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author | Aaron Weber <aaron@src.gnome.org> | 2004-07-23 04:19:06 +0800 |
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committer | Aaron Weber <aaron@src.gnome.org> | 2004-07-23 04:19:06 +0800 |
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Good enough for government work.
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diff --git a/help/C/config-prefs.xml b/help/C/config-prefs.xml index feb931fc5f..95182747ec 100644 --- a/help/C/config-prefs.xml +++ b/help/C/config-prefs.xml @@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ <!-- ==============End of Figure================--> <para> - There are eight items you can customize. From top to bottom, they + There are six items you can customize. From top to bottom, they are: <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guiicon>Mail Accounts</guiicon></term> <listitem> <para> - Here, add or change information about your email + Add or change information about your email accounts: the servers to which you connect, the way you download mail, your password authentication mode, and so forth. This is the most complex item in the list, and is @@ -50,14 +50,11 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guiicon>Folder Settings</guiicon></term> + <term><guiicon>Autocompletion</guiicon></term> <listitem> <para> - Here, you can choose the default folders for various - components of Evolution, the folders that will be cached - locally when you go to offline mode, and the folders that - Evolution will use when it is searching for - autocompletion information as you address a mail. + Set the contact groups to be used when completing email + addresses in the message composer. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -101,69 +98,47 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guiicon>Exchange Delegation</guiicon></term> + <term><guiicon>Certificates</guiicon></term> <listitem> <para> - This item will only appear if you have Evolution Connector - for Microsoft Exchange installed. It will allow you to - choose who has access to your Exchange account. This - feature is covered in <xref linkend="exchange-delegate" />. + Certificate handling for S/MIME security systems. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guiicon>Directory Servers</guiicon></term> - <listitem> - <para> - This item allows you to enter account information for - connecting to remote directory (LDAP) servers. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term><guiicon>Out of Office</guiicon></term> - <listitem> - <para> - This item will only appear if you have Evolution Connector - for Microsoft Exchange installed. It allows you to create - and remove automatic "vacation" messages. For - information about how to use this feature, read <xref - linkend="exchange-out-of-office" />. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> </variablelist> + + </para> + <para> + Previous versions of Evolution included directory servers, folder + settings, and Exchange delegation in the settings tool. Directory + servers can now be set up as contacts groups in the + <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel> tool, you can change folder settings + in the folder right-click menu, and Exchange delegation is + available in the <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> menu of the + <guilabel>Exchange</guilabel> tool. </para> <sect1 id="config-prefs-mail-identity"> <title>Working with Mail Accounts</title> <para> - Novell Evolution allows you to - maintain multiple accounts, or identities. This is useful - want to keep personal and professional email separate, or if - you wear several hats at work. When you are writing an email + Evolution allows you to maintain multiple accounts, or + identities. When you are writing an email message, you can which account to use by selecting from the drop-down list next to the <guilabel>From</guilabel> entry in the message composer. </para> <para> - Clicking <guilabel>Send/Receive</guilabel> will refresh any - IMAP, <filename>mh</filename>, or - <filename>mbox</filename> listings - and check and download mail from all POP servers. In other - words, <guilabel>Send/Receive</guilabel> gets your mail, no - matter how many sources you have, or what types they are. If - you don't want to check mail for a given account, select it + Clicking <guilabel>Send/Receive</guilabel> will check all + mail sources that are not disabled. If you don't want to check + mail for a given account, select it in the <guilabel>Mail Accounts</guilabel> tab and click the <guilabel>Disable</guilabel> button. </para> <para> - To add a new account, simply click <guilabel>Add</guilabel> + To add a new account, click <guilabel>Add</guilabel> to open the mail configuration assistant. To alter an existing identity, select it in the <interface>Preferences</interface> window, and then click @@ -173,53 +148,56 @@ <para> The account editor dialog has six sections: - <variablelist> + + <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Identity</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - Here, enter the name, - email address, and other identifying information for the + Here, enter the name and email address for this account. You may also choose a default signature to insert into messages sent from this account. