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13 <h1>Sylpheed-Claws User's Manual</h1>
14 <h2>Paul Kater (paul@nlpagan.net) <br>
17 <h2>Colin Leroy (colin@colino.net)<br>
20 <em> Sylpheed-Claws User's Manual for Sylpheed-Claws-1.9.15 </em>
22 <p>Copyright (c) 2002-2005 <i>The sylpheed documentation team</i>.
23 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
24 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
25 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
26 with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and no
28 A copy of the license is included in the <a
29 href="sylpheed-22.html#GNU%20Free%20Documentation%20License">section</a>
31 "GNU Free Documentation License".</p>
32 <p>The list of the members of <i>The sylpheed documentation team</i>
35 href="sylpheed-21.html#The%20Sylpheed%20documentation%20team">appendix</a>.</p>
38 <h2><a name="toc1">1.</a> <a href="sylpheed-1.html">What is Sylpheed</a><a
39 href="sylpheed-1.html#ss1.1">-Claws</a><a href="sylpheed-1.html">?</a></h2>
41 <li><a name="toc1.1">1.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-1.html#ss1.1">Introduction
42 to Sylpheed-Claws.</a> </li>
43 <li><a name="toc1.2">1.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-1.html#ss1.2">Interface</a>
45 <li><a name="toc1.3">1.3</a> <a href="sylpheed-1.html#ss1.3">Main
47 <li><a name="toc1.4">1.4</a> <a href="sylpheed-1.html#ss1.4">Methods
48 for managing messages</a> </li>
49 <li><a name="toc1.5">1.5</a> <a href="sylpheed-1.html#ss1.5">Features
50 for the future</a> </li>
54 <h2><a name="toc2">2.</a> <a href="sylpheed-2.html">Quick-guide to
57 <li><a name="toc2.1">2.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-2.html#ss2.1">Starting
58 Sylpheed</a><a href="sylpheed-1.html#ss1.1">-Claws</a><a
59 href="sylpheed-2.html#ss2.1"> for the first time</a> </li>
60 <li><a name="toc2.2">2.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-2.html#ss2.2">Setup
61 for reading your Unix mailbox in a hurry</a> </li>
62 <li><a name="toc2.3">2.3</a> <a href="sylpheed-2.html#ss2.3">Setup
63 for reading POP3 mail in a hurry</a> </li>
67 <h2><a name="toc3">3.</a> <a href="sylpheed-3.html">Quick-guide for
70 <li><a name="toc3.1">3.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-3.html#ss3.1">Getting
71 news in a hurry.</a> </li>
75 <h2><a name="toc4">4.</a> <a href="sylpheed-4.html">Installation</a></h2>
77 <li><a name="toc4.1">4.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-4.html#ss4.1">Required
79 <li><a name="toc4.2">4.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-4.html#ss4.2">Environments
80 known as valid for Sylpheed</a><a href="sylpheed-1.html#ss1.1">-Claws</a>
82 <li><a name="toc4.3">4.3</a> <a href="sylpheed-4.html#ss4.3">Nuts
83 and bolts of installation</a> </li>
84 <li><a name="toc4.4">4.4</a> <a href="sylpheed-4.html#ss4.4">Installation
85 on Linux using RPM</a> </li>
86 <li><a name="toc4.5">4.5</a> <a href="sylpheed-4.html#ss4.5">Installation
87 on Debian Linux</a> </li>
88 <li><a name="toc4.6">4.6</a> <a href="sylpheed-4.html#ss4.6">Installation
93 <h2><a name="toc5">5.</a> <a href="sylpheed-5.html">Starting and
94 quitting Sylpheed</a><a href="sylpheed-1.html#ss1.1">-Claws</a></h2>
96 <li><a name="toc5.1">5.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-5.html#ss5.1">Starting
97 Sylpheed</a><a href="sylpheed-1.html#ss1.1">-Claws</a> </li>
98 <li><a name="toc5.2">5.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-5.html#ss5.2">Quitting
99 Sylpheed</a><a href="sylpheed-1.html#ss1.1">-Claws</a> </li>
103 <h2><a name="toc6">6.</a> <a href="sylpheed-6.html">The menu options
104 of Sylpheed</a><a href="sylpheed-1.html#ss1.1">-Claws</a></h2>
106 <li><a name="toc6.1">6.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-6.html#ss6.1">File
108 <li><a name="toc6.2">6.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-6.html#ss6.2">Edit
