| openSUSE-Dokumentation Part II. Communication and Collaboration / Chapter 12. Evolution: E-Mail and Calendaring | ||||
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 | 11.5. For More Information | 12.2. Using Evolution: An Overview |  | |
| openSUSE-Dokumentation Part II. Communication and Collaboration / Chapter 12. Evolution: E-Mail and Calendaring | ||||
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| 11.5. For More Information | 12.2. Using Evolution: An Overview | | |
Evolution™ makes the tasks of storing, organizing, and retrieving your personal information easy, so you can work and communicate more effectively with others. It’s a highly evolved groupware program, an integral part of the Internet-connected desktop.
Evolution can help you work in a group by handling e-mail, address, and other contact information, and one or more calendars. It can do that on one or several computers, connected directly or over a network, for one person or for large groups.
With Evolution, you can accomplish your most common daily tasks quickly. For example, it takes only one or two clicks to enter appointment or contact information sent to you by e-mail, or to send e-mail to a contact or appointment. People who get lots of e-mail will appreciate advanced features like search folders, which let you save searches as though they were ordinary e-mail folders.
This chapter introduces you to Evolution and helps you get started using it. For complete information, refer to the Evolution documentation.
Start the Evolution client by clicking +, or by typing evolution in a terminal window.
The first time you run Evolution, it creates a directory called
.evolution in your home directory, where it stores
all of its local data. Then, it opens a Setup Assistant to help you set
up e-mail accounts and import data from other applications.
Using the Setup Assistant takes two to five minutes.
Later on, if you want to change this account, or if you want to create a new one, click +, then click . Select the account you want to change, then click . Alternately, add a new account by clicking .
The Setup Assistant helps you provide the information Evolution needs to get started.
The Identity window is the first step in the assistant.
Here, you enter some basic personal information. You can define multiple identities later by clicking +, then clicking .
When the First-Run Assistant starts, the Welcome page is displayed. Click to proceed to the Identity window.
Type your full name in the field.
Type your e-mail address in the field.
(Optional) Select if this account is your default account.
(Optional) Type a reply to address in the field.
Use this field if you want replies to e-mails sent to a different address.
(Optional) Type your organization name in the field.
This is the company where you work, or the organization you represent when you send e-mail.
Click .
The Receiving E-mail option lets you determine where you get your e-mail.
You need to specify the type of server you want to receive mail with. If you are unsure about the type of server to choose, ask your system administrator or ISP.
Select a server type in the list.
The following a list of server types that are available:
Novell GroupWise: Select this option if you connect to Novell® GroupWise®. Novell GroupWise keeps e-mail, calendar, and contact information on the server.
Microsoft Exchange: Available only if you have installed the Connector for Microsoft* Exchange. It allows you to connect to a Microsoft Exchange 2000 or 2003 server, which stores e-mail, calendar, and contact information on the server.
IMAP: Keeps the e-mail on your server so you can access your e-mail from multiple systems.
IMAP4rev1: Keeps the e-mail on your server so you can access your e-mail from multiple systems.
POP: Downloads your e-mail to your hard disk for permanent storage, freeing up space on the e-mail server.
USENET News: Connects to the news server and downloads a list of available news digests.
Local Delivery: Choose this option if you want to move e-mail from the spool (the location where mail waits for delivery) and store it in your home directory. You need to provide the path to the mail spool you want to use. If you want to leave e-mail in your system’s spool files, choose the Standard Unix Mbox Spool option instead.
MH Format Mail Directories: If you download your e-mail using mh or another MH-style program, you should use this option. You need to provide the path to the mail directory you want to use.
Maildir Format Mail Directories: If you download your e-mail using Qmail or another maildir-style program, you should use this option. You need to provide the path to the mail directory you want to use.
Standard Unix Mbox Spool or Directory: If you want to read and store e-mail in the mail spool on your local system, choose this option. You need to provide the path to the mail spool you want to use.
None: Select this if you do not plan to check e-mail with this account. If you select this, there are no configuration options.
