Configuring Mail Accounts

Accounts table 

This table lists your mail accounts. Double-click on a mail account to edit the mail account. 

Add

Click on this button to add a mail account. The Evolution Account Assistant is displayed. The Evolution Account Assistant guides you through the process to add a mail account.

For more information about how to add a mail account, see Using the Evolution Setup Assistant.

Edit

To edit a mail account, select the account in the accounts table, then click on the Edit button.

For more information about how to edit a mail account, see To Edit a Mail Account.

Remove

To delete a mail account, select the account in the accounts table, then click on the Remove button. A confirmation dialog is displayed. Click Delete on the confirmation dialog to delete the mail account.

Default

To make a mail account your default mail account, select the account in the accounts table, then click on the Default button.

Enable, Disable

To disable a mail account, select the account in the accounts table, then click on the Disable button. Alternatively, click on the check box in the Enabled column for the account.

To enable a mail account, select the account, then click on the Enable button. Alternatively, click on the check box in the Enabled column for the account.

Default signature

Select a signature to use as your default signature from the drop-down list. The signature that you select is added to all your messages. 

Add new signature

Click on this button to add a signature to the list of signatures.  

To add a signature to the list of signatures, perform the following steps: 

• Click on the Add button to display the Edit signature dialog.

• Type a name for the signature in the Name text box.

• Type the signature in the content area of the dialog. For information about how to format the signature, see Composing Messages.

• Choose File -> Save and Close to save the signature and close the dialog.

Drafts folder

When you choose File -> Save Draft from the Compose a message window, the draft message is saved. Use this preference to specify the folder in which to store your draft messages.

Click on the folder button to open the Select Folder dialog. Select the folder in which to store your draft messages from the Select Folder dialog, then click OK.

Sent messages folder

When you send a message, a copy of the message is saved automatically. Use this preference to specify the folder in which to store your sent messages.  

Click on the folder button to open the Select Folder dialog. Select the folder in which to store your sent messages from the Select Folder dialog, then click OK.

Restore Defaults

Click on this button to restore the Email and Calendar default settings for the Drafts folder and Sent messages folder preferences.

Always carbon-copy (Cc) to

Select this option if you want to copy all of your messages to an address. Enter the address to which you want to copy your messages in the field. If you want to copy your messages to more than one address, separate the addresses with a comma. 

Always blind carbon-copy (Bcc) to

Select this option if you want to blind-copy all of your messages to an address. Enter the address to which you want to blind-copy your messages in the field. If you want to blind-copy your messages to more than one address, separate the addresses with a comma. 

PGP/GPG Key ID

Type your public key in the text box. 

Always sign outgoing messages when using this account

Select this option to attach an encrypted signature to all messages that you send from this email account. 

Don't sign meeting requests (for Outlook compatibility)

Select this option if you do not want to attach an encrypted signature when you send meeting information to attendees in Calendar.

Outlook cannot accept meeting requests with encrypted signatures. Select this option if any of the meeting attendees use Outlook.

Always encrypt to myself when sending encrypted mail

Select this option to always send a copy of your encrypted messages to yourself in encrypted form. 

Select this option if you want to be able to decrypt the encrypted messages that you send, for example, in your Sent folder or Outbox folder.

Always trust keys in my keyring when encrypting

Select this option if you do not want to validate the public keys of contacts who are in your public keyring when you encrypt a message. A public keyring is a file that lists all of the public keys that you know.