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Receiving Mail</guilabel></term> - <listitem> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Receiving Mail</guilabel></term> + <listitem> <para> - Here, select the way you will be getting mail: you may + Select the way you will be getting mail: you may download mail from a server (<link linkend="pop">POP</link>), read and keep it on the - server (Microsoft Exchange or <link + server (Microsoft Exchange, Novell GroupWise, or <link linkend="imap">IMAP</link>), or read it from files - that already exist on your desktop computer. If you use - a server, it may permit or require you to use a Secure - Socket Layer (SSL) connection. To turn SSL connections - on, just click the <guilabel>Use Secure Connection - (SSL)</guilabel> button. - -<note id="config-arbitrary-port"> -<title>Specifying Port Numbers</title> -<para> -Your system administrator may ask you to connect to a specific port on -a mail server. To specify which port you use, just type a colon and -the port number after the server name. For example, to connect to port -143 on the server smtp.omniport.com, you would enter -as -<userinput> -smtp.omniport.com:143 -</userinput> as the server name. -</para> -</note> - - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Receiving Options</guilabel></term> + that already exist on your desktop computer. Your server + require you to use a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connection. + You may select <guilabel>Always</guilabel>, + <guilabel>Whenever Possible</guilabel>, or + <guilabel>Never</guilabel> as your SSL choice. If one + doesn't work, try another. + + <note id="config-arbitrary-port"> + <title>Specifying Port Numbers</title> + <para> + Your system administrator may ask you to connect to a specific port on + a mail server. To specify which port you use, just type a colon and + the port number after the server name. For example, to connect to port + 143 on the server smtp.omniport.com, you would enter + as + <userinput> + smtp.omniport.com:143 + </userinput> as the server name. + </para> + </note> + + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Receiving Options</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> Here, decide whether you'd like to check for mail @@ -371,6 +349,67 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 </listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>If you chose GroupWise:</term> + <listitem> + <para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Checking for new mail</guilabel>: If you would like + Evolution to check for new mail + automatically, check the box and select a frequency in + minutes. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>If you want Evolution + to check for new messages in all your GroupWise folders, + make sure the <guilabel>Check for new messages in all + folders</guilabel> box is selected.</para> + </listitem> + + + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Apply filters to new messages in INBOX on this + server</guilabel>: If you'd like your filters to work on this + account, check this box. + </para> + </listitem> + + + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Automatically synchronize remote mail + locally</guilabel>: Download all mail immediately, instead of waiting + until you try to open the message to check it. This + setting will make Evolution slower at first, but faster + after the download. Leaving it unchecked means that + Evolution will take longer to display each additional + message, but will not waste time trying to download every + single message if you can tell from the subjects that you + do not need to read them all. + </para> + </listitem> + + + <listitem> + <para><guilabel>Address Book and Calendar: Post Office + Agent SOAP Port</guilabel>: If your post office agent uses + a SOAP port other than the default, enter it here. The + SOAP port is what allows Evolution to access the GroupWise + address book and calendar. Your system administrator will + know the port. If there are not many Linux users in your + organization, you may also need to request that the SOAP + service be enabled. + </para> + </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> </para> @@ -432,33 +471,10 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 </para> </sect1> - <sect1 id="config-prefs-folders"> - <title>Folder Settings</title> - <para> - There are three sets of folder options. In the first, - <guilabel>Default Folders</guilabel>, select which folders will be - your usual mail, contacts, calendar, and tasks - folders. When you save a contact or appointment attached to an - email, it will be stored in your default contact or calendar - folder. - </para> - <para> - The <guilabel>Offline Folders</guilabel> are the ones that - will be cached when you activate the <guilabel>Go - Offline</guilabel> feature. - </para> - <para> - Select one or more folders of contacts for your - <guilabel>Autocompletion Folders</guilabel>. When you type a - few letters into the message composer address fields, - Evolution will look for matches in the folders you choose here. - </para> - </sect1> - <sect1 id="config-prefs-mail"> <title>Mail Preferences</title> <para> - The <guilabel>Mail Options</guilabel> tool lets you choose how + The <guilabel>Mail Preferences</guilabel> tool lets you choose how to display citations, how long to wait before marking a message as read, and other mail display settings. There are three categories of settings: General, HTML Mail, and @@ -469,6 +485,9 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 linkend="config-prefs-mail-identity" />. </para> + <sect2 id="config-prefs-mail-general"> + <title>General Mail Settings</title> + <para> In the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab, your options are: <variablelist> @@ -554,29 +573,15 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 </varlistentry> </variablelist> </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="mail-prefs-html"> + <title>HTML Mail Preferences</title> + <para> The options in the <guilabel>HTML Mail</guilabel> tab are: <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Loading Image</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - You can embed a image in an email and have it load only - when the message arrives. However, spammers can use image loading - patterns to confirm "live" addresses and invade your - privacy. You may elect never to load images - automatically, to load images only if the sender is in - your contacts, or always load images. - </para> - <para> - If you have chosen not to load images automatically, you - can choose to see the images in one message