110 <li><a name="toc6.3">6.3</a> <a href="sylpheed-6.html#ss6.3">View
112 <li><a name="toc6.4">6.4</a> <a href="sylpheed-6.html#ss6.4">Message
114 <li><a name="toc6.5">6.5</a> <a href="sylpheed-6.html#ss6.5">Tool
116 <li><a name="toc6.6">6.6</a> <a href="sylpheed-6.html#ss6.6">Configuration
118 <li><a name="toc6.7">6.7</a> <a href="sylpheed-6.html#ss6.7">Help
120 <li><a name="toc6.8">6.8</a> <a href="sylpheed-6.html#ss6.8">Context
125 <h2><a name="toc7">7.</a> <a href="sylpheed-7.html">Dialogs and views</a></h2>
127 <li><a name="toc7.1">7.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-7.html#ss7.1">Folder
129 <li><a name="toc7.2">7.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-7.html#ss7.2">Summary
131 <li><a name="toc7.3">7.3</a> <a href="sylpheed-7.html#ss7.3">Message
133 <li><a name="toc7.4">7.4</a> <a href="sylpheed-7.html#ss7.4">Quick
139 <h2><a name="toc8">8.</a> <a href="sylpheed-8.html">Sylpheed</a><a
140 href="sylpheed-1.html#ss1.1">-Claws</a><a href="sylpheed-8.html">
141 configuration</a></h2>
143 <li><a name="toc8.1">8.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-8.html#ss8.1">Preferences</a>
145 <li><a name="toc8.2">8.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-8.html#ss8.2">Setting
146 up an account/changing an account</a> </li>
150 <h2><a name="toc9">9.</a> <a href="sylpheed-9.html">Composing Messages</a></h2>
152 <li><a name="toc9.1">9.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-9.html#ss9.1">Composing
153 a New Message</a> </li>
154 <li><a name="toc9.2">9.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-9.html#ss9.2">Replying
155 to a Message</a> </li>
156 <li><a name="toc9.3">9.3</a> <a href="sylpheed-9.html#ss9.3">Replying
157 to a Message with Quotation</a> </li>
158 <li><a name="toc9.4">9.4</a> <a href="sylpheed-9.html#ss9.4">Forwarding
161 <h2><a name="toc12">10.</a> <a href="sylpheed-12.html">Address Book</a></h2>
163 <li><a name="toc12.1">10.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-12.html#ss12.1">Adding
164 and Deleting Addresses</a> </li>
165 <li><a name="toc12.2">10.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-12.html#ss12.2">Folders
167 <li><a name="toc12.3">10.3</a> <a href="sylpheed-12.html#ss12.3">Combination
168 with Message Composition Window</a> </li>
169 <li><a name="toc12.4">10.4</a> <a href="sylpheed-12.html#ss12.4">Using
170 your PDA addressbook (with Jpilot)</a> </li>
171 <li><a name="toc12.5">10.5</a> <a href="sylpheed-12.html#ss12.5">LDAP
172 server connection</a> </li>
176 <h2><a name="toc13">11.</a> <a href="sylpheed-13.html">Filters,
177 actions and templates</a></h2>
179 <li><a name="toc13.1">11.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-13.html#ss13.1">Filters</a>
181 <li><a name="toc13.2">11.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-13.html#ss13.2">How
182 to Filter Messages</a> </li>
183 <li><a name="toc13.3">11.3</a> <a href="sylpheed-13.html#ss13.3">Filtering
184 mail with Procmail</a> </li>
185 <li><a name="toc13.4">11.4</a> <a href="sylpheed-13.html#ss13.4">Actions</a>
187 <li><a name="toc13.5">11.5</a> <a href="sylpheed-13.html#ss13.5">Templates</a>
192 <h2><a name="toc14">12.</a> <a href="sylpheed-14.html">Handling MIME
195 <li><a name="toc14.1">12.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-14.html#ss14.1">How
196 Sylpheed-Claws checks for Mime types</a> </li>
197 <li><a name="toc14.2">12.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-14.html#ss14.2">How
198 Sylpheed-Claws handles attachments (reception)</a> </li>
202 <h2><a name="toc15">13.</a> <a href="sylpheed-15.html">Conversion of
203 Other Mail Format into Sylpheed-Claws (MH Format)</a></h2>
205 <li><a name="toc15.1">13.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-15.html#ss15.1">Importing
206 Messages of mbox Format</a> </li>
207 <li><a name="toc15.2">13.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-15.html#ss15.2">Importing
