From b316ad80911b881273127425437090b4ecd6311b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 20:19:06 +0000 Subject: Good enough for government work. svn path=/trunk/; revision=26707 --- help/C/config-prefs.xml | 398 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 207 insertions(+), 191 deletions(-) (limited to 'help/C/config-prefs.xml') diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.xml b/help/C/config-prefs.xml index feb931fc5f..95182747ec 100644 --- a/help/C/config-prefs.xml +++ b/help/C/config-prefs.xml @@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ - There are eight items you can customize. From top to bottom, they + There are six items you can customize. From top to bottom, they are: Mail Accounts - Here, add or change information about your email + Add or change information about your email accounts: the servers to which you connect, the way you download mail, your password authentication mode, and so forth. This is the most complex item in the list, and is @@ -50,14 +50,11 @@ - Folder Settings + Autocompletion - Here, you can choose the default folders for various - components of Evolution, the folders that will be cached - locally when you go to offline mode, and the folders that - Evolution will use when it is searching for - autocompletion information as you address a mail. + Set the contact groups to be used when completing email + addresses in the message composer. @@ -101,69 +98,47 @@ - Exchange Delegation + Certificates - This item will only appear if you have Evolution Connector - for Microsoft Exchange installed. It will allow you to - choose who has access to your Exchange account. This - feature is covered in . + Certificate handling for S/MIME security systems. - - Directory Servers - - - This item allows you to enter account information for - connecting to remote directory (LDAP) servers. - - - - - - - Out of Office - - - This item will only appear if you have Evolution Connector - for Microsoft Exchange installed. It allows you to create - and remove automatic "vacation" messages. For - information about how to use this feature, read . - - - + + + + Previous versions of Evolution included directory servers, folder + settings, and Exchange delegation in the settings tool. Directory + servers can now be set up as contacts groups in the + Contacts tool, you can change folder settings + in the folder right-click menu, and Exchange delegation is + available in the Actions menu of the + Exchange tool. Working with Mail Accounts - Novell Evolution allows you to - maintain multiple accounts, or identities. This is useful - want to keep personal and professional email separate, or if - you wear several hats at work. When you are writing an email + Evolution allows you to maintain multiple accounts, or + identities. When you are writing an email message, you can which account to use by selecting from the drop-down list next to the From entry in the message composer. - Clicking Send/Receive will refresh any - IMAP, mh, or - mbox listings - and check and download mail from all POP servers. In other - words, Send/Receive gets your mail, no - matter how many sources you have, or what types they are. If - you don't want to check mail for a given account, select it + Clicking Send/Receive will check all + mail sources that are not disabled. If you don't want to check + mail for a given account, select it in the Mail Accounts tab and click the Disable button. - To add a new account, simply click Add + To add a new account, click Add to open the mail configuration assistant. To alter an existing identity, select it in the Preferences window, and then click @@ -173,53 +148,56 @@ The account editor dialog has six sections: - + + Identity - Here, enter the name, - email address, and other identifying information for the + Here, enter the name and email address for this account. You may also choose a default signature to insert into messages sent from this account. - - Receiving Mail - + + + Receiving Mail + - Here, select the way you will be getting mail: you may + Select the way you will be getting mail: you may download mail from a server (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 - -Your system administrator may ask you to connect to a specific port on -a mail server. To specify which port you use, just type a colon and -the port number after the server name. For example, to connect to port -143 on the server smtp.omniport.com, you would enter -as - -smtp.omniport.com:143 - as the server name. - - - - - - - - Receiving Options + that already exist on your desktop computer. Your server + require you to use a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connection. + You may select Always, + Whenever Possible, or + Never as your SSL choice. If one + doesn't work, try another. + + + Specifying Port Numbers + + Your system administrator may ask you to connect to a specific port on + a mail server. To specify which port you use, just type a colon and + the port number after the server name. For example, to connect to port + 143 on the server smtp.omniport.com, you would enter + as + + smtp.omniport.com:143 + as the server name. + + + + + + + + + Receiving Options Here, decide whether you'd like to check for mail @@ -371,6 +349,67 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 + + If you chose GroupWise: + + + + + + Checking for new mail: If you would like + Evolution to check for new mail + automatically, check the box and select a frequency in + minutes. + + + + + If you want Evolution + to check for new messages in all your GroupWise folders, + make sure the Check for new messages in all + folders box is selected. + + + + + Apply filters to new messages in INBOX on this + server: If you'd like your filters to work on this + account, check this box. + + + + + + Automatically synchronize remote mail + locally: Download all mail immediately, instead of waiting + until you try to open the message to check it. This + setting will make Evolution slower at first, but faster + after the download. Leaving it unchecked means that + Evolution will take longer to display each additional + message, but will not waste time trying to download every + single message if you can tell from the subjects that you + do not need to read them all. + + + + + + Address Book and Calendar: Post Office + Agent SOAP Port: If your post office agent uses + a SOAP port other than the default, enter it here. The + SOAP port is what allows Evolution to access the GroupWise + address book and calendar. Your system administrator will + know the port. If there are not many Linux users in your + organization, you may also need to request that the SOAP + service be enabled. + + + + + + + + @@ -432,33 +471,10 