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<dt>1.1. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e90">
Are there FAQ's in other languages?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.2. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e129">
What is Sylpheed?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.3. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e160">
Where can I get Sylpheed?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.4. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e177">
Who writes Sylpheed?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.5. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e187">
What does the name Sylpheed mean?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.6. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e197">
How does Sylpheed store mails?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.7. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e206">
Why does the auto collection of mail not work?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.8. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e213">
Does Sylpheed have mail filtering?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.9. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e227">
Can Sylpheed handle IMAP mail?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.10. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e234">
Can Sylpheed handle local unix mailboxes?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.11. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e241">
Can Sylpheed handle IPv6?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.12. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e248">
Does Sylpheed support encryption like GPG?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.13. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e255">
How does Sylpheed check for MIME types?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.14. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e262">Does Sylpheed allow me to write HTML styled messages?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.15. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e269">Does Sylpheed have automatic name completion in the address fields?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.16. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e309">Fine, but when I hit the Tab key I either get an error message or nothing happens at all.
</a></dt>
<dt>1.17. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e334">Why is Sylpheed so fast?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.18. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e341">Where can I get the current patches for Sylpheed?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.19. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e354">How can I send in patches, report bugs, talk about Sylpheed with others?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.20. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e381">When I send mail, the Content-Type header says the mail is in
US-ASCII, even when I specified ISO-8859-1?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.21. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e388">Why does it look like word wrap is not working?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.22. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e414">How do I copy my mail archive to another machine? </a></dt>
<dt>1.23. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e460">Can I import a mbox into Sylpheed's MH mailfolders?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.24. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e473">
Can I use procmail to sort my mails with the MH mail handling?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.25. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e490">
When I upgrade Sylpheed, are there things I should be aware of?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.26. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e530">How can I quickly update the views in Sylpheed?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.27. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e549">Why can't I use gvim as external editor?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.28. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e562">Can I quote just parts of the original message when replying?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.29. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e572">Can I reply without quoting at all?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.30. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e589"> Does Sylpheed provide an anti-spam feature? </a></dt>
<dt>1.31. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e627">Are there any plug-ins extending standard Sylpheed functionality?</a></dt>
<dt>1.32. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e651">Where I can find the latest Sylpheed FAQ and manual?
</a></dt>
<dt>1.33. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e672">Where I can obtain source files for this document?</a></dt>
<dt>1.34. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e702">I have found an error and/or outdated information in this document!</a></dt>
<dt>1.35. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e712">Who are the members of the Sylpheed Documentation Project?</a></dt>
</dl>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e90"></a><a name="faq-languages"></a><b>1.1.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Are there FAQ's in other languages?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Yes. Here are links to several translations:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist">
<ul type="disc">
<li>
<p><a href="http://sylpheeddoc.sourceforge.net/fr/faq/faq.html" target="_top">Sylpheed FAQ in French</a>, translated by Olivier Delhomme.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://sylpheeddoc.sourceforge.net/de/faq/faq.html" target="_top">Sylpheed FAQ in German</a>, translated by Nicolas Kaiser.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://sylpheeddoc.sourceforge.net/es/faq/faq.html" target="_top">Sylpheed FAQ in Spanish</a>, translated by Ricardo Mones Lastra.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://sylpheeddoc.sourceforge.net/zh_TW.Big5/sylpheed-faq.html" target="_top">Sylpheed FAQ in Traditional Chinese</a>, courtesy of Franklin.
</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<p>
You can always download this FAQ from the <a href="http://sylpheeddoc.sourceforge.net/en/faq/sylpheed-faq.html" target="_top">Sylpheed Documentation Project website</a>.
</p>
<div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
<h3 class="title">Note</h3>
<p>Did not find your language in the list? Would you like to contribute with a new translation to the Sylpheed Documentation
Project? Then please contact the Project members at <a href="http://sylpheeddoc.sourceforge.net/" target="_top">their website</a>. Thanks in advance.
