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@@ -215,6 +215,15 @@
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
+ <para>
+ If you choose several mail sources, clicking
+ <guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton> will refresh any IMAP or
+ <filename>mbox</filename> listings and check and download
+ all POP servers. In other words, <guibutton>Get
+ Mail</guibutton> gets your mail, no matter how many
+ sources you have, or what types they are.
+ </para>
+
</sect3>
<sect3 id="config-prefs-mail-network-transports">
<title>Transports</title>
@@ -226,7 +235,7 @@
which uses the <application>sendmail</application> program
on your local system. <application>Sendmail</application>
is more difficult to configure, but offers more flexibility
- than plain <systemitem>SMTP</systemitem>.
+ than <systemitem>SMTP</systemitem>.
</para>
<para>
To use <guilabel>SMTP</guilabel>, you'll need to enter the
@@ -234,30 +243,30 @@
<userinput>smtp.isp.net</userinput>.
</para>
<para>
- <application>Evolution</application> can
- attempt to determine if you have entered the right server
- name. To have it do so, check the box labelled
- <guilabel>Test these values before continuing</guilabel>
- before you click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
+ <application>Evolution</application> can attempt to
+ determine if you have entered a valid server name. To
+ have it do so, check the box labelled <guilabel>Test these
+ values before continuing</guilabel> before you click
+ <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="config-prefs-network-news">
-
- <!-- WHY is this in the MAIL config section? WHY is this UI SOOOO bad?-->
-
+ <sect2 id="config-prefs-network-news">
<title>News Servers</title>
<para>
+ Newsgroups are so much like mailing lists that there's no
+ reason not to have access to them right next to your mail.
When you first select the <guilabel>News
Servers</guilabel> tab, you will see a blank box with
three familiar buttons on the right:
<guibutton>Add</guibutton>, <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>,
- and <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>.
- </para>
+ and <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>. </para>
<para>
Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add a news server; you
will be prompted for its name. Enter the name, click
- <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, and you're done. (FIXME, this needs work).
+ <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, and you're done. You can have
+ as many mail servers as you like, of course. News servers
+ will appear next to your IMAP servers.
</para>
</sect2>