Kmail version 1.9.6 mailclient Mini Howto for linux. (I am using ubuntu 7.04 and kde 3.5.6)       Back to Main Page
This i a very short version, and if you want to know more, go to the Internet etc.

This howto is without any guarantee, and you may use it on your own responsibility only.

There may be errors, but I do not want to use too much time to  write this howto.

My idea is to make documentation, so you can at the least start using the system.

I (66 years old) have abstracted what I find most important, from lots and lots of documentation.

To check specific words you may use: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page  (search).

It's easiest to print this howto out, to use it, by your side !


Index of page:

to get it going

Settings - Configure Kmail

the "Receiving" tab

the "Sending" tab

To send  new message

to attach one or more files

To make an attached file shown

the "Address Book"

To use Address Book

To check for new e-mail

add a mail folder

To delete a folder

To activate the anti spam program

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Kmail is used to send and receive e-mails.

I have used it for some years, and find it to work very well.

In order to get it going, you need some information from your Internet Service Provider (you normally get it when you establish a

broadband (adsl) account):

Username: "mailuser" (just an example).

Password: "1234abcd" (just an example.

Incoming e-mail server (POP): mailin.telia.com  (The mailserver which receives e_mail for you - example)

Outgoing  e-mail server (SMTP): mailout.telia.com (The mailserver which sends your e-mail - example)



Click on Settings - Configure Kmail and then you get this dialog (below):                                        Back to Index of Page



Choose Identities, and click the add "Add":



Your name: (your real name) "Niels Larsen" (example).                                                                                    Back to Index of Page

Organisation: bqz69 or private or whatever you like.

Email address: (your real e-mail address) bqz69@telia.com  (example) - and then click "OK":



As you see, the "Apply" button is black, so click on it.                                                                                                Back to Index of Page

Choose the "Receiving" tab, and then click the "Add" button (receiving means incoming mail for you):



Choose POP3 - and click "OK":



Account name: bqz69 (or whatever you want to be the name of your incoming (pop) account.

Login: mailuser (The mail user name you got from your Internet operator).                                                Back to Index of Page

Password: 1234abcd (The mail password you got from your Internet operator) (each e-mail account its own username and password).

Host: mailin.telia.com (The name of the incoming mail server you got from your Internet operator.

Port: 110 (Default port number).

The other settings in these set up dialog is the ones I use, so you might just copy them onto your own setup.

When finished, click "OK":
                                                                                                                                                                          
Then choose the "Sending" tab:



And click on the Add" button:



Choose "SMTP" and then click the "OK" button:                                                                                                            Back to Index of Page



Name: bqz69 (Or whatever you choose as a name of the sending e-mail account.

Host: mailout.telia.com (The name of the outgoing e-mail server, which you got from your Internet operator.

Port: 25 (default).

Precommand: Let empty.                                                                                                                                                Back to Index of Page

Login: mailuser (The mail user name you got from your Internet operator).

Password: 1234abcd (The e-mail password you got from your Internet operator.

When finished (you may use my other settings as shown) click "OK".

Remember to click the "Apply" button   each time you have made some set-up (but Kmail will otherwise prompt you).

When you have written something in a text bar, remember to click "Enter", or "Tab" (double horizontal arrows button on the keyboard).

The Appearance dialog you do not need to touch (defaults works fine).

The composer dialog you only need to touch the "General" tab, and use my settings (the other tabs do not touch):


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The Security dialog you can set the "Reading" tab like this, and leave the other tabs to default settings (no change)



The Misc dialog, Folders" tab you may setup like below, and do not touch the "Groupware" tab



When finished, click the "Apply" button, and finally the "OK" button.                                                                            Back to Index of Page



To send  new message, click on the "New Message" icon    or click "ctrl+n" and the New Message windows appear:



To: "peter@somesite.com" (is the address of the receiver).

Subject: It is important to always write a short subject text, which tells the receiver what the emal contains, as this can later be used

to find the file, and also makes it easier to get an overview, if many mails are received at the same time.            Back to Index of Page
If you want to attach one or more files, typical *.jpg images, you click  on the "paper clip" icon and then a File Manager window

opens, and you select the file -or files you want to attach to the e-mail:



As you can see two files are selected, "ctrl+left click" to select a file  (blue color), then  click the "Attach" button,

and the two files are attached:                                                                                                                                    Back to Index of Page



To make an attached file shown below the text, so the receiver will see it immediately, right click on the file


and then click on "Properties":                                                                                                                                        Back to Index of Page



Click in the small "Suggest automatic display" selection square to mark it - and finally "OK".

To add e-mail addresses to the "Address Book", choose Tools - Address Book:



and then click on "Address Book":                                                                                                                        Back to Index of Page



To add an e-mail address click on the "Add contact" button



You only need to fill the "Edit Name" and "Email" text bars, then click "Apply" and "OK", and the address is added.

To use Address Book, to insert an e-mail address, click button:                                                    Back to Index of Page



Then if the e-mail address is a "To" address click "Add as To", or if the address is a "CC" (copy to) click Add as CC etc.

To check for new e-mail, click the "Check Mail in" button   or "ctrl+L" button.

Besides this, there is a lot of choices in the Kmail Main Menu:                                                                                    Back to Index of Page



Please note, that the composer window (where you write your i-mails) has its own menu:



To add a mail folder, open Kmail, and right click on the "Local Folders" directory and choose "New Folder"



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And this pop up window shows up, so just write the folder name in the "Name" text bar, and finally click "OK".



To delete a folder, right click it, and a pop up menu shows up; then choose "Delete Folder", and in next popup window click "Delete" again.

You can see other choises in this pop up menu:


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If you want to use an antispam program, then make a mail folder, and for example give it the name "pam_spa" (or what you like).

To activate the anti spam program, choose Kmail -  Tools -  Anti-Spam wizard - Next  -  use the setup like below, and choose the "spam_spa"

folder as shown.



Then click "Next" and "Finish":                                                                                                                                        Back to Index of Page




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