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 - - Folder Settings - - There are three sets of folder options. In the first, - Default Folders, select which folders will be - your usual mail, contacts, calendar, and tasks - folders. When you save a contact or appointment attached to an - email, it will be stored in your default contact or calendar - folder. - - - The Offline Folders are the ones that - will be cached when you activate the Go - Offline feature. - - - Select one or more folders of contacts for your - Autocompletion Folders. When you type a - few letters into the message composer address fields, - Evolution will look for matches in the folders you choose here. - - - Mail Preferences - The Mail Options tool lets you choose how + The Mail Preferences tool lets you choose how to display citations, how long to wait before marking a message as read, and other mail display settings. There are three categories of settings: General, HTML Mail, and @@ -469,6 +485,9 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 linkend="config-prefs-mail-identity" />. + + General Mail Settings + In the General tab, your options are: @@ -554,29 +573,15 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 + + + + HTML Mail Preferences + The options in the HTML Mail tab are: - - Loading Image - - - You can embed a image in an email and have it load only - when the message arrives. However, spammers can use image loading - patterns to confirm "live" addresses and invade your - privacy. You may elect never to load images - automatically, to load images only if the sender is in - your contacts, or always load images. - - - If you have chosen not to load images automatically, you - can choose to see the images in one message at a time by selecting - ViewMessage Display - Load Images. - - - Show animated images @@ -598,6 +603,27 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 + + + Loading Image + + + You can embed a image in an email and have it load only + when the message arrives. However, spammers can use image loading + patterns to confirm "live" addresses and invade your + privacy. You may elect never to load images + automatically, to load images only if the sender is in + your contacts, or always load images. + + + If you have chosen not to load images automatically, you + can choose to see the images in one message at a time by selecting + ViewMessage Display + Load Images. + + + + @@ -606,6 +632,44 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 settings by clicking the Restore Defaults button. + + + Mail Color Preferences + + The Mail Color preferences tool lets you select color labels for + different kinds of messages. Click a color to change the color, or + change the label associated with that color. + + + + + + Mail Header Preferences + + The headers on an incoming message are the information about the + message that isn't the content of the message itself: the sender, + the time it was sent, and so forth. Check the boxes here to show + or hide different amounts of information about the messages you read. + + + + + + + + Junk Mail Preferences + + There are only two items here: Check Incoming Mail for + Junk and Include Remote Tests. + Checking for junk mail uses the SpamAssassin tool with trainable + bayesian filters. It also includes online tests, like checking for + blacklisted message senders and ISPs. Online tests can make + filtering slower, but more accurate. Check the boxes here to choose + your mail filtering method. + + + + @@ -676,51 +740,22 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 none at all, you can select it from the mail composer itself. - In the spell-checking tool, you can set spelling options, - including the language or languages you will use. Note that you - must install the gnome-spell package, available through Red - Carpet, for spell-checking to be available in - Evolution. Alternate dictionaries are also available through - Red Carpet and are detected automatically if you have installed - them. + To choose a spell-checking language, select it here. Note that + you must install the gnome-spell package, available through Red + Carpet, for spell-checking to be available in + Evolution. Alternate dictionaries are also available through + Red Carpet and are detected automatically if you have installed + them. + To have the composer automatically check your spelling while you + type, check the box labeled Check spelling while I type. You can check the spelling of messages by selecting EditSpell Check - Document. Alternately, in the - Evolution main window select - ToolsSettings, - click on the Composer preferences icon, then - select the Spell Checking tab and check the - Check spelling while I type box, and - choose a color for your misspelled words. + Document. - - Calendar and Tasks Settings @@ -763,32 +798,19 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 - - Work Week - - - In the day and week views, Evolution displays all the - hours in the range you select here, even if there are - no appointments for those times. You can - still schedule an appointment outside of these hours, - and if you do, the display will be extended to show - it. - - - Week Starts - You can set weeks to start on Sunday or on Monday. + Select the day you wish to be displayed as the first in each week. Day Begins - Set the beginning of a normal workday. If you work odd - hours, or want to make sure that your early-morning - appointments are displayed, you may find this option useful. + For Evolution, a normal work day begins at 9 AM and + ends at 5PM. You can select your preferred hours to + make sure that all your events are displayed properly. @@ -796,10 +818,7 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Day Ends - Set the end of a normal workday. If you work odd - hours, or want to make sure that your evening - appointments are displayed, you may find this option - useful. + Set the end of a normal workday. @@ -900,11 +919,9 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 Directory Servers - Contacts settings are limited to the usage and - configuration of directory servers (LDAP and - Exchange). To learn how to set autocompletion options, see . - Other contacts controls are available in the contacts tool. + Autocompletion is available in the main settings tool. + The other major contact configuration task is creating new + directory servers or remote contacts groups. @@ -919,14 +936,13 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 - Right-click on the shortcut bar's list of contact groups, - and select New Contact Group. + Select New Contacts Group. Select a name and location for the contact group. The name - is for display only. + is for display only. -- cgit v1.2.3