From 3161974bc1558112f19114f2884a0ace1fb77475 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Weber Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 19:44:08 +0000 Subject: add item about permissions. 2002-09-19 Aaron Weber * C/config-sync.sgml: add item about permissions. * C/usage-mail-org.sgml: add note about filter applications, tip for easy filtering. * C/usage-mail.sgml: encryption update svn path=/trunk/; revision=18125 --- help/C/config-sync.sgml | 7 +- help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml | 120 +++++---- help/C/usage-mail.sgml | 600 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------------- help/ChangeLog | 9 + 4 files changed, 339 insertions(+), 397 deletions(-) (limited to 'help') diff --git a/help/C/config-sync.sgml b/help/C/config-sync.sgml index 5ce42c3467..95b0e71603 100644 --- a/help/C/config-sync.sgml +++ b/help/C/config-sync.sgml @@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ Center by selecting SystemSettings, and make sure that Pilot Link is - properly configured. + properly configured. You will need to make sure that you have + read and write permissions on the device, which is normally + /dev/pilot. If that does not work, check /dev/ttyS0 if you have + a serial connection, or /dev/ttyUSB0 for a USB connection. You + can do this by becoming root and running the command: + chmod 777 /dev/ttyUSB0. Once your computer and your Palm-OS device are talking happily diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml index 5b0210ff20..051b1d21da 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail-org.sgml @@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ Importing Your Old Email and Settings - - Evolution allows you to import your old + Evolution allows you to import old email and data so that you don't need to worry about losing your old information. @@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ VCard (.vcf, gcrd): - The addressbook format used by GNOME, KDE, and + The addressbook format used by the GNOME, KDE, and many other contact management applications. You should be able to export to VCard format from any address book application. @@ -74,16 +73,12 @@ - Click - File - Import - . + Click FileImport. - Click Next after reading the - Welcome screen. + Click Next after reading the Welcome screen. @@ -93,8 +88,7 @@ - Find the file that you wish to import into - Evolution. + Find the file that you wish to import into Evolution. @@ -118,11 +112,7 @@ - Click - - File - Import - . + Click FileImport. @@ -137,38 +127,34 @@ - The left-most column shows the application from which - your information will be imported from. Then, select + The left-most column shows the application which your + information will be imported from. You then select checkboxes on each component to import different properties of each application. - Click Next. + Click Next - Click Import. + Click Import + Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express Users Microsoft Outlook, and versions of Outlook Express after - version 4, use proprietary formats that - Ximian Evolution cannot read or - import. For contacts, you may wish to consider using - OutPort, a third-party conversion tool. Ximian does not - support OutPort but you can find more information about it - at the Outport - homepage. For email, there is a more simple - workaround: + version 4, use proprietary formats that Ximian + Evolution cannot read or import. For contacts, + you may have to email them to yourself and import them that + way. For email, there is a simpler workaround: @@ -190,7 +176,7 @@ Use the Ximian Evolution import tool to import the files. There's more information about - why this works, and how, at the Ximian support website. + why this works, and how, at the Ximian support website. @@ -207,6 +193,7 @@ the messages in your Trash folders. + @@ -454,6 +441,18 @@ person with a pile of envelopes. + + + Quick Filter Creation + + There is an easy shortcut for fast filter or vFolder + creation. Right-click on the message in the message + list, and select one of the items under the + Create Rule from Message + submenu. + + + Making New Filters @@ -511,8 +510,25 @@ expression you write in the Scheme language, used to define filters in Ximian Evolution. + + + + + What if Multiple Filters Match One Message? + + If you have several filters that match a single message, + they will all be applied to the message, in order, unless + one of the filters has the action Stop + Processing. If you use that action in a + filter, the messages that it affects will not be touched + by other filters. + + + - + + + Date sent - Filter messages according to the date on which they were sent: First, choose the conditions you want a message to meet — before @@ -525,11 +541,11 @@ looking for messages less than two days old. - Date Received - This works the same - way as the Date Sent option, - except that it compares the time you got the - message with the dates you specify. - + + Date Received - This works the same way as the Date Sent + option, except that it compares the time you got the message + with the dates you specify. + Score - Emails have a standard priority range from -3 (least @@ -655,17 +671,8 @@ Set Status - If you want to add multiple actions for this filter, press - Add filter and repeat the previous step. + Add action and repeat the previous step. - - - If you wish to set status while moving an email to a - different folder at the same time, you will need to - tell Ximian Evolution to - set status before you move the message to another - folder. - - @@ -674,6 +681,7 @@ + When Are Filters Applied? @@ -682,11 +690,19 @@ time you check for mail. - If you use an IMAP or Microsoft Exchange server and keep - your mail on the server, filters are applied to the INBOX - when you open it. In some cases, you will see a number of - unread messages in the INBOX, click the INBOX, and then - have the messages move elsewhere as they are filtered out. + If you store your mail on the mail server and check your + mail with IMAP, filters are applied to the INBOX when you + open it. In some cases, you will see a number of unread + messages in the INBOX, click the INBOX, and then have the + messages move elsewhere as they are filtered out. + + + If you use Ximian Connector to store your mail on an + Exchange server, filters are not applied until you open + your INBOX folder and select + ActionsApply + Filters or press + CtrlY @@ -700,6 +716,8 @@ However, if you filter out all the mail with that header, you'll catch a lot of the mail you don't want to get. + + To catch them and automatically mark them for deletion, do the following: diff --git a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml index a027162286..52f997224a 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-mail.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-mail.sgml @@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ them. Read to find out how. - + + Reading Mail @@ -119,16 +120,15 @@ When you press Delete or click the trash button, your mail isn't actually deleted, but is marked for deletion. Your email is not gone - until you have expunged it. When you - expunge a folder, you remove all the mail that you - have marked for deletion. + until you have expunged it. When you "Expunge" a + folder, you remove all the mail that you have marked + for deletion. If you don't like this behavior, select ViewHide - Deleted Messages. - You will only see deleted messages when you look in + Deleted Messages. Then, + you will only see deleted messages when you look in your Trash folder. @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Trash is Actually a vFolder? - Both local and IMAP Trash folders are actually vFolders that + Both local and IMAP Trash folders are actually vFolders that display all messages you have marked for later deletion. For more information about vFolders, see . Since emptying @@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ same as expunging deleted mail from all your folders. + + This is not, however, true for the Trash folder on Exchange + servers, which behaves just the same as it would in + Outlook. That is to say, the Trash folder on an Exchange + server is a normal folder with actual messages in it. + @@ -190,7 +196,7 @@ What does Undelete actually do? If you have marked a message for deletion, undeleting - it will unmark it and the message will be removed + it will unmark it, and the message will be removed from the Trash folder. However, it can't bring back messages that have been expunged. @@ -216,17 +222,17 @@ - Your personal information. + your personal information - Your outgoing email server information. + your outgoing email server information - Your mail account identity name. + your mail account identity name @@ -242,52 +248,54 @@ Can't Check Mail? If you get an error message instead of mail, you probably need - to check your network settings. For more information on your - network seeings, refer to , - or ask your system administrator. + to check your network settings. To learn how to do that, have + a look at , or ask your + system administrator. - - Sharing Mailboxes with Other Mail Programs - - If you want to use Evolution - and another email client, such as - Mutt, at the same time, - here's how: - - - - Download your mail in the other application as - you would normally. - - - - - Select - ToolsConfigure, - click the Mail Accounts button, - and pick the account you'd like to use to share - mail. You may want to create a new account just for this - source of mail. - - - - - Under the Receiving Mail - tab, select the type of mail file that your - other mail application uses, and then enter the - full path to that file. - - - - - Click the OK button. - - - - - + + + + Sharing Mailboxes with Other Mail Programs + + If you want to use Evolution + and another email client, such as + Mutt, at the same time, + here's how: + + + + Download your mail in the other application as + you