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* C/fig/mainwindow-pic.png: new file * C/fig/mail-druid-pic.png: new file * C/fig: New directory, for figure graphics. * C/apx-gloss.sgml: new file. glossary. thx. to kevin from chicago. * C/usage-setup.sgml: More accurate description of druid, and moved to mail section-- see usage-mail.sgml entry. This is a new location for this entity, and it may move more later. * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: altered description of starting evolution. added screenshot for main-window picture. * C/usage-mail.sgml: added screenshots, added coverage of setup druid and put it into get-and-send section, which is probably not where it should stay. Also started filter druid coverage and clarified examples, esp. in Bcc: section. * C/usage-contact.sgml: Clarified examples. * C/preface.sgml: rewording of "what is" and "about book" sections. * C/evolution-guide.sgml: added glossary entity APX-GLOSS, altered phrasing in part intros, changed order of Setup-assistant section. * C/config-prefs.sgml: changed wording, removed ref. to re-running setup assistant. svn path=/trunk/; revision=3222
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<sect2 id="usage-setup">
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<title>Mail Setup</title>
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<para>
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The first time you try to send or receive mail with
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<application>Evolution</application>, the <interface>mail
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setup druid</interface> will pop up to help you
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set up your email preferences. If you don't plan to use
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email, or if you'd rather configure your email preferences
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later, click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>.
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</para>
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<para>
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The setup <glossterm>druid</glossterm>
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will guide you through the network configuration process. It
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will ask you for some basic information; your system
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administrator or ISP should have the answers you'll need.
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The mail setup druid is pictured in <xref
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linkend="usage-setup-fig">.
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<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
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<figure id="usage-setup-fig">
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<title>Mail Setup Druid</title>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo>
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<graphic fileref="fig/mail-druid-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
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</graphic>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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<!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== -->
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The druid will ask you for the following information:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem> <para> <guilabel>Name— </guilabel> Your
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full name: eg. Eva Lucianne Tester </para></listitem>
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<listitem><para> <guilabel>Email address&mdash</guilabel>;
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Your email address: eg. eltester@helixcode.com
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guilabel> Organization—</guilabel> Any
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organization you represent. Leave this blank if you
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wish.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para> <guilabel>Signature File—</guilabel> A text
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file appended to any email you send, typically your name
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and email address, or a quotation you like. It should be
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under three lines of text.</para></listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guilabel>Mail source type—</guilabel>
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<application>Evolution</application> supports two mail
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sources: POP servers, the most common email server type,
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and UNIX-style MBOX files. Ask your system
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administrator which one you use.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guilabel>Server—</guilabel> This should be the
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name of your mail server, eg.
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mailserver.organization.org
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guilabel> Username— </guilabel>Usually, this is
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the part of your email address before the @ character,
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and <application>Evolution</application> has selected
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that value as the default. If you have a different
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username, you can enter it here.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guilabel>Authentication—</guilabel> Select the
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type of authentication you will use. You can click
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<guibutton>Detect supported types</guibutton> to find
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out which authentication protocols your network allows.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guilabel>Mail Transport—</guilabel> This is the
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mail sending protocol you will want to use. Sendmail is
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the default.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para>
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To learn how to configure <application>Evolution</application>
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in greater detail, or to change preferences once you have set
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them, see <xref linkend="config-prefs">.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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