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--- a/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml
+++ b/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
</para>
<para>
The setup assistant (sometimes called a
- <glossterm>Druid</glossterm>) will guide you through the
+ <glossterm>Druid</glossterm>, by analogy with the "Wizards"
+ that some other programs use) will guide you through the
network configuration process. It will ask you for some
basic information; your system administrator or ISP should
have the answers you'll need. The mail setup assistant is
@@ -46,15 +47,14 @@
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guilabel>Name:</guilabel> </term>
- <listitem> <para>Your
- full name: eg. Eva Lucianne Tester </para></listitem>
+ <term> <guilabel>Name:</guilabel> </term> <listitem>
+ <para>Your full name. </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Email address:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>
- Your email address: eg. eltester@helixcode.com
+ Your complete email address.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -62,10 +62,9 @@
<term> <guilabel>Organization:</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Any organization you represent; often, the company where
- you work. Leave this blank if you wish. One person I
- know always puts "My own bad self" in this box, so
- people know his opinions are his alone.
+ Any organization you represent, or the company where you
+ work. Leave this blank if you wish, or type "My own bad
+ self" so people know your opinions are yours alone.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@
A text file appended to any email you send. A signature
file typically consists of your name and email address,
or a quotation you like. It's good form to keep your
- "sig" on the short side: four lines is plenty. Remeber,
+ "sig" on the short side: four lines is plenty. Remember,
this is attached to every email you send.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -87,23 +86,32 @@
<term> <guilabel>Mail source type:</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- <application>Evolution</application> supports three mail
- sources: <glossterm>POP</glossterm> servers,
+ <application>Evolution</application> supports several
+ mail sources: <glossterm>POP</glossterm> and
<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.
+ <systemitem><filename>mbox</filename></systemitem> and
+ <systemitem><filename>mh</filename></systemitem> 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;
+ <systemitem><filename>mbox</filename>></systemitem>
+ 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>Netscape Communicator</application>. Ask
+ your system administrator which you should use, or keep
+ guessing until one works. You may use multiple sources
+ if you wish; see <xref
+ linkend="config-prefs-mail-network"> for more
+ information.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you decide not to have
+ <application>Evolution</application> use any servers,
+ the remaining items are not relevant; you only need to
+ point to the location of the files you wish to access.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -112,9 +120,10 @@
<term> <guilabel>Server:</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- This should be the name of your mail server: it should
- look something like:
- <userinput>mailserver.organization.org</userinput>.
+ This should be the name of the server where you check
+ your mail, if you use one. It may be the same as the
+ server where you send your outgoing mail, if you use
+ one.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -123,8 +132,9 @@
<term><guilabel>Username:</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Normally, this is the part of your email address before
- the @ character, and
+ Enter the username for your mail server account, if you
+ have one. Normally, this is the part of your email
+ address before the @ character, and
<application>Evolution</application> has selected that
value as the default. If you have a different username,
you can enter it here.