Suse Linux 9.3 For Dummies- P13

Suse Linux 9.3 For Dummies- P13:This part is all about getting you started on your wayto a lasting relationship with SUSE Linux. Before youcan begin your SUSE Linux experience, I spend a chapterexplaining what SUSE Linux is and what you can do withSUSE Linux (pretty much anything you can do with a PCthat runs Windows).
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Suse Linux 9.3 For Dummies- P13 160 Part III: Doing Stuff with SUSE After the e-mail account information is set up, you can start using KMail. The user interface is intuitive, as shown in Figure 10-3. KMail periodically checks and downloads messages from your incoming mail accounts. You can view messages as they arrive in your Inbox. Figure 10-3: Read and manage your e-mail in KMail. Introducing Evolution Mail If you use the GNOME desktop, Evolution is the default e-mail client. To start Evolution, click the icon on the GNOME desktop’s top panel (mouse over and read the help balloon to locate the icon) or choose Main Menu➪Office➪ Evolution. When you start Evolution for the first time, the Evolution Setup Assistant window appears, as shown in Figure 10-4. Click Forward in the Welcome screen and the Setup Assistant guides you through the following steps: 1. Enter your name and e-mail address in the Identity screen and click the Forward button. For example, if your e-mail address is jdoe@someplace.com, that’s what you enter.Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. Chapter 10: E-Mailing and Instant Messaging in SUSE 161 Figure 10-4: Evolution Setup Assistant guides you through the initial setup. 2. Set up the options for receiving e-mail and click Forward. Select the type of mail download protocol — most ISP accounts offer either POP or IMAP. Then provide the name of the mail server (for exam- ple, mail.comcast.net). You are prompted for the password when Evolution connects to the mail server for the first time. 3. Provide further information about receiving e-mail — how often to check for mail and whether to leave messages on the server — and then click Forward. Typically, you want to download the messages and delete them from the server (otherwise the ISP complains when your mail piles up). 4. Set up the following options for sending e-mail and click Forward when you’re done: • Select the server type as SMTP. • Enter the name of the ISP’s mail server such as smtp.comcast.net. • If the server requires you to log in, select the Server Requires Authentication check box. • If the server requires authentication, enter your username — the same username you use to log in to your ISP’s mail server. (Often you don’t have to log in to send mail; you only log in when receiv- ing — downloading — mail messages.)Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 162 Part III: Doing Stuff with SUSE 5. Give this mail account a descriptive name; click Forward. The default name is the same as your e-mail address. 6. Set your time zone by clicking a map; click Forward. 7. Click Apply to complete the Evolution setup. After you complete the setup, Evolution opens its main window and displays the e-mail view, as shown in Figure 10-5. The window has a menu bar and a toolbar. The main display area is vertically divided into two panes: a narrow pane on the left (with a number of shortcut icons at the bottom), and a bigger right pane where Evolution displays infor- mation relevant to the currently selected shortcut icon. In Figure 10-5, Evolution displays the Inbox. ...