</p>
</div>
</td>
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<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e129"></a><a name="faq-what-sylpheed"></a><b>1.2.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
What is Sylpheed?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Sylpheed is an email client (and news reader) based on GTK+,
running on the X Window System or Microsoft Windows, and aiming for:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist">
<ul type="disc">
<li>
<p>Quick response</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Graceful, and sophisticated interface</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Easy configuration, intuitive operation</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>High reliability</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Internationalization and multilingualization support</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Abundant features</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<p>As the Sylpheed <code class="filename">README</code> file reads: The appearance and interface are similar to some popular e-mail clients for
Windows, such as Outlook Express or Becky!. Many commands are accessible with
the keyboard like the Emacs-based mailers such as Mew and Wanderlust.
So you will be able to migrate to Sylpheed without much discomfort, even if
you are accustomed to other mailers.
</p>
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</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e160"></a><a name="faq-get-sylpheed"></a><b>1.3.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Where can I get Sylpheed?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
You can download it from the <a href="http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/download.html" target="_top">download page</a> on <a href="http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/" target="_top">Sylpheed website</a>. There are links to download
tarball sources, patches to the previous version, and also links to the Sylpheed for Windows binaries, including
the installer, the ZIP archive, and the patch to the previous Sylpheed for Windows version.
</p>
<p>Depending on the state of the Sylpheed development cycle, you may be offered links to development versions such as beta and
RC releases. These might not be suitable for everyday use, however, so you may want to stick with the stable release, anyway.
</p>
<p>Also on the download page, you can download Sylph-Searcher (which is a program that enables fast full-text search of messages
stored in mailboxes of Sylpheed, or normal MH folders), and LibSylph (which is a library that provides Sylpheed core features
independent from the UI of Sylpheed).
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e177"></a><a name="faq-writes-sylpheed"></a><b>1.4.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Who writes Sylpheed?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Hiroyuki Yamamoto <code class="email"><<a href="mailto:hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp">hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp</a>></code>.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e187"></a><a name="faq-sylpheed-name"></a><b>1.5.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
What does the name Sylpheed mean?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
It means <span class="emphasis"><em>light weight</em></span>, like air. This comes from the
name of the wind spirits, the Sylphs.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e197"></a><a name="faq-sylpheed-store-mail"></a><b>1.6.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
How does Sylpheed store mails?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Mails are stored in the MH mailfile format as used by MH
and EMH. Maildir, mbox, and eml formats are not (yet)
supported, although it is possible to import an mbox
file or an eml file into a Sylpheed mailbox.
</p>
<p>You can manage your mails just with Sylpheed, or together with another mailer based on the MH format (e.g. Mew). The MH format
has less possibility
of losing mails on failures since one file corresponds to one mail. You can also utilize fetchmail
and/or procmail, and external programs on receiving (like inc or imget).
