Sylpheed User's Manual

Paul Kater (paul@nlpagan.net) Nick Selby

Copyright (c) 2002 The sylpheed documentation team. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".

The list of the members of The sylpheed documentation team is detailed in the appendix.

1. What is Sylpheed?

• 1.1 Introduction to Sylpheed.
• 1.2 Interface
• 1.3 Main features
• 1.4 Methods for managing messages
• 1.5 Features for the future

2. Quick-guide to mail setup

• 2.1 Starting Sylpheed for the first time
• 2.2 Setup for reading your Unix mailbox in a hurry
• 2.3 Setup for reading POP3 mail in a hurry

3. Quick-guide for news setup

• 3.1 Getting news in a hurry.

4. Installation.

• 4.1 Required environment
• 4.2 Environments known as valid for Sylpheed
• 4.3 Nuts and bolts of installation
• 4.4 Installation on Linux using RPM
• 4.5 Installation on Debian Linux
• 4.6 Installation on FreeBSD

5. Starting and quitting Sylpheed

• 5.1 Starting Sylpheed
• 5.2 Quitting Sylpheed

6. The menu options of Sylpheed.

• 6.1 File menu
• 6.2 Edit menu
• 6.3 View menu
• 6.4 Message menu
• 6.5 Tool menu
• 6.6 Configuration menu
• 6.7 Help menu
• 6.8 Context menu

7. Dialogs and views

• 7.1 Folder view
• 7.2 Summary view
• 7.3 Message view

8. Sylpheed configuration

• 8.1 Common preferences
• 8.2 Setting up an account/changing an account

9. Viewing messages

• 9.1 Reading a message
• 9.2 Viewing Multipart MIME (Attached Files)
• 9.3 Extending and Closing Threads
• 9.4 Message Operations (Moving, Deleting, etc.)
• 9.5 URL in a Message

10. Recieving Messages

• 10.1 Using POP Reception Function in Sylpheed
• 10.2 Using Other Programs such as fetchmail

11. Composing Messages

• 11.1 Composing a New Message
• 11.2 Replying to a Message
• 11.3 Replying to a Message with Quotation
• 11.4 Forwarding Messages

12. Address Book

• 12.1 Adding and Deleting Addresses
• 12.2 Folders and Groups
• 12.3 Combination with Message Composition Window
• 12.4 Using your PDA addressbook (with Jpilot)
• 12.5 LDAP server connection

13. Filters, actions and templates

• 13.1 Filters
• 13.2 How to Filter Messages
• 13.3 Filtering mail with Procmail
• 13.4 Actions
• 13.5 Templates

14. Handling MIME types

• 14.1 How Sylpheed checks for Mime types
• 14.2 How Sylpheed handles attachments (reception)

15. Conversion of Other Mail Format into Sylpheed (MH Format)

• 15.1 Importing Messages of mbox Format
• 15.2 Importing from Windows Mailers (Becky!, AL-Mail, Outlook Express4, etc.)
• 15.3 Importing dbx Format of Outlook Express 5
• 15.4 Exporting from Sylpheed MH format to mbox

16. NetNews

• 16.1 Adding and Deleting Servers
• 16.2 Subscribing and Unsubscribing to NewsGroups
• 16.3 Reading News

17. Reference

• 17.1 Short-Cut Key List
• 17.2 Data Format of Address Book

18. FAQ

• 18.1 Unread News Messages
• 18.2 Using MSN Mail Accounts
• 18.3 Changing Fonts on Menu, etc.
• 18.4 Changing Key Binding of Short-Cut Key

19. Information

• 19.1 Websites on Sylpheed
• 19.2 Mailing Lists
• 19.3 Anonymous CVS
• 19.4 How to tell another program to use Sylpheed as e-mail program

20. About This Document

• 20.1 Copyright Notice
• 20.2 GNU General Public License
• 20.3 Where to Get the Latest Version of This Document
• 20.4 Ending Remark

Appendix

21. The Sylpheed documentation team:

22. GNU Free Documentation License

• 22.1 PREAMBLE
• 22.2 APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS
• 22.3 VERBATIM COPYING
• 22.4 COPYING IN QUANTITY
• 22.5 MODIFICATIONS
• 22.6 COMBINING DOCUMENTS
• 22.7 COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS
• 22.8 AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
• 22.9 TRANSLATION
• 22.10 TERMINATION
• 22.11 FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE
• 22.12 How to use this License for your documents