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diff --git a/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml b/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml index 73619ea05e..e3debd0ab6 100644 --- a/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml +++ b/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,6 @@ +<!-- <!DOCTYPE Chapter PUBLIC "-//GNOME//DTD DocBook PNG Variant V1.1//EN"> +--> <chapter id="config-prefs"> <title>Advanced Configuration</title> @@ -227,10 +229,44 @@ <tip> <title>Sharing Mailboxes with Other Mail Programs</title> <para> - You may want to use <application>Evolution</application> and another email client, such as <application>Mutt</application>. You should download your mail as you would normally with <application>Mutt</application>. Set your identity in <application>Evolution</application> to be a Standard Unix mailbox file, UNIX mbox spool-format mail files, or the QMail maildir-format mail file. Then specify the file that you read your email from. You can now use both mail programs seamlessly together, using the same files. - </para> - </tip> - </sect3> + If you want to use <application>Evolution</application> + and another email client, such as + <application>Mutt</application>, at the same time, + here's how: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + <listitem> + <para> + Download your mail in the other application as + you would normally. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + In <application>Evolution</application> + <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Mail + Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, and pick the account + you'd like to use to share mail. You may want to + create a new account just for this source of + mail. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Under the <guilabel>Receiving Mail</guilabel> + tab, select the type of mail file that your + other mail application uses, and then enter the + full path to that file. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button. + </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </para> + </tip> + </sect3> <sect3 id="config-prefs-mail-network-transports"> <title>Mail Transports</title> |