For : MEPIS Linux
by : je.saist
| Everybody has their
favorite email client. Mine is
Novell Evolution which competes toe to toe with Microsoft's
Outlook. If you do not want to settle for light weight
clients
like Mozilla Mail, Opera Mail, Thunderbird, or the like, Evolution is
the program you may be looking for. One of Evolutions top
points
is that it can draw mail from Microsoft Exchange servers. While this
guide will not go that far, it is something to keep in mind for those
in corporate jobs. So lets get started. This Guide will use Synaptic, but for those familiar with Kpackage or apt-get should be able to use their system of choice. 1: In the Synaptic guide, Synaptic was placed into the K-Menu under system. Go ahead and open up the Synaptic Program.  2: Synaptic will ask to run in root before the program starts. Enter the root password.  3: Okay, Synaptic has loaded.  4: Click on Search  5: In the search box type in evolution%20  6: Synaptic gives us a few results for evolution%20.  7: Click on the first evolution%20 to ensure this is the mail client we are looking for.  8: Left Click on the box next to evolution%20 to be present with the dropdown menu. Choose the option mark for installation  9: Synaptic will now confirm all the packages to be downloaded. Hit Mark  10: Now hit the button at the top that says Apply  11: Synaptic will again ask for confirmation. Hit Apply  12: Play some music or something.  13: After the install finishes Synaptic will pop up a terminal box. Close the box  14: Now there should be a green box next to evolution%20 indicating the program is installed. Go ahead and Close Synaptic.  15: Now go the K-menu and open up a console. For this, Konsole is being used.  16: Once the terminal is open type in update-menus  17: Go ahead and close the console and open up the K-menu. Go up to Office  18: Under Office should be Ximian Evolution. Click on Evolution.  19: Evolutions setup will now begin. Hit forward  20: Evolution will now ask for basic information. Full
Name: the name people will
see when sent mail
Email Address: the email address Reply To: if you want replys to go to another address, put that address here. Organization: Optional.  21: Once the fields have been filled in, hit Forward  22: Now Evolution will ask for the server type.  23: There are several options here. Most people will be using POP, or Post Office Protocol  24: Once the server type is entered Evolution will ask for the server information. Host:
the
incoming server
address. You will need this from the mail provider
Username: the email login name, or account name. Use Secure Connection (SSL) : if you don't know about this, leave it as never. Authentication type: Leave as password Remember password: If you want Evolution to remember the password click here.  25: Once the fields are filled in, hit Forward  26: Evolution will now ask some account questions Automatically
check for new mail every ?? minutes:
Set
the time between mail scans
Leave messages on server: Unless your ISP gives a lot of space, leave unchecked. Disable support for all POP3 extensions: Leave Unchecked Now hit Forward  27: Evolution will now ask for the outgoing server type. Most people will use SMTP, or Simple Mail Transport Protocol. Evolution chooses this type automatically. Host:
Outgoing mail server
Use Secure Connection (SSL) If you don't know about this, leave as NEVER Server requires authentication: If you don't know about this, leave UNCHECKED  28: Once the fields are filled in, hit Forward  29: Evolution will now ask for an account label. It should be the email address. Hit Forward  30: Evolution will now ask for a time zone. Pick your time zone and hit Forward  31: Evolution is finished. Hit Apply  32: And welcome to your new mail client.  33: If you have any questions about Evolution, Novell has a good page up: Novell Evolution  Back to the Mail Blitz  |