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diff --git a/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml b/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml index 966c62cfc2..392a0bbfc1 100644 --- a/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml +++ b/help/C/config-setupassist.sgml @@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ </para> <para> The setup assistant (sometimes called a - <glossterm>Druid</glossterm>) will guide you through the + <glossterm>Druid</glossterm>, by analogy with the "Wizards" + that some other programs use) will guide you through the network configuration process. It will ask you for some basic information; your system administrator or ISP should have the answers you'll need. The mail setup assistant is @@ -46,15 +47,14 @@ <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term> <guilabel>Name:</guilabel> </term> - <listitem> <para>Your - full name: eg. Eva Lucianne Tester </para></listitem> + <term> <guilabel>Name:</guilabel> </term> <listitem> + <para>Your full name. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Email address:</guilabel></term> <listitem><para> - Your email address: eg. eltester@helixcode.com + Your complete email address. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -62,10 +62,9 @@ <term> <guilabel>Organization:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - Any organization you represent; often, the company where - you work. Leave this blank if you wish. One person I - know always puts "My own bad self" in this box, so - people know his opinions are his alone. + Any organization you represent, or the company where you + work. Leave this blank if you wish, or type "My own bad + self" so people know your opinions are yours alone. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ A text file appended to any email you send. A signature file typically consists of your name and email address, or a quotation you like. It's good form to keep your - "sig" on the short side: four lines is plenty. Remeber, + "sig" on the short side: four lines is plenty. Remember, this is attached to every email you send. </para> </listitem> @@ -87,23 +86,32 @@ <term> <guilabel>Mail source type:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - <application>Evolution</application> supports three mail - sources: <glossterm>POP</glossterm> servers, + <application>Evolution</application> supports several + mail sources: <glossterm>POP</glossterm> and <glossterm>IMAP</glossterm> servers, and UNIX-style - <filename>mbox</filename> files. POP servers retrieve - your mail and store it on your local system so you can - refer to it even when not connected to a network; - <glossterm>IMAP</glossterm> servers store the mail on - the server so you can access it from multiple locations; - UNIX-style <filename>mbox</filename> files are used by - your computer for internal mail, and may be useful if - you want to switch from another email client such as - <application>spruce</application> or - <application>mutt</application>. Ask your system - administrator which you should use, or keep guessing - until one works. You may use multiple servers if you - wish; see <xref linkend="config-prefs-mail-network"> for - more information. + <systemitem><filename>mbox</filename></systemitem> and + <systemitem><filename>mh</filename></systemitem> files. + POP servers retrieve your mail and store it on your + local system so you can refer to it even when not + connected to a network; <glossterm>IMAP</glossterm> + servers store the mail on the server so you can access + it from multiple locations; + <systemitem><filename>mbox</filename>></systemitem> + files are used by your computer for internal mail, and + may be useful if you want to switch from another email + client such as <application>Spruce</application> or + <application>Netscape Communicator</application>. Ask + your system administrator which you should use, or keep + guessing until one works. You may use multiple sources + if you wish; see <xref + linkend="config-prefs-mail-network"> for more + information. + </para> + <para> + If you decide not to have + <application>Evolution</application> use any servers, + the remaining items are not relevant; you only need to + point to the location of the files you wish to access. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -112,9 +120,10 @@ <term> <guilabel>Server:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - This should be the name of your mail server: it should - look something like: - <userinput>mailserver.organization.org</userinput>. + This should be the name of the server where you check + your mail, if you use one. It may be the same as the + server where you send your outgoing mail, if you use + one. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -123,8 +132,9 @@ <term><guilabel>Username:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - Normally, this is the part of your email address before - the @ character, and + Enter the username for your mail server account, if you + have one. Normally, this is the part of your email + address before the @ character, and <application>Evolution</application> has selected that value as the default. If you have a different username, you can enter it here. |