at a time by selecting <menuchoice> - <guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Message Display</guisubmenu> - <guimenuitem>Load Images</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Show animated images</guilabel></term> @@ -598,6 +603,27 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><guilabel>Loading Image</guilabel></term> + <listitem> + <para> + You can embed a image in an email and have it load only + when the message arrives. However, spammers can use image loading + patterns to confirm "live" addresses and invade your + privacy. You may elect never to load images + automatically, to load images only if the sender is in + your contacts, or always load images. + </para> + <para> + If you have chosen not to load images automatically, you + can choose to see the images in one message at a time by selecting <menuchoice> + <guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Message Display</guisubmenu> + <guimenuitem>Load Images</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> </para> <para> @@ -606,6 +632,44 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 settings by clicking the <guilabel>Restore Defaults</guilabel> button. </para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="mail-prefs-colors"> + <title>Mail Color Preferences</title> + <para> + The Mail Color preferences tool lets you select color labels for + different kinds of messages. Click a color to change the color, or + change the label associated with that color. + </para> +</sect2> + + +<sect2 id="mail-prefs-headers"> + <title>Mail Header Preferences</title> + <para> + The headers on an incoming message are the information about the + message that isn't the content of the message itself: the sender, + the time it was sent, and so forth. Check the boxes here to show + or hide different amounts of information about the messages you read. + </para> +</sect2> + + + + +<sect2 id="mail-prefs-junk"> + <title>Junk Mail Preferences</title> + <para> + There are only two items here: <guilabel>Check Incoming Mail for + Junk</guilabel> and <guilabel>Include Remote Tests.</guilabel> + Checking for junk mail uses the SpamAssassin tool with trainable + bayesian filters. It also includes online tests, like checking for + blacklisted message senders and ISPs. Online tests can make + filtering slower, but more accurate. Check the boxes here to choose + your mail filtering method. + </para> +</sect2> + + </sect1> @@ -676,51 +740,22 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 none at all, you can select it from the mail composer itself. </para> <para> - In the spell-checking tool, you can set spelling options, - including the language or languages you will use. Note that you - must install the gnome-spell package, available through Red - Carpet, for spell-checking to be available in - Evolution. Alternate dictionaries are also available through - Red Carpet and are detected automatically if you have installed - them. + To choose a spell-checking language, select it here. Note that + you must install the gnome-spell package, available through Red + Carpet, for spell-checking to be available in + Evolution. Alternate dictionaries are also available through + Red Carpet and are detected automatically if you have installed + them. + To have the composer automatically check your spelling while you + type, check the box labeled <guilabel>Check spelling while I type.</guilabel> </para> <para> You can check the spelling of messages by selecting <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Spell Check - Document</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternately, in the - Evolution main window select - <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu><guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu></menuchoice>, - click on the <guiicon>Composer preferences</guiicon> icon, then - select the <guilabel>Spell Checking</guilabel> tab and check the - <guilabel>Check spelling while I type</guilabel> box, and - choose a color for your misspelled words. + Document</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> </sect1> -<!-- NOT FOR 1.0, see usage-mail.sgml - <sect1 id="config-prefs-news"> - <title>News Servers</title> - <para> - Newsgroups are so much like mailing lists that there's no - reason not to keep them right next to your mail. When you - first select the <guilabel>News Servers</guilabel> tab, - you will see a blank box with the three familiar buttons - on the right: <guilabel>Add</guilabel>, - <guilabel>Edit</guilabel>, and - <guilabel>Delete</guilabel>. - </para> - <para> - Click <guilabel>Add</guilabel> to add a news server; you - will be prompted for its name. Enter the name, click - <guilabel>OK</guilabel>, and you're done. You can have - as many news servers as you like, of course. News servers - will appear next to your IMAP servers in the - <interface>folder bar</interface>. - </para> - </sect2> - </sect1> ---> - <sect1 id="config-prefs-cal"> <title>Calendar and Tasks Settings</title> @@ -764,31 +799,18 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><guilabel>Work Week</guilabel></term> - <listitem> - <para> - In the day and week views, Evolution displays all the - hours in the range you select here, even if there are - no appointments for those times. You can - still schedule an appointment outside of these hours, - and if you do, the display will be extended to show - it. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Week Starts</guilabel></term> <listitem> - <para>You can set weeks to start on Sunday or on Monday.</para> + <para>Select the day you wish to be displayed as the first in each week.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Day Begins</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - Set the beginning of a normal workday. If you work odd - hours, or want to make sure that your early-morning - appointments are displayed, you may find this option useful. + For Evolution, a normal work day begins at 9 AM and + ends at 5PM. You can select your preferred hours to + make sure that all your events are displayed properly. