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diff --git a/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml b/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml index e0f6dd0297..997868ca2f 100644 --- a/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml +++ b/doc/C/config-prefs.sgml @@ -215,6 +215,15 @@ </varlistentry> </variablelist> </para> + <para> + If you choose several mail sources, clicking + <guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton> will refresh any IMAP or + <filename>mbox</filename> listings and check and download + all POP servers. In other words, <guibutton>Get + Mail</guibutton> gets your mail, no matter how many + sources you have, or what types they are. + </para> + </sect3> <sect3 id="config-prefs-mail-network-transports"> <title>Transports</title> @@ -226,7 +235,7 @@ which uses the <application>sendmail</application> program on your local system. <application>Sendmail</application> is more difficult to configure, but offers more flexibility - than plain <systemitem>SMTP</systemitem>. + than <systemitem>SMTP</systemitem>. </para> <para> To use <guilabel>SMTP</guilabel>, you'll need to enter the @@ -234,30 +243,30 @@ <userinput>smtp.isp.net</userinput>. </para> <para> - <application>Evolution</application> can - attempt to determine if you have entered the right server - name. To have it do so, check the box labelled - <guilabel>Test these values before continuing</guilabel> - before you click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. + <application>Evolution</application> can attempt to + determine if you have entered a valid server name. To + have it do so, check the box labelled <guilabel>Test these + values before continuing</guilabel> before you click + <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para> </sect3> </sect2> - <sect2 id="config-prefs-network-news"> - - <!-- WHY is this in the MAIL config section? WHY is this UI SOOOO bad?--> - + <sect2 id="config-prefs-network-news"> <title>News Servers</title> <para> + Newsgroups are so much like mailing lists that there's no + reason not to have access to them right next to your mail. When you first select the <guilabel>News Servers</guilabel> tab, you will see a blank box with three familiar buttons on the right: <guibutton>Add</guibutton>, <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>, - and <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>. - </para> + and <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>. </para> <para> Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton> to add a news server; you will be prompted for its name. Enter the name, click - <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, and you're done. (FIXME, this needs work). + <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, and you're done. You can have + as many mail servers as you like, of course. News servers + will appear next to your IMAP servers. </para> </sect2> |