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e206"></a><a name="faq-auto-collection-sylpheed"></a><b>1.7.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Why does the auto collection of mail not work?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Auto collection works since version 0.5.1. If you need it
or want it, you should upgrade.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e213"></a><a name="faq-filtering-sylpheed"></a><b>1.8.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Does Sylpheed have mail filtering?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Yes. You can find it in <span class="guimenu">Configuration</span> -> <span class="guimenuitem">Filter settings...</span></p>
<p>
Please note that filtering is not yet implemented for IMAP accounts.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e227"></a><a name="faq-imap-sylpheed"></a><b>1.9.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Can Sylpheed handle IMAP mail?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Yes. As of version 0.4.99 IMAP is supported.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e234"></a><a name="faq-local-unix-sylpheed"></a><b>1.10.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Can Sylpheed handle local unix mailboxes?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Yes.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e241"></a><a name="faq-ipv6-sylpheed"></a><b>1.11.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Can Sylpheed handle IPv6?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Yes, IPv6 is fully supported in Sylpheed.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e248"></a><a name="faq-encryption-gpg-sylpheed"></a><b>1.12.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Does Sylpheed support encryption like GPG?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Yes. GPG is implemented and works fine. For activating it in Sylpheed,
see the appropriate question in the Installation section.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e255"></a><a name="faq-mime-types-sylpheed"></a><b>1.13.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
How does Sylpheed check for MIME types?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Sylpheed uses the Mutt type of mime checking.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e262"></a><a name="faq-html-sylpheed"></a><b>1.14.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Does Sylpheed allow me to write HTML styled messages?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
No. A discussion has gone around over this topic, and
the outcome was that HTML mail is not wanted. If you
really need to send HTML, you can of course attach a
web page to an email.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e269"></a><a name="faq-completion-adress-sylpheed"></a><b>1.15.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Does Sylpheed have automatic name completion in the address fields?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Yes. When you search for a name that starts with "<code class="literal">don</code>",
type "<code class="literal">don</code>" (without the quotes) and it will show you the correct name (when only one "don"
exists in your address book. Otherwise a drop-down list
appears, which allows you to select the name you want.
E.g. Donald Duck, Don Johnson. But also email addresses
starting with "<code class="literal">don</code>" will appear in the list (like
"<code class="literal">don.giovanni@maffia.org</code>").
</p>
<p>Prior to Sylpheed 3.1, users needed to press the <span><strong class="keycap">Tab</strong></span> key before the search would start. If you still prefer the previous behavior, you can enable it by checking <span class="guimenu">Configuration</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Common preferences...</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Details</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Other</span>-><span class="guisubmenu">Address book</span>+<span class="guilabel">Address auto-completion:</span>+<span class="guilabel">Start with Tab</span>.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e309"></a><a name="faq-tab-error-sylpheed"></a><b>1.16.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Fine, but when I hit the Tab key I either get an error message or nothing happens at all.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
When you want to use name completion, make sure that
there are names in your address book. If there are no
names, even Sylpheed has a hard time completing
something.
</p>
<p>If nothing happens at all when typing text in the address fields, make sure that you have the address auto-completion enabled
by checking that the following preference is not selected: <span class="guimenu">Configuration</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Common preferences...</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Details</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Other</span>-><span class="guisubmenu">Address book</span>+<span class="guilabel">Address auto-completion:</span>+<span class="guilabel">Disabled</span>.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e334"></a><a name="faq-sylpheed-fast"></a><b>1.17.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Why is Sylpheed so fast?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>That's what it is designed for!
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e341"></a><a name="faq-patches-sylpheed"></a><b>1.18.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Where can I get the current patches for Sylpheed?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>In most cases, current patches are being posted by Sylpheed users and contributors to the <a href="http://www.sraoss.jp/mailman/listinfo/sylpheed" target="_top">Sylpheed mailing list</a> <code class="email"><<a href="mailto:sylpheed@sraoss.jp">sylpheed@sraoss.jp</a>></code>.
(Also see the Installation section on how to install a patch.)
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e354"></a><a name="faq-send-patches-sylpheed"></a><b>1.19.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>How can I send in patches, report bugs, talk about Sylpheed with others?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>To talk to others, you should join the Sylpheed mailing
list at <a href="http://www.sraoss.jp/mailman/listinfo/sylpheed" target="_top">
<code class="literal">http://www.sraoss.jp/mailman/listinfo/sylpheed</code>
</a>. Note that there is
a Japanese and an English list, so pick the right one!
If you have made a patch that you want the world to know
of, please post it either to the mailing list, or contact the Sylpheed author, Hiroyuki Yamamoto <code class="email"><<a href="mailto:hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp">hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp</a>></code>.
