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diff --git a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
index bf358dea20..c6cc52ae1f 100644
--- a/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
+++ b/help/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml
@@ -471,13 +471,68 @@ the workaround described in the note below.
and don't want to lose the information. The following section
describes how to import mail from specific mail clients.
</para>
+ <sect2 id="mutt">
+ <title>Importing Mail from mutt</title>
+ <para>
+ <application>mutt</application> is a full-featured mail client
+ which is shipped with most Linux and Unix distributions.
+ <application>mutt</application> uses the standard mbox file
+ format, which makes importing your mail into
+ <application>Evolution</application> easy.
+ <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Open <application>Ximian Evolution</application>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click
+ <menuchoice>
+ <guimenu>File</guimenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Import</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>
+ or press
+ <keycombo action="simul">
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>I</keycap>
+ </keycombo>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click <guibutton>Next</guibutton>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Select <guibutton>Import a Single File</guibutton>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Click <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> and select the file
+ you would like to import from.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ When prompted for what folder in
+ <application>Evolution</application> to import to,
+ select a folder. You can also create a new folder and
+ drop it in there.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
<sect2 id="kmail">
<title>Importing Mail from KMail</title>
<para>
KMail is a full-featured mail client which is shipped with the
KDE desktop environment. KMail uses the standard mbox file
- format, which means that importing your mail into Evolution is
- easy.
+ format, which means that importing your mail into
+ <application>Evolution</application> is easy.
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>
diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog
index 0bb29f0bd3..09c637c6fc 100644
--- a/help/ChangeLog
+++ b/help/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-12-22 Kevin Breit <mrproper@ximian.com>
+
+ * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Added information about importing mutt to Evolution.
+
2001-12-20 Kevin Breit <mrproper@ximian.com>
* C/usage-exchange.sgml: Added a <sect1> that discusses features of Connector