would normally. + + + + + In Evolution + ToolsMail + Settings, and pick the account + you'd like to use to share mail. You may want to + create a new account just for this source of + mail. + + + + + Under the Receiving Mail + tab, select the type of mail file that your + other mail application uses, and then enter the + full path to that file. + + + + + Click the OK button. + + + + + - Working with Attachments and HTML Mail - - If someone sends you an attachment, - a file attached to an email, - Evolution will display the file - at the bottom of the message to which it's attached. Text, - including HTML formatting and embedded images, will appear - as part of the message, rather than at the end of the - message as an attachment. - + Working with Attachments and HTML Mail + + If someone sends you an attachment, + a file attached to an email, + Evolution will display the file + at the bottom of the message to which it's attached. Text, + including HTML formatting and embedded images, will appear + as part of the message, rather than at the end of the + message as an attachment. + - Saving or Opening Attachments - - If you get an attachment with an email message, - Ximian Evolution can help you save - it or open it with the appropriate applications. - - - To save an attachment to disk: - - - - Click the downward pointing arrow on the attachment icon - and select Save to Disk. - - - - - Choose a location and name for the file. - - - - - Click OK. - - - - - - - To Open an Attachment in a Program: - - - - Open the mail message with the attachment you want to read. - - - - - Click the arrow next the attachment icon. - - - - - Select the program you'd like to use. It will start up - and open the document. - - - - - - + Saving or Opening Attachments + + If you get an attachment with an email message, + Ximian Evolution can help you save + it or open it with the appropriate applications. + + + To save an attachment to disk: + + + + Click the downward pointing arrow on the attachment icon + and select Save to Disk. + + + + + Choose a location and name for the file. + + + + + Click OK. + + + + + + + To Open an Attachment in a Program: + + + + Open the mail message with the attachment you want to read. + + + + + Click the arrow next the attachment icon. + + + + + Select the program you'd like to use. It will start up + and open the document. + + + + + + - + - Inline Images in HTML Mail - - When someone sends you HTML mail that includes an image in - the body of the message (for example, the welcome message in your - Inbox when you first start Ximian - Evolution) Evolution - will display the image inside the message. You can create - messages like this by using the - - Insert - Image - - tool in the message composer. - + Inline Images in HTML Mail + + When someone sends you HTML mail that includes an image in + the body of the message (for example, the welcome message in your + Inbox when you first start Ximian + Evolution) Evolution + will display the image inside the message. You can create + messages like this by using the + InsertImage + tool in the message composer. + - If the image isn't included in the message, but is - a link to an image, Evolution can - download the image from the Internet for you. By default, - Evolution will not display the image. - This is because remotely hosted + If the image isn't included in the message, but is, instead, + a link to an image, Evolution can + download the image from the Internet for you. However, + Evolution will not display the + image unless you ask it to. This is because remotely hosted images can be slow to load and display, and can even be used by spammers to track who reads their email. Having images not load automatically helps protect your privacy. @@ -407,15 +412,12 @@ . If you want Ximian Evolution to - load remotely hosted images more often, select the + load remotely hosted images more often, go to the + Display tab of the Tools - Configure menu - item and click the Mail Preferences - button in the configuration tool. There, select the - HTML Mail tab and choose - Load images if sender is in - addressbook or Always load images off the net + Mail Settings + dialog. Loading Images from the Net through an HTTP Proxy @@ -426,54 +428,16 @@ before it can load images from the Internet. This is also the case if you wish to access weather and news information through the Summary tool. You can tell the GNOME Virtual - File System about your HTTP proxy in one of three - ways. From easiest to most complicated, they are: + File System about your HTTP proxy in one of two ways: - - - Configure it with the Gnome-VFS Proxy Configuration Tool - - - Ximian ships a small utility called the Gnome-VFS - Proxy Configuration Tool, which you can run from the - Desktop Preferences menu or with - the gnome-vfs-proxy-capplet - command. All it does is let you tell GNOME what your - HTTP proxy is: - - - - Run the configuration tool with the - gnome-vfs-proxy-capplet - command or by selecting