</p>
<p>Please supply the information of <span class="guimenu">Tools</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Log window</span>, or the contents of
<code class="filename">sylpheed.log</code>, which is located under the configuration folder, when
reporting bugs.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e381"></a><a name="faq-content-type-header-sylpheed"></a><b>1.20.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>When I send mail, the Content-Type header says the mail is in
US-ASCII, even when I specified ISO-8859-1?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>If ISO-8859-1 characters (>= 0x80) are not used in the
message body, Sylpheed will automatically set the
charset value in the Content-Type header as US-ASCII.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e388"></a><a name="faq-word-wrap-sylpheed"></a><b>1.21.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Why does it look like word wrap is not working?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Word wrapping is a bit peculiar perhaps. You can type
lines as long as you like. By the time you send or queue
a mail with long lines, Sylpheed will first wrap the
lines to the line length you set up, and then the mail
is queued. This is more convenient than you think. Once
a line is wrapped (hard line breaks are inserted in the
text) and you add something in a line there, the next
line will move to a separate new line, leaving one or
two words from the previous line "hanging there" alone.
E.g.
</p>
<div class="literallayout">
<p> This is a long line that<br>
is wrapped.
</p>
</div>
<p>Now you add one word in the first line:
</p>
<div class="literallayout">
<p> This is a very long line<br>
that<br>
is wrapped
</p>
</div>
<p>This would cause you a lot of manual reformatting to get
a presentable mail again.
</p>
<div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
<h3 class="title">Note</h3>
<p>As of Sylpheed 0.8.0., active word wrap has been
implemented. You can turn it on in <span class="guisubmenu">Common Preferences</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Compose</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Editor</span>+<span class="guilabel">Wrap on input</span>.
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e414"></a><a name="d0e415"></a><b>1.22.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>How do I copy my mail archive to another machine? </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>You need to copy the <code class="filename">sylpheed-2.0</code> directory with your user profile, and your entire local mail archive.
</p>
<p>Under UNIX, the user profile is stored in <code class="filename">$HOME/.sylpheed-2.0</code> by default, and your local mail archive is by default located in <code class="filename">$HOME/Mail</code>.
</p>
<p>While under Windows 2000/XP, the user profile is stored in <code class="filename">C:\Documents and Settings\<em class="replaceable"><code>(user name)</code></em>\Application Data\Sylpheed</code> by default, and your local mail archive is by default located in <code class="filename">C:\Documents and Settings\<em class="replaceable"><code>(user name)</code></em>\Application Data\Sylpheed\Mailboxes\Mail</code>.
</p>
<p>Under Windows Vista/Seven, the directory paths are <code class="filename">C:\Users\<em class="replaceable"><code>(user name)</code></em>\AppData\Roaming\Sylpheed</code>, and <code class="filename">C:\Users\<em class="replaceable"><code>(user name)</code></em>\AppData\Roaming\Sylpheed\Mailboxes\Mail</code>, respectively.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e460"></a><a name="faq-import-mbox-sylpheed"></a><b>1.23.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Can I import a mbox into Sylpheed's MH mailfolders?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Yes, just create/select the folder you want your
mails in, and select <span class="guimenuitem">Import mbox file...</span> in the <span class="guimenu">File</span>
menu.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e473"></a><a name="faq-procmail-use-sylpheed"></a><b>1.24.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Can I use procmail to sort my mails with the MH mail handling?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Yes. Just make sure that you add <code class="computeroutput">/.</code> to the end of a rule so
procmail knows you are filtering into an MH mail folder. Example:
</p><pre class="programlisting">0:
* ^Subject:.*sylpheed
sylpheedmail/.
</pre><p>Check <span><strong class="command">man procmail</strong></span> for details.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e490"></a><a name="faq-upgrade-sylpheed"></a><b>1.25.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
When I upgrade Sylpheed, are there things I should be aware of?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Yes!
