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diff --git a/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml b/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml index 392a0bbfc1..d9649f1adc 100644 --- a/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml +++ b/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml @@ -19,6 +19,35 @@ you'd rather deal with your email preferences later, click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>. </para> + +<!-- + + + +Before you get it, though, you should decide where you want to + keep it. Your options will vary a little depending on your + network setup, but they come down to storing the mail on your + hard disk (using <glossterm linkend="pop">POP</glossterm>), or + storing it on the network (using <glossterm + linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm>). If you store your mail on + your local hard disk, you can read it whether you're online or + not, but you can only read it from one computer. If you store + it on the network, you can only read it when you're online, + but you can access it from almost any computer with a network + connection, even if it doesn't have + <application>Evolution</application>. + + + If you choose POP, you'll be putting mail in the + <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel> in the <guilabel>Local</guilabel> + folder. If you choose IMAP, it's the + <guilabel>Inbox</guilabel> of a folder with the same name as + your mail server. That's so you can maintain several distinct + IMAP servers if you want. See <xref + linkend="config-prefs-mail"> for more information about mail + servers. +--> + <para> The setup assistant (sometimes called a <glossterm>Druid</glossterm>, by analogy with the "Wizards" |