If you selected Novell GroupWise, IMAP, POP, or USENET News as your server, you need to specify additional information.
Type the hostname of your e-mail server in the field.
If you don’t know the hostname, contact your administrator.
Type your username for the account in the field.
Select to use a secure (SSL) connection.
If your server supports secure connections, you should enable this security option. If you are unsure if your server supports a secure connection, contact your system administrator.
Select your authentication type in the list.
or
Click to have Evolution check for supported types. Some servers do not announce the authentication mechanisms they support, so clicking this button is not a guarantee that available mechanisms actually work.
If you are unsure what authentication type you need, contact your system administrator.
Select if you want Evolution to remember your password.
Click .
(Conditional) If you chose Microsoft Exchange, provide your username in the field and your Outlook Web Access (OWA) URL in the field. OWA URL and user names should be entered as in OWA. If the mail box path is different from the username, OWA path should include mail box path also. You should see something similar to this: http://<server name>/exchange/<mail box path>
When you have finished, continue with Section 12.1.1.3, “Receiving Mail Options”.
If you selected , , , or , you must specify the path to the local files in the path field. Continue with Section 12.1.1.3, “Receiving Mail Options”.
After you have selected a mail delivery mechanism, you can set some preferences for its behavior.
If you select Novell GroupWise as your receiving server type, you need to specify the following options:
Select if you want Evolution to automatically check for new mail.
If you select this option, you need to specify how often Evolution should check for new messages.
Select if you want to check for new messages in all folders.
Select if you want to apply filters to new messages in the Inbox on the server.
Select if you want to check new messages for junk content.
Select if you want to only check for junk messages in the Inbox folder.
Select if you want to automatically synchronize remote mail locally.
Type your Post Office Agent SOAP port in the field.
If you are unsure what your Post Office Agent SOAP port is, contact your system administrator.
Click .
When you have finished, continue with Section 12.1.1.4, “Sending Mail”.
If you select Microsoft Exchange as your receiving server type, you need to specify the following options.
Select if you want Evolution to automatically check for new mail.
If you select this option, you need to specify how often Evolution should check for new messages.
Specify the Global Catalog server name in the field.
The Global Catalog Server contains the user information for users. If you are unsure what your Global Catalog server name is, contact your system administrator.
Select if you want to limit the number of Global Address Lists (GAL).
The GAL contains a list of all e-mail addresses. If you select this option, you need to specify the maximum number of responses.
Select if you want the password expire warning period.
If you select this option, you need to specify how often Evolution should send the password expire message.
Select if you want to automatically synchronize remote mail locally.
Click .
When you have finished, continue with Section 12.1.1.4, “Sending Mail”.
If you select IMAP or IMAP4rev1 as your receiving server type, you need to specify the following options:
Select if you want Evolution to automatically check for new mail.
If you select this option, you need to specify how often Evolution should check for new messages.
Select if you want Evolution to use custom commands to connect to Evolution.
If you select this option, specify the custom command you want Evolution to use.
Select if you want Evolution to show only subscribed folders.
Subscribed folders are folders that you have chosen to receive mail from by subscribing to them.
Select if you want Evolution to override server-supplied folder namespaces.
By choosing this option you can rename the folders that the server provides. If you select this option, you need to specify the namespace to use.
Select if you want to apply filters to new messages in the Inbox.
Select if you want to check new messages for junk content.
Select if you want to check for junk messages in the Inbox folder.
Select if you want to automatically synchronize remote mail locally.
Click .
When you have finished, continue with Section 12.1.1.4, “Sending Mail”.
If you select POP as your receiving server type, you need to specify the following options:
Select if you want Evolution to automatically check for new mail.If you select this option, you need to specify how often Evolution should check for new messages.
Select if you want to leave messages on the server.
Select if you want to disable support for all POP3 extensions (support for POP3).
Click .
When you have finished, continue with Section 12.1.1.4, “Sending Mail”.
