Sylpheed User's Manual

Paul Kater (paul@nlpagan.net) Nick Selby

Copyright (c) 2002 François Barrière. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".

1. What is Sylpheed?

• 1.1 Introduction to Sylpheed.
• 1.2 Interface
• 1.3 Main features
• 1.4 Methods for managing messages
• 1.5 Features for the future

2. Quick-guide to mail setup

• 2.1 Starting Sylpheed for the first time
• 2.2 Setup for reading your Unix mailbox in a hurry
• 2.3 Setup for reading POP3 mail in a hurry

3. Quick-guide for news setup

• 3.1 Getting news in a hurry.

4. Installation.

• 4.1 Required environment
• 4.2 Environments known as valid for Sylpheed
• 4.3 Nuts and bolts of installation
• 4.4 Installation on Linux using RPM
• 4.5 Installation on Debian Linux
• 4.6 Installation on FreeBSD

5. Starting and quitting Sylpheed

• 5.1 Starting Sylpheed
• 5.2 Quitting Sylpheed

6. The menu options of Sylpheed.

• 6.1 File menu
• 6.2 Edit menu
• 6.3 View menu
• 6.4 Message menu
• 6.5 Tool menu
• 6.6 Configuration menu
• 6.7 Help menu
• 6.8 Context menu

7. Dialogs and views

• 7.1 Folder view
• 7.2 Summary view
• 7.3 Message view
• 7.4 Common preferences
• 7.5 Setting up an account/changing an account

8. Recieving Messages

• 8.1 Using POP Reception Function in Sylpheed
• 8.2 Using Other Programs such as fetchmail

9. Composing Messages

• 9.1 Composing a New Message
• 9.2 Replying to a Message
• 9.3 Replying to a Message with Quotation
• 9.4 Forwarding Messages

10. Composing Messages

• 10.1 Composing a New Message
• 10.2 Replying to a Message
• 10.3 Replying to a Message with Quotation
• 10.4 Forwarding Messages

11. Address Book

• 11.1 Adding and Deleting Addresses
• 11.2 Folders and Groups
• 11.3 Combination with Message Composition Window

12. Filtering Messages

• 12.1 Filtering Messages
• 12.2 How to Filter Messages
• 12.3 Filtering mail with Procmail

13. Handling MIME types

• 13.1 How Sylpheed checks for Mime types

14. Conversion of Other Mail Format into Sylpheed (MH Format)

• 14.1 Importing Messages of mbox Format
• 14.2 Importing from Windows Mailers (Becky!, AL-Mail, Outlook Express4, etc.)
• 14.3 Importing dbx Format of Outlook Express 5
• 14.4 Exporting from Sylpheed MH format to mbox

15. NetNews

• 15.1 Adding and Deleting Servers
• 15.2 Subscribing and Unsubscribing to NewsGroups
• 15.3 Reading News

16. Customization (General Setup)

• 16.1 General Setup Window
• 16.2 Description of Each Entry

17. Reference

• 17.1 Short-Cut Key List
• 17.2 Data Format of Address Book

18. FAQ

• 18.1 Unread News Messages
• 18.2 Using MSN Mail Accounts
• 18.3 Changing Fonts on Menu, etc.
• 18.4 Changing Key Binding of Short-Cut Key

19. Information

• 19.1 Websites on Sylpheed
• 19.2 Mailing Lists
• 19.3 Anonymous CVS
• 19.4 How to tell another program to use Sylpheed as e-mail program

20. About This Document

• 20.1 Copyright Notice
• 20.2 GNU General Public License
• 20.3 Where to Get the Latest Version of This Document
• 20.4 Ending Remark

Appendix

21. GNU Free Documentation License

• 21.1 PREAMBLE
• 21.2 APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS
• 21.3 VERBATIM COPYING
• 21.4 COPYING IN QUANTITY
• 21.5 MODIFICATIONS
• 21.6 COMBINING DOCUMENTS
• 21.7 COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS
• 21.8 AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
• 21.9 TRANSLATION
• 21.10 TERMINATION
• 21.11 FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE
• 21.12 How to use this License for your documents