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diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml index 77ebe4e807..a67b3aede9 100644 --- a/help/C/config-prefs.sgml +++ b/help/C/config-prefs.sgml @@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ <term><guilabel>Accounts</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - This allows you to create and alter one or more identities for your - email. + This allows you to create and alter one or more + identities for your email. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -125,13 +125,14 @@ <para> Here, select the way you will be getting mail: you may download mail from a server (<glossterm - linkend="pop">POP</glossterm> or <glossterm - linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm>) or access it from files - on your local system. If you use a server, it may permit - or require you to use a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) - connection. To turn SSL connections on, just click the - <guibutton>Use Secure Connection (SSL)</guibutton> - button. + linkend="pop">POP</glossterm>), read and keep it on the + server (Microsoft Exchange or <glossterm + linkend="imap">IMAP</glossterm>), or read it from files + that already exist on your desktop computer. If you use + a server, it may permit or require you to use a Secure + Socket Layer (SSL) connection. To turn SSL connections + on, just click the <guibutton>Use Secure Connection + (SSL)</guibutton> button. <note id="config-arbitrary-port"> <title>Specifying Port Numbers</title> @@ -155,10 +156,71 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 <listitem> <para> Here, decide whether you'd like to check for mail - automatically, and set other options related to the - behavior of your server. If you use POP mail, you can - decide whether to leave mail on the server, and if you - use IMAP, you can set folder subscription options here. + automatically and how often. You can also set other + options related to the behavior of your server. If you + use POP mail, you can choose to leave mail on the server + if you wish. For IMAP, there are more extensife options: + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>Check for new messages in all folders</term> + <listitem> + <para> + If you turn this feature on, then at startup + and when you click Send/Recieve, + <application>Ximian Evolution</application> + will check all folders on your IMAP server to + see if they have new messages in them. If you + leave it turned off, it will only check the + INBOX folder. Checking only one folder is + faster than checking them all at once. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Show only subscribed folders</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Some IMAP servers provide you with a very large + number of folders above and beyond your mail + folders, and expect you to indicate which ones + you want to work with. If you turn this off, + Evolution will show all of your folders. To + subscribe to folders, select + <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Subscribe to + Folders</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. You can + learn about subscriptions in <xref + linkend="usage-mail-subscriptions">. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Override server-supplied namespace</term> + <listitem> + <para> + This is not needed for most IMAP servers. If + you see system files or other non-email files + appearing in the folder tree after configuring + your IMAP server, check this box and specify + the name of the directory that contains your + mail folders. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Apply filters to new messages in INBOX on + this server</term> + <listitem> + <para> + If you want to use filters on the mail you + store in your IMAP folders, check this box. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -168,7 +230,9 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 <para> In this section, you will choose and configure a method for sending mail. You may choose <glossterm - linkend="smtp">SMTP</glossterm> or <glossterm + linkend="smtp">SMTP</glossterm>, Microsoft Exchange (if + you have purchased the Ximian Connector for Microsoft + Exchange) or <glossterm linkend="sendmail">sendmail</glossterm>. </para> </listitem> |