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@@ -108,12 +108,26 @@
you've done so, 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). Then,
+ linkend="config-setupassist"> for more information). You'll
+ need to enter your password. Then,
<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 -->
+ <!-- FIXME: add mention of Today if Today feature appears -->
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Once you've entered your password,
+ <application>Evolution</application> will hold it in memory so
+ that you don't have to retype it every time you want to check
+ mail. It will only remember the password until you quit the
+ application; each time you run
+ <application>Evolution</application>, you need to re-enter
+ your password. If you'd like
+ <application>Evolution</application> to forget your password
+ sooner, select
+ <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Forget
+ Passwords</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, and it will do so
+ immediately.
</para>
-
<para>
If you get an error message instead of mail, you probably
need to change your network settings. To learn how to
@@ -246,10 +260,10 @@
added to the appropriate form field.
</para>
<para>
- For more information about using email
- together with the contact manager and the calendar, see
- <xref linkend="usage-contact-automate"> and <xref
- linkend="usage-calendar-apts-group">.
+ For more information about using email together with the
+ contact manager and the calendar, see <xref
+ linkend="usage-contact-automate"> and <xref
+ linkend="usage-calendar-apts">.
</para>
<sect4 id="usage-mail-getnsend-send-to-mult">