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-Getting started with Sylpheed-Claws +Getting started with Claws Mail
The initial wizard + The first time that you start Claws Mail, you will be asked a few + questions in order to set up an account. These questions are easy to + answer and grouped in several short pages. + + First you will be asked to fill in your name, (usually + guessed from the operating system), your email address, and + the name of your organisation, (optional). + + The following page will allow you to enter details of how to retrieve + your mail. The format of the page will be determined by the + Server type: + +
+ + + POP3 + + + If you choose POP3, you will need to enter the server address, + username, and password. The password is optional, if you don't provide + it here then you will be prompted for it each time it is needed. + + + + + IMAP + + + If you choose IMAP, you will need to enter the server address, + username, password, and IMAP server directory. The password is + optional, if you don't provide it here then you will be prompted for it + each time it is needed. The IMAP server directory is also optional, + often it is not needed and can be left empty. + + + + + Local mbox file + + + If you choose Local mbox file, you will need to enter the location of + your local mailbox spool file. This location depends on your Operating + System, but values like /var/mail/username or + /var/spool/mail/username are common, where + username is your system login. + + + + +
+ + When you click the Auto-configure button, Claws Mail will + attempt to configure your account's servers based on your email address + and the type of account you have chosen. + + + On the next page you will enter the address of your SMTP server, + (sometimes referred to as + Outgoing server). You will also be asked + whether to authenticate when sending mail; this is often not the case + if you're using an ISP to connect to Internet, and often the case if + you are configuring a professional account. + + If you chose either POP3 or Local mbox file, the next page will ask + you where you want to save your mail on disk. The default, + Mail, is usually ok and will save your mails in a + directory called Mail in your home directory. + + If Claws Mail is built with support for OpenSSL, you will next see + the Security page, here you will be able to choose to + use SSL encryption to send and receive your emails. Most ISPs do not + enable this, but many companies do; if you're unsure about it, you can + leave them unselected. + + You can now click on the Save button, and start enjoying Claws Mail.
Getting mail + Retrieving your email can be done from the toolbar button named + Get mail or from the Receive submenu of + the Message menu. + + If you want Claws Mail to check your mail automatically at regular + intervals, you can ask it to do so from the + Mail handling: Receiving preference page which you'll + find in the Configuration/Preferences... menu. Just + click the + Automatically check new mail every [...] minute(s) + checkbox, and set the interval to your liking.
- Reading mail + Reading your mail + Once you have retrieved your emails, the Inbox folder will contain + them. The total number of emails in a folder is shown at the right of + the folder's name, along with the number of unread and new emails in + it. To see them, click on the folder row in the folder list, and the + list of emails in that folder will be displayed in the Message List + pane. You can then select an email using the mouse, or by using the Up + and Down keys to navigate through the list, and the Space bar to + display and scroll emails. You can use other keys to navigate through + emails, like P and N (previous and next).
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- Writting first mail +
+ Writing your first mail + When clicking on the Compose button of the toolbar, a + composition window will open. This window contains different fields + which you should be able to recognise easily: if you have multiple + accounts, the From field can be used to select which account you want + to use for this email; the To field is for recipient of the email. When + you fill it in, a second To field will appear, so that you can send the + email to multiple recipients. You can also change the To field to a Cc + field or other types of fields, by using its dropdown menu, or by + typing in the field that you require. After that, you will be able to + set the subject of your email, then type its body. + + A little note about an email's subject: Claws Mail will ask you for + confirmation if you attempt to send an email with an empty subject. + This is because it can be annoying for the recipient to receive emails + without a subject, as it doesn't help in handling email.
- Send first mail + Sending your first mail + When you have finished writing your first email, you can either click + the Send button to send your email immediately, or use + the Send later button to queue the message for later + sending. When using Send, the composition window will + close itself when the mail has been sent; it will stay open if there is + an error. When using Send later, the composition window + will immediately close, and your email will be stored in your Queue + folder. It will then be sent when you click the Send + button in the main window's toolbar. + + The emails that you send are saved in the Sent folder of your mailbox, + so that you can recall what you wrote to whom, or use an already sent + email as a template to write another.
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