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist">
<ul type="disc">
<li>
<p>Upgrade to 0.4.50: you should reconfigure your newsgroup settings</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Upgrade to 0.4.63: you should set the URL string colors from the <span class="guimenu">Configuration</span> menu
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Upgrade to 0.4.65: some menu items have been moved</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Upgrade to 0.7.3: many key bindings have changed</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Upgrade to 2.2.3 or former on Windows: all configuration files such as mailboxes or bsfilter files are removed when performing
the upgrade and/or uninstallation, so please be careful and backup your data
</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<p>You should always read the <code class="filename">NEWS</code> document (and also <code class="filename">NEWS-<em class="replaceable"><code>x</code></em>.0</code> if you are upgrading from a very old version) that is included in the release tarballs. The NEWS can also be viewed on the
<a href="http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/news.html" target="_top">appropriate Sylpheed website page</a>.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e530"></a><a name="faq-update-views-sylpheed"></a><b>1.26.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>How can I quickly update the views in Sylpheed?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Just press <span><strong class="keycap">Alt</strong></span>-<span><strong class="keycap">U</strong></span> or select <span class="guimenuitem">Update summary</span> from the <span class="guimenu">View</span> menu.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e549"></a><a name="faq-gvim-external-editor-sylpheed"></a><b>1.27.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Why can't I use gvim as external editor?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
If one wishes to use gvim as an external editor it's
necessary to start it with the no-fork option <em class="parameter"><code>-f</code></em>, i.e.
in the configuration dialog box you need to enter
<span><strong class="command">gvim -f %s</strong></span>. If not the editor forks and open up a
separate file and when one quits the editor the changes
are lost and don't show up in the composer window.
(Thanks, Ed Collins!)
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e562"></a><a name="faq-quote-messages-sylpheed"></a><b>1.28.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Can I quote just parts of the original message when replying?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Yes, select the part in the text view and choose <span class="guiicon">Reply</span>.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e572"></a><a name="faq-not-quoting-sylpheed"></a><b>1.29.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Can I reply without quoting at all?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>You need to disable quoting by editing the reply format under <span class="guimenu">Configuration</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Common preferences</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Compose tab</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Format tab</span>
(also works with
forward format which you can see below the reply format in the configuration dialog).
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e589"></a><a name="d0e590"></a><b>1.30.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p> Does Sylpheed provide an anti-spam feature? </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Yes. It has a <a href="http://www.bogofilter.org/" target="_top">bogofilter</a> and a <a href="http://bsfilter.org/index-e.html" target="_top">bsfilter</a> support. Just go to <span class="guimenu">Configuration</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Common preferences...</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Junk mail</span> and check <span class="guilabel">Enable Junk mail control</span>. Then you can select a <span class="guilabel">Learning command</span> preset of your choice, or possibly use custom commands.
</p>
<p>You can also use other spam filters thanks to the Actions functionality (available under <span class="guimenu">Configuration</span>-><span class="guimenuitem">Actions...</span>).
</p>
<div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
<h3 class="title">Note</h3>
<p>You need to have bogofilter, bsfilter, or other spam filter properly installed on your system prior to the junk mail configuration
in Sylpheed, unless you use Sylpheed for Windows, which comes with bsfilter included in the installation program (since version
2.7.0).
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e627"></a><a name="d0e628"></a><b>1.31.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Are there any plug-ins extending standard Sylpheed functionality?</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>As of Sylpheed 3.1, there is an Attachment Tool Plug-in distributed with the Sylpheed source code and available under <code class="filename">plugin/attachment_tool/</code>. Its only function is to remove attachments from
selected messages and is provided more or less as a technology preview. More plug-ins are planned since Sylpheed 3.0, released
in early 2010, and later supports a plug-in interface. In the future, some of the Sylpheed features will be re-implemented
as plug-ins, and, moreover, various other plug-ins will be released.
</p>
<p>There is a page on the Sylpheed website dedicated to the <a href="http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/plugin.html" target="_top">plug-in interface</a>. Additionally, the <code class="filename">PLUGIN.txt</code> file distributed directly with Sylpheed can provide you with some basic information on the topic.
