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diff --git a/help/no/usage-mail-org.sgml b/help/no/usage-mail-org.sgml index 746beed0b0..ce6f75e69c 100644 --- a/help/no/usage-mail-org.sgml +++ b/help/no/usage-mail-org.sgml @@ -9,7 +9,186 @@ to help you do it. </para> - <sect1 id="usage-mail-organize-columns"> + <sect1 id="importing-mail-and-settings"> + <title>Importing Your Old Email and Settings</title> + <para> + <application>Evolution</application> allows you to import old email and data so that you don't need to worry about losing your old information. + </para> + <sect2 id="importing-mail"> + <title>Importing Email</title> + <para> + <application>Ximian Evolution</application> can import the following types of + files: + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>VCard (.vcf, gcrd):</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The addressbook format used by the GNOME, KDE, and + many other contact management applications. You + should be able to export to VCard format from any + address book application. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>iCalendar (.ics):</term> + <listitem> + <para> + A format for storing calendar files. iCalendar is used by + PalmOS based handhelds, Ximian <application>Evolution</application>, and Microsoft <application>Outlook</application>. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Microsoft Outlook Express 4 (.mbx):</term> + <listitem> + <para> + Email file format used by Microsoft Outlook Express + 4. For other versions of Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, see + the workaround described in the note below. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>MBox (mbox):</term> + <listitem> + <para> + The email box format used by Mozilla, Netscape, + Ximian Evolution, Eudora, and many other email clients. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> + <para> + To import your old email: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + <listitem> + <para> + Click <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click <guibutton>Next</guibutton> after reading the Welcome screen. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Select <guibutton>Import a single file</guibutton>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Find the file that you wish to import into <application>Evolution</application>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click <guibutton>Import</guibutton> + </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="importing-preferences"> + <title>Importing Preferences</title> + <para> + <application>Evolution</application> can import all your old mail, contacts, and other information from other applications, making your transition to <application>Evolution</application> even easier. + </para> + <para> + To import your old information: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + <listitem> + <para> + Click <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click <guibutton>Next</guibutton> after reading the Welcome screen. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Select <guibutton>Import data and settings from older programs</guibutton>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + The left-most column shows the application which your information will be imported from. You then select checkboxes on each component to import different properties of each application. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click <guibutton>Next</guibutton> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Click <guibutton>Import</guibutton> + </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </para> + +<para> + <note> + <title>Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express Users</title> + <para> + Microsoft Outlook, and versions of Outlook Express after + version 4, use proprietary formats that <application>Ximian + Evolution</application> cannot read or import. For contacts, + you may have to email them to yourself and import them that + way. For email, there is a simpler workaround: + <orderedlist numeration="arabic"> + + <listitem> + <para> + While using Windows, import the files into Mozilla Mail (or + another mailer, such as Netscape or Eudora, that uses the + standard mbox format). + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Copy the files to the system or partition you use for + <application>Ximian Evolution</application>. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Use the <application>Ximian Evolution</application> import + tool to import the files. There's more information about + why this works, and how, at the Ximian support website. + </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </para> + </note> + + <note> + <title>Netscape Users</title> + <para> + Before importing mail from Netscape, make sure you select + <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Compact All + Folders</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. If you don't, + <application>Ximian Evolution</application> will import and undelete + the messages in your Trash folders. + </para> + </note> + + </para> + + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="usage-mail-organize-columns"> <title>Sorting Mail with Column Headers</title> <para> By default, the message list has columns with the following @@ -45,21 +224,21 @@ options: <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Sort Ascending</guimenuitem></term> + <term><guimenuitem>Sort Ascending</guimenuitem>:</term> <listitem><para> Sorts the messages top to bottom. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Sort Descending</guimenuitem></term> + <term><guimenuitem>Sort Descending</guimenuitem>:</term> <listitem><para> Sorts the messages bottom to top. