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<application>Evolution</application> will check your mail.
New mail will appear in the local <interface>Inbox</interface>
if you're using a <glossterm>POP</glossterm> account, and in
- your <glossterm>IMAP</glossterm> folders if you use IMAP.
+ your <glossterm>IMAP</glossterm> folders if you use IMAP. If
+ you have chosen to use IMAP, and you have multiple folders on
+ your IMAP server, you may need to subscribe to them. To learn
+ how to use the subscription manager, read <xref
+ linkend="usage-mail-subscriptions">.
</para>
<note id="badmailsettings">
@@ -1514,6 +1518,20 @@ possibly never will be due to security evil. -->
<menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Manage
Subscriptions</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>.
</para>
+ <para>
+ If you have configured any IMAP (mail) or NNTP (news)
+ servers, you will see them listed in the left half of the
+ subscription management window. Click on a server to select
+ it, and you will see the folders or newsgroups available to
+ you. You can then select individual folders and subscribe to
+ them, or remove yourself from the subscription list.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Once you have subscribed to a folder or newsgroup, your system
+ will check for new messages whenever you press the
+ <guibutton>Get Mail</guibutton> button.
+ </para>
+
</sect2>
</sect1>
</chapter>