mail!

The information bar top left of your UI indicates:  (1) where you are and how many are in your instance location, (2) how many online in your guild and (3) You've Got New Mail! 

Click the location and a WHO panel opens, click Guild for the Guild panel.  But you have to find a mailbox to get your new mail.

Minimap filters can help you quickly spot important places in your local area.  Get to minimap filters by clicking the diamond icon at about 1:00 in the upper right of the minimap frame.

Map Gutter Max Icon Count - Control how many icons can gutter in the minimap, showing closest first.

Find the setting at:  Game Menu, Preferences, User Interface, Map. 

Other Map settings include: Map Fades while Moving, Show Mapnotes for Untracked Missions, and settings for the visibility of group member mission map notes.

The minimap is handy for seeing things close by, but if you are having some trouble finding the local postal - call out the big guns.

Or, open your World Map.

Super Secret Agent Tip!  You can enable a magnifying glass in the World Map.  Game Menu, Preferences, User Interface Map.  Enable Magnifying Glass in World Map.

The Mailbox!  It is found!  A mailbox with a handy dandy bang means You've Got Mail!

Mostly standard MMO-Mail interface.  Your everyday send mail get mail.  And sometimes you might get bills (COD) in the mail.  Or, better yet, credits in the mail from the GTN - Global Trade Network.

A mail check box system can speed things up a bit.  Checked mail options are: 

• Get all checked message attachments
• Delete all checked messages

Clicking a mail item opens the View Mail Message Panel.  You can forward and backward through all your messages, take your credits, return to sender.

 

 As well as Ignore all messages from Sender

and Report as Spam.