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The first time you run Evolution, it opens the First-Run Assistant to help you set up email accounts and import data from other applications.
Here you define your name and your email address.
Optionally you can make this account your default account (e.g. when writing emails), set a Reply-To email address (if you want replies to messages sent to a different address), and set an organization (the company where you work, or the organization you represent when you send email from this account).
You will be asked whether to restore from a backup of a previous version. If you have such a backup, continue here. Otherwise, go to the next page.
First, choose the server type from the
If you are unsure about the type of server to choose, ask your system administrator or Internet Service Provider.
The most common available server types for normal users are:
None: If you do not plan to use Evolution for receiving email.
Continue here for configuration.
IMAP: Keeps the mail on the server so you can access your mail from multiple systems.
Continue here for configuration.
IMAP+: Keeps the mail on the server so you can access your mail from multiple systems.
Continue here for configuration.
POP: Downloads your email to your hard disk.
Continue here for configuration.
USENET News: Connects to a news server and downloads a list of available news digests.
Continue here for configuration.
Available server types for corporate users are:
Exchange EWS: For connecting to a Microsoft Exchange 2007/2010 or OpenChange server. Note that this is currently under development and will replace the
Continue here for configuration.
This requires having the
Install evolution-ews
Exchange MAPI: For connecting to a Microsoft Exchange 2007/2010 or OpenChange server.
Continue here for configuration.
This requires having the
Install evolution-mapi
Microsoft Exchange: For connecting to a Microsoft Exchange 2000 or 2003 server.
Continue here for configuration.
This requires having the
Install evolution-exchange
Available local account server types for advanced users are:
Local delivery: If you want to move email from the spool (the location where mail waits for delivery) and store it in your home directory. You need to provide the path to the mail spool you want to use. If you want to leave email in your system's spool files, choose the
Continue here for configuration.
MH-Format Mail Directories: For downloading email using MH or another MH-style application.
You need to provide the path to the directory you want to use.
Continue here for configuration.
Maildir-Format Mail Directories: For downloading your email using Qmail or another Maildir-style application.
You need to provide the path to the directory you want to use.
Continue here for configuration.
Standard Unix mbox spool file: For reading and storing email in the mail spool file on your local system.
You need to provide the path to the mail spool file you want to use.
Continue here for configuration.
Standard Unix mbox spool directory: For reading and storing email in the mail spool directory on your local system.
You need to provide the path to the directory you want to use.
Continue here for configuration.
Later on, if you want to change an account, or if you want to create another one, go to
Available server types are:
SMTP: Sends mail using an outbound mail server. This is the most common choice for sending mail.
Continue here for configuration.
Sendmail: Uses the
Give the account any name you prefer.
Continue with Importing data from another application.