claws-mail/manual/faq.xml

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<appendix id="ap_faq">
<title>The Sylpheed-Claws FAQ</title>
    <section>
    <title>What are the differences between Sylpheed-Claws 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>.
    </para></section>
    <section>
    <title>What does the word <quote>Sylpheed</quote> mean?</title>
    <para>
	<quote>Sylpheed</quote> is a corruption of the word <emphasis>Sylph</emphasis>. Sylphs are invisible beings (spirits) of the air.
    </para></section>
    <section>
    <title>Does Sylpheed-Claws allow me to write HTML styled messages?</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 submit patches, report bugs, and talk about Sylpheed-Claws with others?</title>
    <para>
        Patches should be submitted via the SourceForge project Patch Tracker at <ulink url='http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=25528&amp;atid=384600'>http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=25528&amp;atid=384600</ulink>, but please follow the patch guidelines at <ulink url="http://claws.sylpheed.org/devel.php">http://claws.sylpheed.org/devel.php</ulink>.
    </para>
    <para>
	 Bug reports should be submitted at our Bugzilla, <ulink url="http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/sylpheed-claws/bugzilla/">http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/sylpheed-claws/bugzilla/</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>
    <section>
    <title>Does Sylpheed-Claws 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.
    </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>.
    </para></section>
    <section>
    <title>Does Sylpheed-Claws 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.
    </para></section>
    <section>
    <title>How can I make Sylpheed-Claws notify me when new mail arrives?</title>
    <para>
	Go to <quote>Configuration/Preferences</quote>, in the <quote>Mail handling/Receive</quote> section, use the settings for <quote>Run command when new mail arrives</quote>. Alternatively, use the Trayicon plugin.
    </para></section>
    <section>
    <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.
    </para></section>
    <section>
    <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>.
    </para></section>
    <section>
    <title>Where can I find the answers to more FAQs about Sylpheed-Claws?</title>
    <para>
	An enlarged, user-contributed FAQ can be found on the Sylpheed-Claws website, <ulink url="http://claws.sylpheed.org/faq.php">http://claws.sylpheed.org/faq.php</ulink>
    </para>
    </section>
</appendix>