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MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Signed-off-by: Slávek Banko (cherry picked from commit 1b6c123de102f0152d296fba8771d348329ba95c) --- doc/khelpcenter/userguide/email.docbook | 236 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 236 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/khelpcenter/userguide/email.docbook (limited to 'doc/khelpcenter/userguide/email.docbook') diff --git a/doc/khelpcenter/userguide/email.docbook b/doc/khelpcenter/userguide/email.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8f69e5e6e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/khelpcenter/userguide/email.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,236 @@ + + + + + +&Daniel.Naber; + + +&David.Rugge; + + + + + + +Getting Started with Email + +Emailgetting +started + +&kmail; + +&tde; features a powerful and easy-to-use email client called +&kmail;, which allows you to send, receive, and organize your email +quickly and efficiently. Let us look at how to set it up. If you have +any problems with this procedure, refer to the full &kmail; manual. + + +Information you will need before you start + +Many email settings can vary greatly depending on the setup of +your system, your ISP's configuration, or your local network +setup. You will need to find out some information before you can start +setting up your email: + + + +Your email address +This should be provided by your ISP or system administrator. + + + +Your username and password for your email account +The username is often the same as the part before the +@ symbol in your email address, but not always: check +with your ISP. + + + + + + +EmailSMTP +server +Your outgoing email (SMTP) server name and +details +Again, your ISP should have provided +you with this information. If not, you can try the form smtp.your-isp-name.com. + + + + + +EmailIMAP +server + +EmailPOP3 +server + +Your incoming email (IMAP or +POP) server name and details +If you do not have this information to hand, you can +try imap.your-isp-name.com +for IMAP or pop.your-isp-name.com +if you use POP3. + + + + +Once you have that information, you are ready to start setting +up &kmail;. Open &kmail; from the TDE menu (you can +find it in the Internet submenu, or use one +of the methods described in .) Once +&kmail; has opened, select the menu entry +SettingsConfigure KMail... +. The next sections describe how to use the dialog that +appears to set up &kmail;. + + + + +Setting your Identity + + +The settings in the Identities page are fairly +straightforward. Select the default identity and +click Modify.... Fill in the Your +name field with your full name (⪚ John +Doe) and, optionally, the +Organization field with the appropriate +information. + + +Next, fill in the Email address field with +your email address (⪚ john@example.net). + + +That is all for this dialog unless you want to use the more +advanced features (cryptography, a signature, &etc;). You can find +more information about these features in the full &kmail; +manual. Click on the OK button to close this +dialog, and move on to the next configuration page... + + + + +Setting up your Account + +Click on the Network icon to move to the +network configuration page. It contains the settings that +tell &kmail; how to send and receive your email messages. You will see +two tabs on the right-hand side: Sending and +Receiving. You need to set up both, so let us look +at them each in turn: + + +Sending Messages + +Emailsending + +The Sending tab provides a list of +ways to send messages. The first item in the list is the default +way to send messages. Using the Add... +button you can choose between two different ways of sending messages: +SMTP and +Sendmail. &Sendmail; here +means a local software installation — this has a +reputation of being difficult to set up, so if you do not already have a +working &Sendmail; configuration, choose +SMTP and fill in the Name +field with a descriptive name +(⪚ My Mail Account) +and the Host +field with the name and domain of your mail server +(⪚ smtp.provider.com). You will probably +not need to change the Port setting (the default is +25). + +A description of the other options can be found +in the full &kmail; manual. Click on OK to +close this dialog, and then click on the +Receiving tab. + + + + +Receiving Messages + +To set up an account so you can receive mail, press the +Add... button in the +Receiving tab. You will then be prompted for the +type of your email account; most users should select +POP3 or IMAP. If you wish to +use a different system, consult the &kmail; manual. + +You will then be presented with +the Add account window. First, fill in the +Name field to name your account. You can choose any name +you like. Login, Password, and +Host should be filled in with the information you +gathered earlier. You should not usually need to change the Port setting. + +You are now ready to send and receive mail. For +IMAP, just open your folders in the +folder tree in &kmail;'s main window. &kmail; then connects to your +server and displays the messages it finds. For POP3 use +FileCheck +Mail. + + + + + + +Testing your Setup + +Emailtesting + +First, you should send yourself a message to test your +configuration. To send a message, either hit &Ctrl;N, select the +New Message icon or select +the MessageNew +Message... menu item. The +composer window will appear. Fill in the +To: field with your email address and type +something in the Subject field. Send the message by +selecting Message Send +. + +To check your email, select +FileCheck +Mail. In the lower-right corner of the main +window, a progress bar will indicate how many messages are being +downloaded. If you receive the message you just sent, then +congratulations! If, however, you receive any error messages while +testing your setup, make sure that your network connection is working +and recheck your settings at +Settings Configure +&kmail;.... + + + +Related Information + +The &kmail; Handbook has full descriptions of advanced +email settings and so on. You can read it in the &khelpcenter; or by +entering help:/kmail in &konqueror;'s +Location bar. + + +The &kmail; website at http://kmail.kde.org contains +latest news, tips and tricks, and plenty more. + + + + + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.1