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-rw-r--r--doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml32
-rw-r--r--doc/C/config-prefs.sgml35
-rw-r--r--doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml21
-rw-r--r--doc/C/usage-mail.sgml95
4 files changed, 136 insertions, 47 deletions
diff --git a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml b/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml
index 5693ecda1c..f13a56106a 100644
--- a/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml
+++ b/doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml
@@ -173,14 +173,27 @@
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
-
+ <glossentry id="imap">
+ <glossterm>IMAP</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ Depending upon whom you ask, IMAP stands for the Internet Mail
+ Access Protocol, or the Interim Mail Access Protocol. Whatever it
+ stands for, it allows access to email which is typically (although
+ not always) stored remotely on a server rather than on a local
+ hard disk. Often contrasted with <glossterm>POP</glossterm>.
+ This will not be on the test.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
<glossentry id="ldap">
<glossterm>LDAP</glossterm>
<glossdef>
<para>
- LDAP is a protocol which allows a client to search through a large database
- of addresses, phone numbers, and people, as an alternative to a physical
- phone book.
+ LDAP is a protocol which allows a client to search through a
+ large database of addresses, phone numbers, and people, as an
+ alternative to a physical phone book.
</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
@@ -227,6 +240,17 @@
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
+ <glossentry id="pop">
+ <glossterm>POP</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>
+ POP, the Post Office Protocol, is a mechanism for email
+ transport. In contrast to IMAP, it is used only to get mail from
+ a server and store it locally on your hard disk.
+ </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+
<glossentry id="regular-expression">
<glossterm>Regular Expression</glossterm>
<glossdef>
diff --git a/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml b/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml
index e0f6dd0297..997868ca2f 100644
--- a/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml
+++ b/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml
@@ -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>
diff --git a/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml b/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml
index 52ca546b9a..8355f90f90 100644
--- a/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml
+++ b/doc/C/config-setupassist.sgml
@@ -83,11 +83,22 @@
<listitem>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> supports three mail
- sources: POP servers, the most common email server type;
- IMAP, which stores mail remotely and allows access from
- multiple locations, and UNIX-style
- <filename>mbox</filename> files. Ask your system
- administrator which one you use.
+ sources: <glossterm>POP</glossterm> servers,
+ <glossterm>IMAP</glossterm> servers, and UNIX-style
+ <filename>mbox</filename> files. POP servers retrieve
+ your mail and store it on your local system so you can
+ refer to it even when not connected to a network;
+ <glossterm>IMAP</glossterm> servers store the mail on
+ the server so you can access it from multiple locations;
+ UNIX-style <filename>mbox</filename> files are used by
+ your computer for internal mail, and may be useful if
+ you want to switch from another email client such as
+ <application>spruce</application> or
+ <application>mutt</application>. Ask your system
+ administrator which you should use, or keep guessing
+ until one works. You may use multiple servers if you
+ wish; see <xref linkend="config-prefs-mail-network"> for
+ more information.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
diff --git a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml
index ad7419f330..5dfa03d8c1 100644
--- a/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml
+++ b/doc/C/usage-mail.sgml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
It supports multiple mail sources, including IMAP, POP3,
- and local <filename>mbox</filename> files.
+ local <filename>mbox</filename> files, and even NNTP data
+ (newsgroups), which isn't technically email.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -150,40 +151,68 @@
message to message.
</para>
</sect3>
+ <sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-delete">
+ <title>Deleting Mail</title>
+ <para>
+ To delete a message, select it in the the <interface>message
+ list</interface> by clicking on it once. Then click on the
+ <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> button in the tool bar. The
+ message now has a line through it, because you've marked it
+ for deletion.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you really want to get rid of it, choose
+ <guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem> from the
+ <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu. That will delete it
+ permanently. If you want to keep it, click
+ <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> again, and it will no longer
+ be marked as deleted. At some point in the future, this
+ feature will change to something a little less
+ counter-intuitive.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get">
<title>Checking Mail</title>
-
<para>
Now that you've had a look around the
- <interface>Inbox</interface>, select the welcome message in
- the <interface>message list</interface> by clicking on it
- once. Then click on the <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> button
- in the tool bar. The message now has a line through it,
- because you've marked it for deletion. If you really want to
- get rid of it, choose <guimenuitem>Expunge</guimenuitem> from
- the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu. That will delete it
- permanently. If you want to keep it, click
- <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> again, and it will no longer be
- marked as deleted. At some point in the future, this feature
- will change to something a little less counter-intuitive.
+ <interface>Inbox</interface>, it's time to check for new mail.
+ 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>POP</glossterm>), or storing it on
+ the network (using <glossterm>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>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ 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>
-
-
<para>
- To check your email, just click <guibutton>Get
- mail</guibutton> in the toolbar. If this is the first time
- you've done so, the <interface>mail setup
+ Regardless of where you keep your mail, you can click
+ <guibutton>Get mail</guibutton> in the toolbar to check your
+ mail. The first time you do that, the <interface>mail setup
assistant</interface> will ask you for the information it
needs to check your mail (see <xref
linkend="config-setupassist"> for more information). If
you're checking mail over a network (instead of from local
<filename>mbox</filename> files), you'll need to enter your
- email password. Type it in, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> and
- <application>Evolution</application> will download your mail.
- New mail will appear in your <interface>Inbox</interface>.
- <!-- FIXME: add mention of Today if Today feature appears -->
+ email password. Type it in, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>
+ and <application>Evolution</application> will download your
+ mail. New mail will appear in your
+ <interface>Inbox</interface>.
</para>
<para>
Once you've entered your password,
@@ -206,6 +235,22 @@
linkend="config-prefs-mail-network">, or ask your system
administrator.
</para>
+
+ <sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get-news">
+ <title>Using Evolution for News </title>
+ <para>
+ Newsgroups are so similar to email there's no reason not to
+ read them side by side. If you want to do that, add a news
+ source to your configuration (see <xref
+ linkend="config-prefs-network-news">). The news server will
+ appear as a remote server, and will look exactly like an IMAP
+ folder, except that you can't delete messages from it. When
+ you click <guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton>,
+ <application>Evolution</application> will also check for news
+ messages. If you prefer to use a different program, there's
+ always <application>Pan</application>.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
<sect3 id="usage-mail-getnsend-get-attach">
<title>Attachments, HTML Mail, and Live Documents</title>
@@ -284,9 +329,9 @@
Evolution will send mail immediately unless you tell it to
do otherwise by selecting <menuchoice>
<guimenu>File</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Send
- Later</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. That will add messages to the
- <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel> queue. Then, when you press
- <guibutton>Send</guibutton> in another message, or
+ Later</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. That will add messages
+ to the <guilabel>Outbox</guilabel> queue. Then, when you
+ press <guibutton>Send</guibutton> in another message, or
<guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton> in the main mail window,
all your unsent messages will go out at once. I like to
use "Send Later" because it gives me a chance to change my