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -796,10 +818,7 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 <term><guilabel>Day Ends</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> - Set the end of a normal workday. If you work odd - hours, or want to make sure that your evening - appointments are displayed, you may find this option - useful. + Set the end of a normal workday. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -900,11 +919,9 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 <sect1 id="config-prefs-contact"> <title>Directory Servers</title> <para> - Contacts settings are limited to the usage and - configuration of directory servers (LDAP and - Exchange). To learn how to set autocompletion options, see <xref - linkend="config-prefs-folders" />. - Other contacts controls are available in the contacts tool. + Autocompletion is available in the main settings tool. + The other major contact configuration task is creating new + directory servers or remote contacts groups. </para> <para> @@ -919,14 +936,13 @@ smtp.omniport.com:143 </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Right-click on the shortcut bar's list of contact groups, - and select <guimenuitem>New Contact Group</guimenuitem>. + Select <menuchoice><guimenu>New</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Contacts Group</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Select a name and location for the contact group. The name - is for display only. </para> + is for display only. </para> </listitem> diff --git a/help/C/usage-calendar.xml b/help/C/usage-calendar.xml index b1065a010e..d08669677f 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-calendar.xml +++ b/help/C/usage-calendar.xml @@ -287,6 +287,18 @@ the appointment. </para> </sect2> + + <sect2 id="old-meetings"> + <title>Deleting Old Events</title> + <para> + Keeping a huge list of everything you did in the past will + eventually slow down your calendar. To delete old events, select + <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Purge + </guimenuitem></menuchoice> and enter the number of days of past + events you wish to keep. + </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="usage-calendar-rsvp"> <title>Sending a Meeting Invitation</title> <para> @@ -483,10 +495,14 @@ <para> In addition to the standard meeting scheduling tools, you can use the Free/Busy view to check whether people are available - in advance. At this time, the Free/Busy feature only works - with Microsoft Exchange servers. However, you can still use - iCal event invitations to coordinate schedules with other - people no matter what server you're using. + in advance. The Free/Busy feature is normally a function of + dedicated groupware servers such as Exchange and Groupwise. + However, you can also publish Free/Busy information online, + and access Free/Busy information published elsewhere. + If not everyone you collaborate with publishes Free/Busy data, + you can still use iCal event invitations to coordinate + schedules with other + people. </para> <para> To access the free/busy view: @@ -601,6 +617,47 @@ Exchange. </para> </sect3> + <sect3 id="publishing-freebusy"> + <title>Publishing Free/Busy Data Without a Groupware Server</title> + <para> + You can publish Free/Busy information to a WebDAV or other + web server with HTTP PUT support. Check with your system + administrator if you are not sure. + </para> + <para> + To set up Free/Busy publishing, select + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>, then click the <guilabel>Calendar and + Tasks</guilabel> tool. In the <guilabel>Free/Busy + Publishing</guilabel> tab, click <guilabel>Add</guilabel> and + enter the URL for your upload server. Select the frequency + with which you wish to upload data, the calendars for which + you wish to display data, your username and + password, and then click <guilabel>OK</guilabel>. + </para> + <para> + To have Free/Busy data published immediately, go to the + <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel> tool and select <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Publish Free/Busy</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice> + </para> + </sect3> + + <sect3 id="accessing-freebusy-offserver"> + <title>Accessing Free/Busy Data Without a Groupware Server</title> + <para> + If someone gives you a URL for Free/Busy data or their web + calendar, you can enter it as part of their contact + information in the <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel> tool. Then, + when you schedule a meeting with them, Evolution will look up + their schedule and display it in the meeting planner. + </para> + + </sect3> + </sect2> </sect1> diff --git a/help/C/usage-exchange.xml b/help/C/usage-exchange.xml index b2bf8b0c6b..c2082481bc 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-exchange.xml +++ b/help/C/usage-exchange.xml @@ -19,17 +19,16 @@ <sect1 id="new-in-connector"> <title>What's New in Connector &appversion;</title> <para> - Evolution Connector &appversion; has added the <guilabel>Out of - Office</guilabel> feature and an automatic configuration tool for - large Exchange deployments. + Evolution Connector &appversion; is primarily a bug-fixing + release. New features include password management and password + expiration warnings. </para> <para> Previous versions of Evolution Connector for Microsoft Exchange added - support for the <guilabel>Flag for Followup</guilabel> feature, - public folders, delegation, direct booking, and more. For - information on setting up delegation, see <xref - linkend="exchange-delegate" />. + support for the <guilabel>Flag for Followup</guilabel> and + <guilabel>Out of Office</guilabel> feature, + public folders, delegation, direct booking, and more. </para> </sect1> @@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ <sect1 id="features"> <title>Connector Features</title> <para> - In addition to the features listed above, Evolution + Evolution Connector supports the following basic <application>Microsoft Exchange</application> features: <itemizedlist> @@ -65,6 +64,20 @@ </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Password Management</term> + <listitem> + <para> + To change your password, go to the + <guilabel>Exchange</guilabel> tool and select <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Change Exchange + Password</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. If your + password has expired, Evolution will ask you to + change your password when you start up. