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<appendix id="ap_faq">
-<title>The Sylpheed-Claws FAQ</title>
+<title>The Claws Mail FAQ</title>
<section>
- <title>What are the differences between Sylpheed-Claws and Sylpheed?</title>
+ <title>What are the differences between Claws Mail and Sylpheed?</title>
<para>
- Sylpheed-Claws is the <emphasis>extended</emphasis> version of Sylpheed, therefore you will find that it has all the features that Sylpheed has and a lot more besides. It also includes some modified dialogues to enhance usability. Further information can be found at <ulink url="http://claws.sylpheed.org/features.php">http://claws.sylpheed.org/features.php</ulink>.
+ Claws Mail is a fork of Sylpheed, therefore you will find that
+ it has all the features that Sylpheed has and a lot more besides.
+ It also includes some modified dialogues to enhance usability.
+ Further information can be found at
+ <ulink url="http://www.claws-mail.org/features.php">
+ http://www.claws-mail.org/features.php</ulink>.
</para></section>
<section>
- <title>What does the <quote>Sylpheed</quote> mean?</title>
+ <title>Does Claws Mail allow me to write HTML styled messages?</title>
<para>
- <quote>Sylpheed</quote> is a corruption of the word <emphasis>Sylph</emphasis>. Sylphs are invisible beings (spirits) of the air.
+ No. A discussion has gone on around this topic, and the outcome was that
+ HTML mail is not wanted. If you really need to send HTML, you can of
+ course attach a webpage to an email.
</para></section>
<section>
- <title>Does Sylpheed-Claws allow me to write HTML styled messages?</title>
+ <title>How can I submit patches, report bugs, and talk about Claws Mail
+ with others?</title>
<para>
- No. A discussion has gone on around this topic, and the outcome was that HTML mail is not wanted. If you really need to send HTML, you can of course attach a webpage to an email.
- </para></section>
- <section>
- <title>How can I send in patches, report bugs, and talk about Sylpheed-Claws with others?</title>
+ Patches should be submitted via our Bugzilla,
+ <ulink url='http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/'>
+ http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/</ulink>,
+ but please follow the patch guidelines at
+ <ulink url="http://www.claws-mail.org/devel.php">
+ http://www.claws-mail.org/devel.php</ulink>.
+ </para>
<para>
- To talk to others, you should join the Sylpheed-Claws users' mailing list at <ulink url="http://claws.sylpheed.org/MLs.php">http://claws.sylpheed.org/MLs.php</ulink>.
- </para></section>
+ Bug reports should be submitted at our Bugzilla,
+ <ulink url="http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/">
+ http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To talk to others, you should join the Claws Mail users' mailing
+ list. Details can be found at
+ <ulink url="http://www.claws-mail.org/MLs.php">
+ http://www.claws-mail.org/MLs.php</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ </section>
<section>
- <title>Does Sylpheed-Claws have an anti-spam feature?</title>
+ <title>Does Claws Mail have an anti-spam feature?</title>
<para>
- Yes. It has a SpamAssassin plugin. You can find details of it on the <link linkend="ch_plugins">Extending Sylpheed-Claws</link> chapter.
+ Yes. It has a SpamAssassin and a Bogofilter plugin. You can find
+ details of it on the
+ <link linkend="ch_plugins">Extending Claws Mail</link> chapter.
</para>
<para>
- You can also use other spam filters via the <quote>Filtering</quote> and <quote>Actions</quote> features, such as Bogofilter. Instructions on how use Bogofilter with Sylpheed-Claws can be found on the <ulink url="http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/faq.shtml#with-sc">Bogofilter FAQ</ulink>.
+ You can also use other spam filters via the <quote>Filtering</quote> and
+ <quote>Actions</quote> features. Instructions on how to use other antispam
+ filters with Claws Mail can be found as a Bogofilter-based example
+ on the <ulink url="http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/faq.shtml#with-sc">
+ Bogofilter FAQ</ulink>.
</para></section>
<section>
- <title>Does Sylpheed-Claws support Return Receipts?</title>
+ <title>Does Claws Mail support Return Receipts?</title>
<para>
Yes.
- To request a Return Receipt use <quote>Options/Request Return Receipt</quote> in the Compose window.
- When you receive a message that requests a Return Receipt a notification area is shown just above the message view. You can either use the <quote>Send receipt</quote> button, or ignore the request - no receipts are sent automatically.
+ To request a Return Receipt use <quote>Options/Request Return
+ Receipt</quote> in the Compose window. When you receive a message that
+ requests a Return Receipt a notification area is shown just above the
+ message view. You can either use the <quote>Send receipt</quote> button,
+ or ignore the request - no receipts are sent automatically.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you do not ever want to send Return Receipts then you can use the
+ option <quote>Never send Return Receipts</quote> in the
+ <quote>Configuration/Preferences/Mail Handling/Sending</quote> page.
</para></section>
<section>
- <title>How can I make Sylpheed-Claws notify me when new mail arrives?</title>
+ <title>How can I make Claws Mail notify me when new mail
+ arrives?</title>
<para>
- Go to <quote>Configuration/Preferences/Common</quote>, on the <quote>Receive</quote> tab use the settings for <quote>Run command when new mail arrives</quote>. Alternatively, use the Trayicon plugin.
+ Go to <quote>Configuration/Preferences</quote>, in the <quote>Mail
+ Handling/Receiving</quote> section, use the settings for <quote>Run
+ command</quote> in the <quote>After receiving new mail</quote>
+ frame. Alternatively, use the Trayicon plugin.
</para></section>
<section>
- <title>Why are special characters (e.g. umlauts) not displayed correctly?</title>
+ <title>Why are special characters (e.g. umlauts) not displayed
+ correctly?</title>
<para>
- In most cases, this is caused by emails with broken encodings. You can try to force it using the <quote>View/Character Encoding</quote> submenu.
+ In most cases, this is caused by emails with broken encodings. You can
+ try to force it using the <quote>View/Character Encoding</quote>
+ submenu.
</para></section>
<section>
- <title>Can I quote just a section of the original message when replying?</title>
+ <title>Can I quote just a section of the original message when
+ replying?</title>
<para>
- Yes, select the section in the message view and choose <quote>Reply</quote>.
+ Yes, select the section of the message that you want to quote and use
+ <quote>Reply</quote>.
</para></section>
+ <section>
+ <title>Where can I find the answers to more FAQs about
+ Claws Mail?</title>
+ <para>
+ An enlarged, user-contributed FAQ can be found on the Claws Mail
+ website, <ulink url="http://www.claws-mail.org/faq/">
+ http://www.claws-mail.org/faq/</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </section>
</appendix>
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