From 81bab650bb4ca76d93578064794d78190d0e9527 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 04:05:59 +0000 Subject: added Kevin Breit to author and copyright. * C/evolution-guide.sgml: added Kevin Breit to author and copyright. * C/apx-authors.sgml: Put app authors in a simplelist. * C/usage-mail.sgml: Removed USAGE-SETUP insertion, added xref to send users to config-setupassist chapter. This and the following changes take setup druid coverage out of usage section and put it in config section. * C/config-setupassist.sgml: Added mail druid coverage from usage-setup.sgml. * C/usage-setup.sgml: Removed file. contents in config-setupassist.sgml. * C/evolution-guide.sgml: Removed USAGE-SETUP entity (and file usage-setup.sgml.) svn path=/trunk/; revision=3236 --- help/C/config-setupassist.sgml | 113 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 110 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'help/C/config-setupassist.sgml') diff --git a/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml b/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml index f33cc81de2..ea78865037 100644 --- a/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml +++ b/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml @@ -4,15 +4,122 @@ The setup assistant can gather most of the information necessary for Evolution's daily - operation. If you chose not to use it the first time you ran - Evolution, you can run it again by - doing SOMETHING HERE. + operation. If you prefer more detailed or advanced + configuration, see This paragraph will describe all information required by the setup assistant. It will include a long itemized list, and a screenshot or two. + + Mail Setup + + The first time you try to send or receive mail with + Evolution, the mail + setup druid will pop up to help you + set up your email preferences. If you don't plan to use + email, or if you'd rather configure your email preferences + later, click Cancel. + + + The setup druid + will guide you through the network configuration process. It + will ask you for some basic information; your system + administrator or ISP should have the answers you'll need. + The mail setup druid is pictured in . + + + +
+ Mail Setup Druid + + Evolution Main Window + + + +
+ + + + + The druid will ask you for the following information: + + Name— Your + full name: eg. Eva Lucianne Tester + + Email address— + Your email address: eg. eltester@helixcode.com + + + + + Organization— Any + organization you represent. Leave this blank if you + wish. + + + + Signature File— A text + file appended to any email you send, typically your name + and email address, or a quotation you like. It should be + under three lines of text. + + + + Mail source type— + Evolution supports two mail + sources: POP servers, the most common email server type, + and UNIX-style MBOX files. Ask your system + administrator which one you use. + + + + + + Server— This should be the + name of your mail server, eg. + mailserver.organization.org + + + + + + Username— Usually, this is + the part of your email address before the @ character, + and Evolution has selected + that value as the default. If you have a different + username, you can enter it here. + + + + + + Authentication— Select the + type of authentication you will use. You can click + Detect supported types to find + out which authentication protocols your network allows. + + + + + + + Mail Transport— This is the + mail sending protocol you will want to use. Sendmail is + the default. + + + +
+ + To learn how to configure Evolution + in greater detail, or to change preferences once you have set + them, see . + +
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