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> </variablelist> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -75,7 +88,9 @@ <varlistentry> <term>Viewing Mail in Exchange Folder</term> <listitem> - <para></para> + <para>Mail stored on the Exchange server is visible in + the <guilabel>Mail</guilabel> and <guilabel>Exchange</guilabel> tools + in Evolution. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> @@ -190,6 +205,7 @@ There are, however, some features which are not available: the Connector by downloading the individual packages from ftp.ximian.com if you wish. </para> + </sect1> @@ -625,25 +641,16 @@ There are, however, some features which are not available: <sect1 id="access"> <title>Accessing the Exchange Server</title> - <para> - Like IMAP and LDAP data, information for - Exchange accounts is stored on the - server, not on your desktop computer. This means that you can - access it from multiple locations. It also means that your - Microsoft Exchange account information - is in a separate folder tree from the <guilabel>Local</guilabel> - tree in your folder bar. You'll see it below the local tree, - with the name you gave the account. If you have multiple - accounts, you will have multiple folder trees. - </para> - <para> - Click on any of the folder tree items to visit them; you may - have to enter your server password. You can now create contact - cards, send and receive email as you would normally. If there - are items in your local calendar or address book that you'd like - to add to your Exchange stores, you - can copy and paste them over, or just drag items from one folder - to another as you would with two local stores. + + <para> + When you have installed the Connector, an + <guilabel>Exchange</guilabel> button is available in the shortcut + bar. The <guilabel>Exchange</guilabel> tool is used only to + access public folders and to perform certain Exchange actions + like delegation and password management. Use the regular + <guilabel>Mail</guilabel> tool for mail, the + <guilabel>Contacts</guilabel> tool for contacts, and the + <guilabel>Calendar</guilabel> tool for your schedule. </para> <note id="save-to-local-or-exchange"> diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.xml b/help/C/usage-mail.xml index bf64bbb633..d5674afcc6 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.xml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.xml @@ -1615,6 +1615,69 @@ action="simul"><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>F</keycap></keycombo>. If </para> </tip> + <sect2 id="encryption-smime"> + <title>S/MIME Encryption</title> + <para> + S/MIME encrpytion uses a key-based approach as well, but it + has some significant advantages in convenience and + security. S/MIME uses "certificates," which are basically + the same as keys. The public portion of each certificate is + held by the sender of a message and by one of several + certificate authorities, who are paid to guarantee the + identity of the sender and the security of the + message. Evolution already knows a large number of + certificate authorities, so when you get a message with an + S/MIME certificate, your system will automatically get the + public portion of the certificate and decrypt or verify the + message. + </para> + <para> + S/MIME is used most often in corporate settings. In these + cases, administrators supply certificates which they have + purchased from a certificate authority. In some cases, an + organization can act as its own certificate authority, with + or without a guarantee from a dedicated authority such as + Verisign or Thawte. In either case, the system administrator + will provide you with a certificate file. + </para> + <para> + If you wish to use S/MIME independently, you can extract an + identification certificate from your Mozilla or Netscape web + browser. See the Mozilla help for more information on + security certificates. + </para> + + <para> + The certificate file is a password-protected file on your + computer. To use it in Evolution, select <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and select + the <guilabel>Certificates</guilabel> tool in the settings + window. Click the <guilabel>Import</guilabel> button and + select the file when prompted. + </para> + <para> + Similarly, you can add certificates which are sent to you + independently of any authority by clicking the + <guilabel>Contact Certificates</guilabel> tab and using the + same <guilabel>Import</guilabel> tool. You can also add new + certificate authorities, which have their own certificate + files, in the same way. + </para> + <para> + Once you have added your certificate, you can sign or encrypt a message by selecting <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Security</guimenu> <guimenuitem>S/MIME + Sign</guimenuitem></menuchoice> or <guimenuitem>S/MIME + Encrypt</guimenuitem> in the message composer. To have every + message signed or encrypted, select an email account in the Settings dialog (<menuchoice> + <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> + <guimenuitem>Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and, under the + <guilabel>Security</guilabel> tab, check the appropriate + box. You can also import certificates in the per-account + security settings dialog. + </para> + + </sect2> + <sect2 id="encryption-keygen"> <title>Making Encryption Keys</title> <para> |