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<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