208 from Windows Mailers (Becky!, AL-Mail, Outlook Express4, etc.)</a> </li>
209 <li><a name="toc15.3">13.3</a> <a href="sylpheed-15.html#ss15.3">Importing
210 dbx Format of Outlook Express 5</a> </li>
211 <li><a name="toc15.4">13.4</a> <a href="sylpheed-15.html#ss15.4">Exporting
212 from Sylpheed-Claws MH format to mbox</a> </li>
216 <h2><a name="toc16">14.</a> <a href="sylpheed-16.html">NetNews</a></h2>
218 <li><a name="toc16.1">14.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-16.html#ss16.1">Adding
219 and Deleting Servers</a> </li>
220 <li><a name="toc16.2">14.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-16.html#ss16.2">Subscribing
221 and Unsubscribing to NewsGroups</a> </li>
222 <li><a name="toc16.3">14.3</a> <a href="sylpheed-16.html#ss16.3">Reading
227 <h2><a name="toc18">15.</a> <a href="sylpheed-18.html">FAQ</a></h2>
229 <li><a name="toc18.1">15.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-18.html#ss18.1">Unread
230 News Messages</a> </li>
231 <li><a name="toc18.2">15.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-18.html#ss18.2">Using
232 MSN Mail Accounts</a> </li>
233 <li><a name="toc18.3">15.3</a> <a href="sylpheed-18.html#ss18.3">Changing
234 Fonts on Menu, etc.</a> </li>
235 <li><a name="toc18.4">15.4</a> <a href="sylpheed-18.html#ss18.4">Changing
236 Key Binding of Short-Cut Key</a> </li>
240 <h2><a name="toc19">16.</a> <a href="sylpheed-19.html">Information</a></h2>
242 <li><a name="toc19.1">16.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-19.html#ss19.1">Websites
243 on Sylpheed</a> </li>
244 <li><a name="toc19.2">16.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-19.html#ss19.2">Mailing
246 <li><a name="toc19.3">16.3</a> <a href="sylpheed-19.html#ss19.3">Anonymous
248 <li><a name="toc19.4">16.4</a> <a href="sylpheed-19.html#ss19.4">How
249 to tell another program to use Sylpheed-Claws as e-mail program</a> </li>
253 <h2><a name="toc20">17.</a> <a href="sylpheed-20.html">About This
256 <li><a name="toc20.1">17.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-20.html#ss20.1">Copyright
258 <li><a name="toc20.2">17.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-20.html#ss20.2">GNU
259 General Public License</a> </li>
260 <li><a name="toc20.3">17.3</a> <a href="sylpheed-20.html#ss20.3">Where
261 to Get the Latest Version of This Document</a> </li>
262 <li><a name="toc20.4">17.4</a> <a href="sylpheed-20.html#ss20.4">Ending
268 <h2><a name="toc21">18.</a> <a href="sylpheed-21.html">The Sylpheed
269 documentation team:</a></h2>
272 <h2><a name="toc22">19.</a> <a href="sylpheed-22.html">GNU Free
273 Documentation License</a></h2>
275 <li><a name="toc22.1">19.1</a> <a href="sylpheed-22.html#ss22.1">PREAMBLE</a>
277 <li><a name="toc22.2">19.2</a> <a href="sylpheed-22.html#ss22.2">APPLICABILITY
278 AND DEFINITIONS</a> </li>
279 <li><a name="toc22.3">19.3</a> <a href="sylpheed-22.html#ss22.3">VERBATIM
281 <li><a name="toc22.4">19.4</a> <a href="sylpheed-22.html#ss22.4">COPYING
282 IN QUANTITY</a> </li>
283 <li><a name="toc22.5">19.5</a> <a href="sylpheed-22.html#ss22.5">MODIFICATIONS</a>
285 <li><a name="toc22.6">19.6</a> <a href="sylpheed-22.html#ss22.6">COMBINING
287 <li><a name="toc22.7">19.7</a> <a href="sylpheed-22.html#ss22.7">COLLECTIONS
288 OF DOCUMENTS</a> </li>
289 <li><a name="toc22.8">19.8</a> <a href="sylpheed-22.html#ss22.8">AGGREGATION
290 WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS</a> </li>
291 <li><a name="toc22.9">19.9</a> <a href="sylpheed-22.html#ss22.9">TRANSLATION</a>
293 <li><a name="toc22.10">19.10</a> <a href="sylpheed-22.html#ss22.10">TERMINATION</a>
295 <li><a name="toc22.11">19.11</a> <a href="sylpheed-22.html#ss22.11">FUTURE
296 REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE</a> </li>
297 <li><a name="toc22.12">19.12</a> <a href="sylpheed-22.html#ss22.12">How
298 to use this License for your documents</a> </li>
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