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guimenuitem>Group By this Field</guimenuitem></term> + <term><guimenuitem>Group By this Field</guimenuitem>:</term> <listitem><para> Groups messages instead of sorting them. This makes each contact with identical properties in the specified field to be placed in @@ -69,7 +248,7 @@ <varlistentry> <term><guimenuitem>Remove this - Column</guimenuitem></term> <listitem><para> Remove + Column</guimenuitem>:</term> <listitem><para> Remove this column from the display. You can also remove columns by dragging the header off the list and letting it drop. </para></listitem> @@ -77,7 +256,7 @@ <varlistentry> <term><guimenuitem>Field - Chooser</guimenuitem></term> <listitem><para> + Chooser</guimenuitem>:</term> <listitem><para> When you choose this item, a list of column headers will appear; just drag and drop them into place between two existing headers. A red arrow will @@ -131,7 +310,7 @@ right below the toolbar, and choose a search type: <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Body or subject contains</guilabel></term> + <term><guilabel>Body or subject contains</guilabel>:</term> <listitem> <para> This will search message subjects and the messages @@ -141,7 +320,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term> <guilabel>Body contains</guilabel> </term> + <term> <guilabel>Body contains</guilabel>:</term> <listitem> <para> This will search only in message text, not the subject @@ -150,7 +329,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Subject contains</guilabel></term> + <term><guilabel>Subject contains:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This will show you messages where the search text is @@ -160,7 +339,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Body does not contain</guilabel></term> + <term><guilabel>Body does not contain:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This finds every email message that does not have the @@ -171,7 +350,7 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Subject does not contain</guilabel></term> + <term><guilabel>Subject does not contain:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This finds every mail whose subject does not contain @@ -342,13 +521,25 @@ <para> Mailing List - Filter based on the mailing list it came from. </para> + <note> + <title>How Does Filtering on Mailing Lists Work?</title> + <para> + Filtering on mailing list actually looks for a + specific mailing-list header called the + <computeroutput>X-BeenThere</computeroutput> + header, used to identify mailing lists or other + redistributors of mail. + </para> + </note> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Regex Match - If you know your way around a <glossterm - linkend="regular-expression">regex</glossterm>, or - regular expression, put your knowledge to use here. + Regex Match - If you know your way around a + <glossterm + linkend="regular-expression">regex</glossterm>, or + regular expression, put your knowledge to use + here. </para> </listitem> @@ -436,16 +627,27 @@ <example id="filter-example"> <title>Using a Filter to Avoid Spam</title> <para> - The majority of bulk mail is tagged with the + A good deal of bulk mail is eventually tagged with the <computeroutput>Precedence: Bulk</computeroutput> header at - one point or another. Some of these messages, of course, - could be in mailing lists you've subscribed to, but many of - them are unsolicited commercial email. + one point or another. Not all of it is, of course, and + there are "good" messages (mailing lists you subscribe to, + for example) that are also considered "Bulk" mail. + However, if you filter out all the mail with that header, + you'll catch a lot of the mail you don't want to get. </para> <para> - To catch them and put them all in one place, create a - new filter for incoming mail. Then: + To catch them and automatically mark them for deletion, do + the following: <orderedlist> + + <listitem><para> + Select <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guimenuitem>Filters</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. + </para></listitem> + + <listitem><para> + Click <guibutton>New</guibutton>. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> Set the first part of your search critera to look in a <guilabel>Specific header</guilabel>. </para></listitem> @@ -469,17 +671,15 @@ folder where you'd like to place bulk mail. </para></listitem> - <listitem><para> - If you like, add an action and choose <guilabel>Stop - Processing</guilabel> if you'd like this message to be - ignored by all other filters. - </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> If you like, add another action and + choose <guilabel>Delete</guilabel>. + </para></listitem> <listitem><para> Click OK. You're done. - </para></listitem> + </para></listitem> </orderedlist> - </para> + </para> </example> </sect2> @@ -495,7 +695,7 @@ Select <menuchoice> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> - <guimenu>Filters</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Filters</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </para> </listitem> @@ -608,12 +808,14 @@ <note id="unmatched-vfolder"> - <title>The Unmatched vFolder</title> + <title>The "Unmatched" vFolder</title> <para> Obviously, not all messages will fit into all your Virtual - Folders. That's why <application>Ximian Evolution</application> - includes an UNMATCHED vFolder. The UNMATCHED - vFolder displays messages that are not matched by other rules. + Folders. That's why <application>Ximian + Evolution</application> includes an Unmatched vFolder. The + Unmatched vFolder displays messages that are not matched by + other rules. If you have no vFolders, the Unmatched folder + will contain all of your mail. </para> </note> @@ -792,17 +994,17 @@ </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - If you want multiple criteria for this filter, press <guibutton>Add - criterion</guibutton> and repeat the previous step. - </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - + + </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> +</para> +<para> +Remote folders are considered active if you are connected to the +server; you must be connected to your mail server for the vFolder to +include any messages from that source. +</para> +<para> <figure id="usage-mail-vfolder-fig-createrule"> <title>Selecting a vFolder Rule</title> <screenshot> @@ -816,29 +1018,4 @@ </para> </sect2> </sect1> - <!-- - <sect1 id="usage-mail-subscriptions"> - <title>Subscription Management</title> - <para> - <application>Ximian Evolution</application> lets you handle your - IMAP and newsgroup subscriptions with the same tool: the - subscriptions manager. To start using it, choose - <menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Manage - Subscriptions</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. - </para> - <para> - If you have configured any IMAP (mail) or NNTP (news) - servers, you will see them listed in the left half of the - subscription management window. Click on a server to select - it, and you will see the folders or newsgroups available to - you. You can then select individual folders and subscribe to - them, or remove yourself from the subscription list. - </para> - <para> - Once you have subscribed to a folder or newsgroup, your system - will check for new messages whenever you press the - <guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton> button. - </para> - </sect1> ---> </chapter> |