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authorAaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com>2000-09-02 02:18:02 +0800
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Added coverage of news, clarified POP/IMAP distinction (there's a theme to
2000-09-01 Aaron Weber <aaron@helixcode.com> * C/config-prefs.sgml: Added coverage of news, clarified POP/IMAP distinction (there's a theme to these four log entries here). * C/usage-mail.sgml: Added coverage of news. * C/config-setupassist.sgml: Revised mail sources content for IMAP/POP stuff. * C/apx-gloss.sgml: Added IMAP and POP. svn path=/trunk/; revision=5166
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<listitem>
<para>
<application>Evolution</application> supports three mail
- sources: POP servers, the most common email server type;
- IMAP, which stores mail remotely and allows access from
- multiple locations, and UNIX-style
- <filename>mbox</filename> files. Ask your system
- administrator which one you use.
+ sources: <glossterm>POP</glossterm> servers,
+ <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.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>