it from the - Desktop Preferences menu. - - - - - Enter the name of your HTTP proxy where - indicated. If you are not sure what it is, - ask your system administrator. - - - - - Click OK. You're done. - - - - - - - - + Configure it with Nautilus - Open a Nautilus window. + Open a Nautilus window @@ -501,19 +465,44 @@ - Configure it with gconftool or gconf-editor + Configure it with the gconftool command - There are two tools you can use to edit the GNOME - configuration system directly: - gconftool is a command-line - application for experts only, and - gconf-editor is a - graphical tool that is easier to use, but is still - strictly a power-user application. Both programs are - beyond the scope of this manual. For more - information about gconftool and gconf-editor, read - their man pages. + + + + Open a terminal. + + + + + Enter the command + + gconftool --type=bool --set /system/gnome-vfs/use-http-proxy "TRUE" + + + + + + Enter the command + + gconftool --type=string --set /system/gnome-vfs/http-proxy-host "your-proxy-url" + + + + + + Enter the command + + gconftool --type=int --set /system/gnome-vfs/http-proxy-port "8080" + + + + + + + For more information about the gconftool command, + read the gconftool man page. @@ -524,20 +513,18 @@ - - Composing New Email Messages - - You can start writing a new email message by selecting - - File - New - Mail Message - , or by pressing the - Compose button in the Inbox toolbar. - When you do so, the New Message window - will open, as shown in . - + + Composing New Email Messages + + You can start writing a new email message by selecting + File + New + Mail Message, or by pressing the + Compose button in the Inbox toolbar. + When you do so, the New Message window + will open, as shown in . +
@@ -587,9 +574,7 @@ from the Internet while you work. When you want to reconnect, choose FileWork - Online. Alternativly, you - can click the connection button at the bottom left side - of the window. + Online. Alternativly, you can click the connection button at the bottom left side of the window. @@ -639,12 +624,12 @@ - Push the attach button in the composer toolbar. + Push the attach button in the composer toolbar - Select the file you want to attach. + Select the file you want to attach @@ -659,19 +644,19 @@ attach it as well. - To hide the display of files you've attached to the - message, select + To hide the display of files you've attached to the + message, select View Hide - Attachments ; to show them - again, choose Show Attachments. + Attachments ; to show them + again, choose Show Attachments. - When you send the message, a copy of the attached file - will go with it. Be aware that big attachments can take a - long time to download. + When you send the message, a copy of the attached file + will go with it. Be aware that big attachments can take a + long time to download. - - + + Specifying Recipients for Email @@ -964,7 +949,7 @@ To send all your mail as HTML by default, set your mail format preferences in the mail configuration dialog. See - for more + for more information. @@ -1624,7 +1609,7 @@ - Improving Email Appearance with HTML + Making Your Email More Fancy Evolution can do a lot with email by utilizing the HTML features. Making an email functional @@ -1643,8 +1628,7 @@ Indented Text with Headlines - +
@@ -1655,13 +1639,12 @@ following content indented. - Making your headlines a larger size instead of bold can help - as well. Header size 4 is often the best alternative for - bold. You can change your text to size 4 by selecting it and - pressing Ctrl4, - and change it back to normal size with Ctrl0. + You may want to increase the size of your section headlings + instead of merely putting them in bold. Header size 4 is + often the best choice, since it is not too large. You can + change your text to size 4 by selecting it and pressing + Ctrl+4. You can set your text to the normal text size by + hitting Ctrl+0. @@ -1680,24 +1663,25 @@ Images In Your Email - Another way to improve the appearance of messages is to add - images to them. Especially if you want to discuss a - particular image in the message, the the HTML picture frame - template in Evolution, as it - looks good and has captions below it. + Images can help people to understand your point. You can + even use a HTML Picture Frame Template in + Evolution, which looks very + attractive and sets your image off from the rest of your + message with a border and caption. If you do choose to use images, try to keep them narrow. If your images are wider than 400 pixels, the image may not fit in the whole email window, making it hard for your reader to - read the email and view the image. Instead, you should - consider using a thumbnail and creating a link on the image - which opens a browser with the full image. + read the email and view the image. Consider using a smaller + version ("thumbnail") of your image, and offering a link to + the larger version your readers can view in a web browser if + they want.
