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</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
+ <sect1 id="first-time-druid">
+ <title>First Time Druid</title>
+ <para>
+ When you first start <application>Evolution</application>, you are
+ presented with a first time druid. The druid will help you get your email
+ preferences configured and import your email from your other program.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The first screen welcomes you to the druid. It is estimated that
+ configuring your mail will take 2 to 5 minutes and importing mail will
+ take 1 to 2 minutes.
+ </para>
+ <sect2 id="first-step">
+ <title>Step 1 of 4</title>
+ <para>
+ The Identity window is the first of four steps in the druid. The
+ identity step lets you configure your basic, personal information.
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Full Name &mdash; Your full name (Example: John Doe).
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Email Address &mdash; Your email address (Example: john@doe.com)
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Organization &mdash; The company you work for (optional).
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Signature file &mdash; You can setup
+ <application>Evolution</application> to put text at the end of all
+ your emails. This is the file which that text is located in.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="second-step">
+ <title>Step 2 of 4</title>
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Recieving Email</guilabel> step lets you configure
+ receving email people have sent you.
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Server Type &mdash; There are numerous types of servers which
+ <application>Evolution</application> can download your email from:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ POP &mdash; Downloads your email to your hard disk for
+ permanent storage.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ IMAPv4 &mdash; Keeps the email on your server so you can
+ access your email from any computer that supports IMAPv4 and
+ have everything be the same.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Unix mbox spool-format file &mdash; Bad description, we're
+ getting a better definition shortly.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Standard Unix mailbox file &mdash; Bad description, we're
+ getting a better definition shortly.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Qmail maildir format files &mdash; If you download your
+ mail using qmail, you'll want to use this.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ None &mdash How do you have None? figure out!
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Email Server &mdash; This is the address of the server you're
+ downloading from.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Username &mdash; The username that you login to your email. That
+ is often the part before the @ in your email.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Authentication Type &mdash; Chances are you are using
+ <guilabel>Password</guilabel>. Ask your administrator for more
+ details. You can have <application>Evolution</application> check
+ by clicking <guibutton>Check for supported types</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Remember Password &mdash; If you prefer to not enter your
+ password everytime you check email, press this button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="third-step">
+ <title>Step 3 or 4</title>
+ <para>
+ The <guilabel>Sending Email</guilabel> step lets you configure sending
+ email.
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Server Type &mdash; There are numerous server types that
+ <application>Evolution</application> supports for sending your
+ mail.
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ SMTP &mdash; Downloads mail into your mailbox file.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Sendmail &mdash; Uses another program to download your mail
+ to your mailbox files.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Host &mdash; The server to connect to that sends your mail.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Server requires authentication &mdash; Check if you need a password to
+ send mail.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Authentication Type &mdash; Chances are you are using
+ <guilabel>Password</guilabel>. Ask your administrator for more
+ details. You can have <application>Evolution</application> check
+ by clicking <guibutton>Check for supported types</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Username &mdash; The username that you login to your email. That
+ is often the part before the @ in your email.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Remember Password &mdash; If you prefer to not enter your
+ password everytime you check email, press this button.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="fourth-step">
+<!-- This section sucks. Look at it, ask for improvements -->
+ <title>Step 4 of 4</title>
+ <para>
+ Chances are, <application>Evolution</application> isn't your first email
+ program. You're probably switching from another program and will want
+ access to your email from your old program. It's for exactly these
+ situations that <application>Evolution</application> includes an import
+ feature.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <application>Evolution</application> can import the following types of
+ files:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ VCard (.vcf, gcrd) - Contacts
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Outlook Express 4 (.mbx) - Email
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ MBox(mbox) - Email
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ VCard is a format to store addressbooks and contact information. Outlook
+ handles your email. If you're coming from
+ Windows, you're probably going to be importing Outlook Express files. If
+ you're coming from a Unix program, you're probably using mbox. Ask your
+ system administrator if you aren't sure which you use.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ <title>Eudora</title>
+ <para>
+ Eudora email client uses mbox format to store mail. So if you're coming
+ from Eudora, you'll want to select mbox.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ <note>
+ <title>Outlook 2000</title>
+ <para>
+ Outlook 2000 uses a format which <application>Evolution</application>
+ cannot directly import. However, you can import it using Mozilla on
+ Windows. Please see the FAQ for more information.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+
+ <para>
+ To import your files, go to
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>File</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Import File</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ An assistant will appear, helping you to import your files. You'll need to
+ specify where the file is that you want to import. Click
+ <guibutton>Next</guibutton> and then <guibutton>Import</guibutton>.
+ <application>Evolution</application> will present you with the Folder
+ dialoge, so you can specify where your new messages will go. Select the
+ desired folder, and your file will be imported into
+ <application>Evolution</application>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ And if you're timid about using <application>Evolution</application>,
+ don't worry. <application>Evolution</application> won't mangle your
+ files, so if you choose to use your old application instead, you can
+ import your files right back in.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
</chapter>