If you select USENET News as your receiving server type, you need to specify the following options:
Select if you want Evolution to automatically check for new mail.If you select this option, you need to specify how often Evolution should check for new messages.
Select if you want to show folders in short notation.
For example, comp.os.linux would appear as c.o.linux.
Select if you want to show relative folder names in the subscription dialog box.
If you select to show relative folder names in the subscription page, only the name of the folder is displayed. For example the folder evolution.mail would appear as evolution.
Click .
When you have finished, continue with Section 12.1.1.4, “Sending Mail”.
If you select Local Delivery as your receiving server type, you need to specify the following options:
Select if you want Evolution to automatically check for new mail.If you select this option, you need to specify how often Evolution should check for new messages.
Click .
When you have finished, continue with Section 12.1.1.4, “Sending Mail”.
If you select MH-Format Mail Directories as your receiving server type, you need to specify the following options:
Select if you want Evolution to automatically check for new mail.If you select this option, you need to specify how often Evolution should check for new messages.
Select if you want to user the .folders summary
file.
Click .
When you have finished, continue with Section 12.1.1.4, “Sending Mail”.
If you select Maildir-Format Mail Directories as your receiving server type, you need to specify the following options:
Select if you want Evolution to automatically check for new mail.If you select this option, you need to specify how often Evolution should check for new messages.
Select if you want to apply filters to new messages in the Inbox.
Click .
When you have finished, continue with Section 12.1.1.4, “Sending Mail”.
If you select Standard Unix Mbox Spool or Directory as your receiving server type, you need to specify the following options:
Select if you want Evolution to automatically check for new mail.If you select this option, you need to specify how often Evolution should check for new messages.
Select if you want to apply filters to new messages in the Inbox.
Select if you want to store status headers in Elm, Pine, and Mutt formats.
Click .
When you have finished, continue with Section 12.1.1.4, “Sending Mail” Section 12.1.1.4, “Sending Mail”.
Now that you have entered information about how you plan to get mail, Evolution needs to know about how you want to send it.
Select a server type from the list.
The following server types are available:
Sendmail: Uses the Sendmail program to send mail from your system. Sendmail is more flexible, but is not as easy to configure, so you should select this option only if you know how to set up a Sendmail service.
SMTP: Sends mail using an outbound mail server. This is the most common choice for sending mail. If you choose SMTP, there are additional configuration options.
Type the host address in the field.
If you are unsure what your host address is, contact your system administrator.
Select if your server requires authentication.
If you selected that your server requires authentication, you need to provide the following information:
Select your authentication type in the list.
or
Click to have Evolution check for supported types. Some servers do not announce the authentication mechanisms they support, so clicking this button is not a guarantee that available mechanisms actually work.
Type your username in the field.
Select if you want Evolution to remember your password.
Select if you use a secure connection (SSL).
Click .
Continue with Section 12.1.1.5, “Account Management”.
Now that you have finished the e-mail configuration process you need to give the account a name. The name can be any name you prefer. Type your account name on the field, then click .
Continue with Section 12.1.1.6, “Time Zone”.
In this step, you need to select your time zone either on the map or select from the time zone drop-down list.
When you have finished, click , then click . Evolution opens with your new account created.
If you want to import e-mail from another e-mail client, continue with Section 12.1.1.7, “Importing Mail (Optional)”. If not, skip to Section 12.2, “Using Evolution: An Overview”.
If Evolution finds e-mail or address files from another application, it offers to import them.
Microsoft Outlook* and versions of Outlook Express after version 4, use proprietary formats that Evolution cannot read or import. To import information, you might want to use the Export tool under Windows*.
Before importing e-mail from Netscape*, make sure you have selected +. If you don’t, Evolution will import and undelete the messages in your Trash folders.
![[Note]](admon/note.png) | |
Evolution uses standard file types for e-mail and calendar
information, so you can copy those files from your
Contacts files are stored in a database, but can be saved as a standard vCard*. To export contact data, open your contacts tool and select the contacts you want to export (press Ctrl+A to select them all). Click +. | |
