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<para>
The setup assistant can gather most of the information
necessary for <application>Evolution</application>'s daily
- operation. If you chose not to use it the first time you ran
- <application>Evolution</application>, you can run it again by
- doing SOMETHING HERE.
+ operation. If you prefer more detailed or advanced
+ configuration, see <xref linkend="config-prefs">
</para>
<para>
This paragraph will describe all information required by the
setup assistant. It will include a long itemized list, and a
screenshot or two.
</para>
+ <sect1 id="config-setupassist-mail">
+ <title>Mail Setup</title>
+ <para>
+ The first time you try to send or receive mail with
+ <application>Evolution</application>, the <interface>mail
+ setup druid</interface> will pop up to help you
+ set up your email preferences. If you don't plan to use
+ email, or if you'd rather configure your email preferences
+ later, click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The setup <glossterm>druid</glossterm>
+ 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 druid is pictured in <xref
+ linkend="usage-setup-fig">.
+
+<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
+
+ <figure id="usage-setup-fig">
+ <title>Mail Setup Druid</title>
+ <screenshot>
+ <screeninfo>Evolution Main Window</screeninfo>
+ <graphic fileref="fig/mail-druid-pic" format="png" srccredit="Aaron Weber">
+ </graphic>
+ </screenshot>
+ </figure>
+<!-- ==============End of Figure=================================== -->
+
+
+
+ The druid will ask you for the following information:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem> <para> <guilabel>Name&mdash; </guilabel> Your
+ full name: eg. Eva Lucianne Tester </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para> <guilabel>Email address&mdash</guilabel>;
+ Your email address: eg. eltester@helixcode.com
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel> Organization&mdash;</guilabel> Any
+ organization you represent. Leave this blank if you
+ wish.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para> <guilabel>Signature File&mdash;</guilabel> A text
+ file appended to any email you send, typically your name
+ and email address, or a quotation you like. It should be
+ under three lines of text.</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Mail source type&mdash;</guilabel>
+ <application>Evolution</application> supports two mail
+ sources: POP servers, the most common email server type,
+ and UNIX-style MBOX files. Ask your system
+ administrator which one you use.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Server&mdash;</guilabel> This should be the
+ name of your mail server, eg.
+ mailserver.organization.org
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel> Username&mdash; </guilabel>Usually, 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.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Authentication&mdash;</guilabel> Select the
+ type of authentication you will use. You can click
+ <guibutton>Detect supported types</guibutton> to find
+ out which authentication protocols your network allows.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <guilabel>Mail Transport&mdash;</guilabel> This is the
+ mail sending protocol you will want to use. Sendmail is
+ the default.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To learn how to configure <application>Evolution</application>
+ in greater detail, or to change preferences once you have set
+ them, see <xref linkend="config-prefs">.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
</chapter>