Images in an email - +
@@ -1705,10 +1689,9 @@ Coloring Your Text - Colors can help bring words or sentences out for emphasis. - You should choose your colors carefully though, because the - wrong color can be distracting. Some good colors to use - are: + Colors can help bring words or sentences out for emphasis. You + should choose your colors carefully though, as the wrong color + can be distracting. Some good colors to use would be: @@ -1726,95 +1709,12 @@ - - - All of these colors are of a similar level of saturation and are - easy to read on a white background. - + + Notice how these colors are similar saturation - - - HTML Signatures in Your Email - The last few lines of an email message are often devoted to - a signature block. Typically, the signature block is - inserted by the mail program. You - can use the signature to add your address and any other - contact information you think is important, or simply to - provide an amusing or interesting closing line for your - message. Evolution gives you the - option of designing your signatures in HTML or in plain - text. + Happy mailing! - - Setting Up Your HTML Signature - - To set up an HTML signature: - - - - Select - - Tools - Configure - . - - - - - Click the Composer - Preferences on the left side of the - configuration window. - - - - - In the Composer Preferences - window, click the second tab on the top labeled - Signatures. - - - - - If you have a pre-made signature, click the - Browse to select your - signature. You can find pre-made signatures at the - Ximian signature page. - - - - - If you are creating a new signature, click the - Edit button to open up the HTML - signature editor. - - - - - The HTML signature editor uses the same interface as - the composer. You can create your signature in this - window. - - - - - Once you have completed your signature, click - - File - Save and Close - - - - - - When you select your mail to be composed in HTML - format, your HTML signature will automatically show up. - - - - - @@ -1976,7 +1876,11 @@ message that is encrypted, you must encrypt it using your intended recipient's public key. To get an encrypted message, you must make sure that the sender has - your public key in advance. + your public key in advance. For signing messages, it's + reversed: you encrypt the signature with your private key, so + only your public key can unlock it. When you send it, the + recipient gets your public key and unlocks the signature, + verifying your identity. @@ -1987,14 +1891,15 @@ Attach an encrypted signature to a plain text message, so - that the recipient can read the message without decrypting it, and - only needs decryption to verify the sender's identity. + that the recipient can read the message without decrypting + it, and only needs decryption to verify the sender's + identity. - Sending an Encrypted Message + Sending an Encrypted Messagee Kevin wants to send an encrypted message to his friend Rachel. He looks up her public key on a general key @@ -2009,8 +1914,7 @@ Always Sign - You can set Evolution to always - sign your email messages: + You can set Evolution to always sign your email messages: @@ -2024,8 +1928,7 @@ - Click the Always sign outgoing messages - when using this account button. + Click the Always sign outgoing messages when using this account button. @@ -2033,6 +1936,8 @@ + + Making Encryption Keys @@ -2065,8 +1970,7 @@ Choose a key length. The default, 1024 bits, should be - long enough, and 2048 bits is considered very strong - indeed. + long enough. @@ -2156,6 +2060,12 @@ wwwkeys.pgp.net 32j38dk2. Substitute your key ID for and then let people download them from the keyserver when they want. + + If you don't have a key you need to unlock or encrypt a + message, you can have your encryption tool set to look it + up automatically. If it can't find the key, then you'll + get an error message. + @@ -2182,7 +2092,7 @@ wwwkeys.pgp.net 32j38dk2. Substitute your key ID for If someone sends you their public key directly, save it as a - plain text file and enter the command gpg --import + plain text file and enter the command gpg filename. This will add it to your keyring. @@ -2262,4 +2172,4 @@ wwwkeys.pgp.net 32j38dk2. Substitute your key ID for - \ No newline at end of file + diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog index ace5436c31..05c43ad187 100644 --- a/help/ChangeLog +++ b/help/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ +2002-09-19 Aaron Weber + + * C/config-sync.sgml: add item about permissions. + + * C/usage-mail-org.sgml: add note about filter applications, tip + for easy filtering. + + * C/usage-mail.sgml: encryption update + 2002-08-28 Aaron Weber * C/preface.sgml: nav-by-letters -- cgit