Java Desktop System Release 2 User Guide

Ximian Evolution 1.4

Evolution is an advanced personal information management system that integrates with email and calendar servers. Evolution contains the following components:

Component	Description
Calendar	Enables you to schedule appointments.
Contacts	Enables you to create an address book of your contacts.
Email	Enables you to compose, send, receive, and manage email messages.
Summary	Provides an overview of your day. Summary displays an overview of your email messages, appointments, meetings, and tasks.
Tasks	Enables you to manage the work tasks that you perform.
Connectors	Enables you to connect to mail and calendar servers.

Evolution includes the following features and benefits:

Feature	Benefit
Versatility	`Evolution` manages contact information, appointments and mail, and integrates this functionality in an integrated package. `Evolution` acts as the central point of control for all your communication needs.
Compatibility	`Evolution` supports global mail protocols, such as IMAP4, SMTP, POP3 and LDAP. `Evolution` also adheres to global standards and file formats, such as `mbox`, to facilitate smooth integration into existing environments.
Integration	Public interfaces to the core functionality of `Evolution`components ensure easy integration with other applications.
Scalability	`Evolution` can manage large amounts of mail and provides tools to organize, read, and search through mail in an efficient way.

To Start Evolution

Click Launch, then choose Email and Calendar.

Alternatively, click Launch, then choose Launch -> Applications -> Internet -> Email and Calendar.

When you start Evolution for the first time, the Evolution Setup Assistant is displayed. The Evolution Setup Assistant guides you through the initial configuration process for Evolution. In the initial configuration process, you perform the following actions:

Enter identity information.
Create an email account, that is, configure how to receive email, configure how to send email, and provide a name for the account.
Select your time zone.
Import data from other applications.

You can access Help for Evolution from within the Evolution application.