Java Desktop System Release 2 Ximian Evolution 1.4 User Guide

Configuring a Mail Server From Which to Receive Email

Enter your receiving mail server information in the first Receiving Mail page in the Evolution Setup Assistant.

Evolution can receive email in several ways. Select the type of server from which you want to receive email from the Server Type drop-down list. Select one of the following options:

IMAP: Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) servers receive and store your messages. When you log in to an IMAP server, you can view header information for your messages. You can open the messages that you want to read, and you can also create and use folders on the IMAP server.

Select this option if you want to access your email from multiple systems.
POP: Post Office Protocol (POP) servers store your messages until you log in to the server. When you log in to the POP server, all your messages are downloaded to your local area and are deleted from the POP server. You work with your messages in your local area. Typically, a POP server has a permanent connection to the Internet, and the clients of the server connect occasionally to the Internet.

Select this option to download your messages to your local directories.
Local delivery: The mbox format stores your messages in one large file in your local file system. This file is called a mail spool.

Select this option if you want to store email from the mail spool in your home directory.
MH-format mail directories: Mail servers that use mh format store messages in individual files. Select this option if you want to use an application that uses the mh format.
Maildir-format mail directories: Mail servers that use maildir format also store messages in individual files. The maildir format is similar to the mh format. Select this option if you want to use an application that uses the maildir format, for example, qmail.
Standard Unix mbox spool or directory: This option uses mbox format. Select this option if you want to store email from the mail spool in a directory other than your home directory.
None: Select this option if you do not want to use this email account to receive email messages.

When you select an option from the Server Type drop-down list, more options are displayed in the Receiving Mail page. Different options are displayed, depending on the option that you select . Table 2–2 lists the receiving mail server settings that you can configure.

When you complete the receiving mail server information, click on the Forward button.

Table 2–2 Receiving Mail Server Settings


Element	Description
Host	Enter the host name of the mail server in this field. IMAP, POP options only.
Username	Enter your username for your account on the mail server in this field. IMAP, POP options only.
Authentication type	Select a type of authentication to use for the account. IMAP, POP options only.
Check for supported types	Click on this button to check what types of authentication the server supports. The types of authentication that the server supports are added to the Authentication type drop-down list. IMAP, POP options only.
Remember this password	Select this option if you want to connect directly to the mail server, rather than enter your password each time you connect. IMAP, POP options only.
Path	Enter the path to the location where you want to store your email. Valid only for the following options: Local delivery MH-format mail directories Maildir-format mail directories Standard Unix mbox spool or directory