From c00bdc4cb367814292f0b8e1f67ed9909660a350 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 20:31:35 +0000 Subject: Touched. Minor changes to IMAP section, to make sure links worked, etc. 2001-11-27 Aaron Weber * C/usage-mail.sgml: Touched. Minor changes to IMAP section, to make sure links worked, etc. * C/config-prefs.sgml: Expanded IMAP options. * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Added note about more options available. 2001-11-26 Aaron Weber * C/usage-exchange.sgml: removed FIXMES, made valid within larger context. 2001-11-19 Aaron Weber * C/usage-mail-org.sgml: changed Unmatched vfolder description. Removed note about how it behaves when you have no vFolders. 2001-11-15 Aaron Weber * C/apx-authors.sgml: Removed authorlist, point people to "About" box, since there's no point in having so many lists in so many places. 2001-11-02 Aaron Weber * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Connector. * C/config-prefs.sgml: Connector. * C/usage-exchange.sgml: Connector. 2001-10-31 Aaron Weber * C/usage-exchange.sgml: More working on this file today. Nearly done. * C/topic.dat: Added Connector info. * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Added mention of Connector to configuration options. * C/config-prefs.sgml: Added mention of Connector to configuration options. 2001-10-30 Aaron Weber * C/evolution.sgml: Cleaned up comments. Added Exchange entity. * C/Makefile.am: added exchange.sgml file svn path=/trunk/; revision=14851 --- help/C/config-prefs.sgml | 92 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 78 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) (limited to 'help/C/config-prefs.sgml') 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 @@ Accounts - 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. @@ -125,13 +125,14 @@ Here, select the way you will be getting mail: you may download mail from a server (POP or IMAP) 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 - Use Secure Connection (SSL) - button. + linkend="pop">POP), read and keep it on the + server (Microsoft Exchange or IMAP), 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 Use Secure Connection + (SSL) button. Specifying Port Numbers @@ -155,10 +156,71 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 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: + + + Check for new messages in all folders + + + If you turn this feature on, then at startup + and when you click Send/Recieve, + Ximian Evolution + 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. + + + + + + Show only subscribed folders + + + 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 + Tools + Subscribe to + Folders. You can + learn about subscriptions in . + + + + + + Override server-supplied namespace + + + 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. + + + + + + Apply filters to new messages in INBOX on + this server + + + If you want to use filters on the mail you + store in your IMAP folders, check this box. + + + + @@ -168,7 +230,9 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 In this section, you will choose and configure a method for sending mail. You may choose SMTP or SMTP, Microsoft Exchange (if + you have purchased the Ximian Connector for Microsoft + Exchange) or sendmail. -- cgit v1.2.3