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- <H2><A NAME="s2">2.</A> <A HREF="sylpheed.html#toc2">Quick-guide to mail setup</A></H2>
- <H2><A NAME="ss2.1">2.1</A> <A HREF="sylpheed.html#toc2.1">Starting Sylpheed for the first time</A>
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- <P>When starting Sylpheed for the first time, you will be
- guided through the first basic steps of the setup.
- First a pop-up window will show up and you will be asked
- to define the directory Sylpheed will use to store your
- messages and folders. This directory will be created under
- your home directory (or under C:\windows\Application Data\Sylpheed
- on windows). The default name for this directory is "Mail".</P>
- <P>Then the account preferences window shows up. Based on
- your configuration (local UNIX mailbox or POP account),
- read one of the following sections for the next steps
- of the configuration.</P>
- <H2><A NAME="ss2.2">2.2</A> <A HREF="sylpheed.html#toc2.2">Setup for reading your Unix mailbox in a hurry</A>
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- <LI>In the configuration menu, select "Create new account".</LI>
- <LI>In the
- <A HREF="sylpheed-8.html#Basic">Basic</A>
- tab, name the account. You can select this account to be the default account ("Usually used").</LI>
- <LI>Enter your name and e-mail address.</LI>
- <LI>To select your local unix mailbox, in the Protocol box you select "None (local)".</LI>
- <LI>When you select this option, the "Server for receiving" is greyed out, since this is not relevant. You can enter the server to send (SMTP) in this tab also.</LI>
- </UL>
- Settings in the remaining tabs can usually be left at default values.</P>
- <P>The
- <A HREF="sylpheed-8.html#Receive">Receive</A>
- tab is not used in this setup, since you are not polling a server, your mail is delivered to you.</P>
- <P>In the
- <A HREF="sylpheed-8.html#Send">Send</A>
- tab you can select headers and SMTP authentication.</P>
- <P>In the
- <A HREF="sylpheed-8.html#Compose">Compose</A>
- tab you can define your signature file.</P>
- <P>In the
- <A HREF="sylpheed-8.html#Advanced">Advanced</A>
- tab you can edit the portnumbers for the servers you will be using. This normally will need no change.</P>
- <P>This is basically everything you need to start using Sylpheed for local mailboxes. You can select "Message -> receive new mail" or press the
- <A HREF="sylpheed-17.html#shortcut">shortcut</A>
- and see if there is new mail!</P>
- <H2><A NAME="ss2.3">2.3</A> <A HREF="sylpheed.html#toc2.3">Setup for reading POP3 mail in a hurry</A>
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- <P>
- <UL>
- <LI>In the configuration menu, select "Create new account".</LI>
- <LI>In the
- <A HREF="sylpheed-8.html#Basic">Basic</A>
- tab, name the account. You can select this account to be the default account ("Usually used").</LI>
- <LI>Enter your name and e-mail address.</LI>
- <LI>To check your POP3 mail, in the Protocol box you select "POP3 (normal)".</LI>
- <LI>Enter the server information for "Server for receiving". You can then enter the server to send (SMTP) in this tab.</LI>
- </UL>
- Settings in the remaining tabs can usually be left at default values.</P>
- <P>The
- <A HREF="sylpheed-8.html#Receive">Receive</A>
- tab offers advanced POP3 options.</P>
- <P>In the
- <A HREF="sylpheed-8.html#Send">Send</A>
- tab you can select headers and SMTP authentication.</P>
- <P>In the
- <A HREF="sylpheed-8.html#Compose">Compose</A>
- tab you can define your signature file.</P>
- <P>In the
- <A HREF="sylpheed-8.html#Advanced">Advanced</A>
- tab you can edit the portnumbers for the servers you will be using. This normally will need no change.</P>
- <P>This is basically everything you need to start using Sylpheed for POP3 mailsystems. You select "Message -> receive new mail" or press the
- <A HREF="sylpheed-17.html#shortcut">shortcut</A>
- and see if there is new mail!</P>
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