</p>
<div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
<h3 class="title">Note</h3>
<p>If you are a developer interested in creating plug-ins for Sylpheed, see the <a href="http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/wiki/index.php?PluginSpec" target="_top">plug-in specification</a> on the Sylpheed wiki.
</p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e651"></a><a name="faq-faq-sylpheed"></a><b>1.32.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Where I can find the latest Sylpheed FAQ and manual?
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>
Go to <a href="http://sylpheeddoc.sourceforge.net/" target="_top">http://sylpheeddoc.sourceforge.net</a> and check out
the FAQ and manual from the Sylpheed Documentation Project (sylpheeddoc). Both
documents are available in multiple languages there and
usually contain the latest updates. The direct links are as follows:
</p>
<div class="itemizedlist">
<ul type="disc">
<li>
<p><a href="http://sylpheeddoc.sourceforge.net/en/faq/sylpheed-faq.html" target="_top">current version of the English FAQ</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://sylpheeddoc.sourceforge.net/en/manual/sylpheed.html" target="_top">current version of the English manual</a></p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<p>Also see the question about available language versions at the top of this section. </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e672"></a><a name="d0e673"></a><b>1.33.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Where I can obtain source files for this document?</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>The source DocBook XML files in which this document is written can be obtained from a <a href="http://sylpheeddoc.cvs.sourceforge.net/sylpheeddoc/" target="_top">public CVS repository</a> that is part of the <a href="http://sylpheeddoc.sourceforge.net/" target="_top">Sylpheed Documentation Project</a>. The source files with all the necessary build system, XSL stylesheets or snapshots are stored under the "<a href="http://sylpheeddoc.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/sylpheeddoc/doc/" target="_top">doc</a>" module in the CVS repository and can be checked out through anonymous CVS with the following commands (simply press Enter
when prompted for a password):
</p>
<p><span><strong class="command">cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@sylpheeddoc.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/sylpheeddoc login</strong></span></p>
<p><span><strong class="command">cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@sylpheeddoc.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/sylpheeddoc co -P doc</strong></span></p>
<p>The source files are also included in .tar.gz and .zip archives made available with each documentation release, these can
be downloaded from the <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/sylpheeddoc/files/" target="_top">appropriate project page</a>. For more information on the used project infrastructure, please see the <a href="http://sylpheeddoc.sourceforge.net/en/tools.html" target="_top">project website</a>.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="question">
<td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e702"></a><a name="d0e703"></a><b>1.34.</b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>I have found an error and/or outdated information in this document!</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="answer">
<td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">
<p>Please report any errors, misleading and/or outdated information to the <a href="http://sylpheeddoc.sourceforge.net/" target="_top">Sylpheed Documentation Project</a>. You can see the list of Project members in the following question, so you can also contact them directly.
</p>
</td>
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<p>Who are the members of the Sylpheed Documentation Project?</p>
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<p>The current members of the Sylpheed Documentation Project are:</p><pre class="programlisting">Francois Barriere fbarriere at users.sourceforge.net
Petr Kovar pknbe at users.sourceforge.net</pre><p>Below is the list of former members of the Sylpheed Documentation Project. Big thank you goes to all of them!</p><pre class="programlisting">Martin Bretschneider furbour at users.sourceforge.net
Olivier Delhomme dup at users.sourceforge.net
Doruk Fisek dobidik at users.sourceforge.net
Melvin Hadasht mhadasht at users.sourceforge.net
Nicolas Kaiser nikai at users.sourceforge.net
Paul Kater pkater at users.sourceforge.net
Ricardo Mones Lastra mones at users.sourceforge.net
Jens Oberender jobi at users.sourceforge.net
Marcelo Ramos hackpando at users.sourceforge.net
Guido Rudolphi malatesta at users.sourceforge.net
Frank Weng fweng at users.sourceforge.net</pre></td>
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