X-Git-Url: http://git.claws-mail.org/?p=claws.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=29c8b8fdbcdb12add51489700434e841d00dfa0f;hp=70759a4a077f583ac4ec14e1832d6b84ded80108;hb=d53c74210406fb7f73565aaf204a50be3edf3013;hpb=6e5abc596dccaa583492ca0a1bb8091365692d40 diff --git a/README b/README index 70759a4a0..29c8b8fdb 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Sylpheed - a GTK+ based, lightweight, and fast e-mail client - Copyright(C) 1999,2000 Hiroyuki Yamamoto + Copyright(C) 1999-2004 Hiroyuki Yamamoto This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software - Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. For more details see the file COPYING. @@ -22,60 +22,88 @@ What's Sylpheed =============== -Sylpheed is an e-mail client (and news reader) based on GTK+, running on -X Window System, and aiming for +Sylpheed is an e-mail client and news reader based on GTK+ GUI toolkit, +and runs on X Window System. - * Quick response - * Graceful, and sophisticated interface - * Easy configuration, intuitive operation - * Abundant features +Sylpheed is a free software distributed under the GNU GPL. + +The development of Sylpheed sets the following things as its goal: + + * Quick response by keeping CPU and memory usage to a minimum + * Fast processing even though a folder contains large number of messages + (more than 10 thousand) + * Enables intuitive operation by simple, graceful, and well-polished + interface + * Similar operation methods to other mailers. + * Readily available with simple configuration + * Fully equipped with features required as a mailer + * Full support of Japanese, and support of i18n + * Enables flexible interaction with external commands + * Stable, and don't lose any data (to the utmost) in case of crash The appearance and interface are similar to some popular e-mail clients for Windows, such as Outlook Express, Becky!, and Datula. The interface is also -designed to emulate the mailers on Emacsen, and almost all commands are -accessible with the keyboard. +designed to emulate the Emacs-based mailers, and almost all commands are +accessible with the keyboard. So you will able to migrate to Sylpheed +without much discomfort in the case where you are accustomed to other +mailers. The messages are managed by MH format, and you'll be able to use it together -with another mailer based on MH format (like Mew). You can also utilize -fetchmail or/and procmail, and external programs on receiving (like inc or -imget). - -Currently implemented features are: - - o user-friendly and intuitive interface - o 3-paned view like many Windoze-based mail client - o ability of keyboard-only operation - o Mew/Wanderlust-like key bind (most of normally used keys have been - implemented) - o multipart MIME +with another mailer based on MH format (like Mew). It has less possibility +of losing mails on failures since one file corresponds to one mail. You can +import or export mbox format messages. You can also utilize fetchmail or/and +procmail, and external programs on receiving (like inc or imget). + +Currently implemented major features +==================================== + +Supported protocols + + o POP3 + o IMAP4rev1 + o SMTP + o NNTP + o SSL/TLSv1 (POP3, SMTP, IMAP4rev1, NNTP) + o IPv6 + +Features + + o multiple accounts + o thread display + o powerful filtering + o MIME (attachments) + o integrated News reader + o SMTP AUTH support + o CRAM-MD5 authentication (SMTP AUTH / IMAP4rev1) + o APOP authentication (POP3) + o PGP signature / encryption (requires GPGME) o built-in image view - o X-Face support - o external editor support - o unlimited multiple account handling + o X-Face display + o user-defined headers + o color label + o Mew/Wanderlust compatible key bind + o multiple MH folder support + o mbox importing / exporting + o external editor o message queueing - o filtering - o draft message function + o automatic mail checking + o draft message + o template o line-wrapping + o clickable URI o XML-based address book - o APOP support - o unread message management - o multiple MH folder support - o integrated NetNews client - o IPv6 support - o GnuPG support (currently implementing) - o multithread support (experimental) - o mbox importing - o drag & drop (partially implemented) - o fast thread display - o high-speed message processing - o lightweight resource usage - o easily customizable configuration - o supports automake + autoconf, and internationalization of message - by gettext - o IMAP4 support (currently implementing) - -You'll figure out the usage if you have used a mailer on Windows, or -Mew or Wanderlust. + o newly arrived and unread message management + o printing + o offline mode + o remote operation by command line + o per-folder configuration + o LDAP, vCard, and JPilot support + o Drag & Drop + o autoconf, automake support + o internationalization of messages by gettext + o support of many code sets, including UTF-8 (Unicode) + +and more. Installation ============ @@ -85,6 +113,24 @@ See INSTALL for installation instructions. Usage ===== +Preparation before running +-------------------------- + +If you want to use characters other than English (aka US-ASCII), +you must specify some environmental variables related to locale. +For example: + +% export LANG=de_DE (sh, bash etc.) + +or + +% setenv LANG de_DE (csh, tcsh etc.) + +(replace de_DE to appropriate locale name) + +If you don't want translated messages, set LC_MESSAGES to "C" +(and unset LC_ALL if specified). + How to run ---------- @@ -110,6 +156,28 @@ the toolbar. Then, fill the required settings. Refer to the manual supplied with this program for the general usage. +Hidden settings +--------------- + +You can configure most of the features in Sylpheed through the preferences +dialog, but there are a few parameters which don't have user interface +(you don't have to modify them in normal use). You must edit +~/.sylpheed/sylpheedrc by an editor when Sylpheed is not running. + +allow_jisx0201_kana allow JIS X 0201 Kana (half-width kana) on + sending. + 0: off 1: on [default: 0] +bold_font bold font used in folder, summary and text view +small_font small font used in summary view etc. +enable_hscrollbar enable horizontal scroll bar in summary view + 0: off 1: on [default: 1] +bold_unread show unread messages using bold font in + summary view + 0: off 1: on [default: 1] +folderview_vscrollbar_policy specify the policy of vertical scroll bar + of folder view + 0: always 1: automatic 2: never [default: 0] + Information =========== @@ -155,5 +223,5 @@ To update to the newest source tree, run the command: on the top directory of the source tree. --- +-- Hiroyuki Yamamoto