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Here are links to several translations: -<UL> -<LI> -<A HREF="http://www.enseirb.fr/~dinh/sylpheed/sylpheed-sylpheed-faq-fr.html">SYLPHEED FAQ in French courtesy of DINH V. Hoa</A></LI> -<LI> -<A HREF="http://silver.lacmhacarh.gr.jp/sylpheed/sylpheedsylpheed-faq-ja.htm">SYLPHEED FAQ in Japanese</A> courtesy of WAKAI "SilverRain" Kazunao</LI> -<LI> -<A HREF="http://beatles.cselt.it/~mau/sylpheed/sylpheedsylpheed-faq.html">SYLPHEED FAQ in Italian</A> courtesy of Maurizio Codogno</LI> -<LI> -<A HREF="http://www.synconet.de/privhome/rs/sylpheed_sylpheed-faq.html">SYLPHEED FAQ</A> in German (HTML-Version)</LI> -<LI> -<A HREF="http://www.synconet.de/privhome/rs/sylpheed_faq.txt">the german text-only version</A>, both courtesy of Ralf Schiffers.</LI> -<LI> -<A HREF="http://www.cs.uoi.gr/~csst9910/el_sylsylpheed-faq.html">SYLPHEED FAQ in Greek</A> courtesy of Theofilos Intzoglou.</LI> -<LI> -<A HREF="http://sylpheed.republika.pl">SYLPHEED FAQ in Polish</A> courtesy of Przemyslaw Sulek.</LI> -<LI> -<A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/hackpando/sylpheedsylpheed-faq.html">HTML version</A> by Marcelo Ramos, also:</LI> -<LI> -<A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/hackpando/sylpheedfaq.txt">Text version</A></LI> -<LI> -<A HREF="http://www.aic.uniovi.es/mones/sylpheed/sylpheed-faq-es/">Linked HTML</A>, by Ricardo Mones Lastra, as well as</LI> -<LI> -<A HREF="http://hem.passagen.se/webplats/sylpheed-sylpheed-faq-se.html">Swedish FAQ</A>, courtesy of Mattias Stergren</LI> -</UL> - -You can download this FAQ from -<A HREF="http://sylpheeddoc.sf.net">http://sylpheeddoc.sf.net</A><H2><A NAME="ss1.2">1.2 Q02 What is Sylpheed?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Sylpheed is an e-mail client (& news reader) based on -GTK+, running on the X Window System, and aiming for -<UL> -<LI>Quick response</LI> -<LI>Graceful, and sophisticated interface</LI> -<LI>Easy configuration, intuitive operation</LI> -<LI>Abundant features</LI> -</UL> -<H2><A NAME="ss1.3">1.3 Q03 Where can I get Sylpheed?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. You can download it from <CODE> -<A HREF="http://sylpheed.good-day.net">sylpheed.good-day.net</A></CODE> -There are links to download the tarball sources, and -also links to sites where you can download RPM's (for -Redhat and Mandrake), DEB packages for Debian, and -installations for Solaris and FreeBSD. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.4">1.4 Q04 Who writes Sylpheed?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Hiroyuki Yamamoto (<CODE>hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp</CODE>) -<H2><A NAME="ss1.5">1.5 Q05 What does the name Sylpheed mean?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. It means 'light weight', like air. This comes from the -name of the wind spirits, the Sylphs. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.6">1.6 Q06 How does Sylpheed store mails?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Mails are stored in the MH mailfile format as used by MH -and EMH. Maildir and mbox format are not (yet) -supported, although it is possible to import an mbox -file into a Sylpheed mailbox. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.7">1.7 Q07 Why does the auto collection of mail not work?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Autocollection works since version 0.5.1. If you need it -or want it, you should upgrade. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.8">1.8 Q08 Does Sylpheed have mail filtering?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Yes. You can find it in Configuration > filtering tab. -<P>Please note that filtering is not yet implemented for IMAP accounts. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.9">1.9 Q09 Can Sylpheed handle IMAP mail?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Yes. As of version 0.4.99 IMAP is supported. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.10">1.10 Q10 Can Sylpheed handle local unix mailboxes?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Yes. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.11">1.11 Q11 Can Sylpheed handle IPv6?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Yes, IPv6 is fully supported in Sylpheed. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.12">1.12 Q12 Does Sylpheed support encryption like GPG?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Yes. GPG is implemented and works fine. For activating it in Sylpheed, see Q14 in the Installation section. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.13">1.13 Q13 How does Sylpheed check for MIME types?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Sylpheed uses the Mutt type of mime checking. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.14">1.14 Q14 Does Sylpheed allow me to write HTML styled messages?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. 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 -webpage to an e-mail. Several patches have been made to -facilitate better HTML handling in Sylpheed. You can -find these patches at the Sylpheed Patch Page (see -further down in the document). -<H2><A NAME="ss1.15">1.15 Q15 Does Sylpheed have name completion in the address fields?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Yes. When you search for a name that starts with "<CODE>don</CODE>", -type "<CODE>don</CODE>" (without the quotes) and press the TAB key. -This will show you the correct name (when only one "don" -exists in your addressbook. Otherwise a dropdown list -appears, which allows you to select the name you want. -E.g. Donald Duck, Don Johnson. But also e-mail addresses -starting with "<CODE>don</CODE>" will appear in the list (like -"<CODE>don.giovanni@maffia.org</CODE>"). -<H2><A NAME="ss1.16">1.16 Q16 Fine, but when I hit the TAB key I get an error message.</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. 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. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.17">1.17 Q17 Why is Sylpheed so fast?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. That's what it is designed for! -<H2><A NAME="ss1.18">1.18 Q18 Where can I get the current patches for Sylpheed?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. The Sylpheed Patch homepage: -<CODE> -<A HREF="http://www.teledix.net/sylpheed/">The sylpheed patch homepage</A></CODE> -(Also see section on Installation on how to install a -patch) -<H2><A NAME="ss1.19">1.19 Q19 How can I send in patches, report bugs, talk about Sylpheed with others?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. To talk to others, you should join the Sylpheed mailing -list at <CODE>http://sylpheed.good-day.net</CODE>. 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 get in touch with the manager of the Sylpheed -Patch homepage, at <CODE>sylpheed@thewildbeast.co.uk</CODE> -<H2><A NAME="ss1.20">1.20 Q20 When I send mail, the Content-Type header says the mail is in US-ASCII, even when I specified ISO-8859-1?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. 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. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.21">1.21 Q21 Why does it look like word wrap is not working?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. 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. -<PRE> - This is a long line - is wrapped. -</PRE> -<P>Now you add one word in the first line: -<PRE> - This is a very long line - that - is wrapped -</PRE> -<P>This would cause you a lot of manual reformatting to get -a presentable mail again. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.22">1.22 Q22 Where can I find the latest FAQ on Sylpheed?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Go to -<A HREF="http://sylpheeddoc.sf.net">http://sylpheeddoc.sf.net</A> and check out the FAQ and manual from the sylpheeddoc project. Both documents are available in multiple languages there and usually contain the latest updates. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.23">1.23 Q23 Can I import a mbox into Sylpheed's MH mailfolders?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Yes, just create/select the folder you want your -mails in, and select "Import mbox file" in the File -menu. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.24">1.24 Q24 Can I use procmail to sort my mails with the MH mail handling?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Yes. Just make sure that you add /. to the end of a rule so procmail knows you are filtering into an MH mail folder. Example: -<P><CODE>0:</CODE> -<P><CODE>* ^Subject:.*sylpheed</CODE> -<P><CODE> sylpheedmail/.</CODE> -<P>Check man procmail for details. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.25">1.25 Q25 When I upgrade Sylpheed, are there things I should be aware of?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Yes! -<P>Upgrade to 0.4.50: you should reconfigure your newsgroup settings -<P>Upgrade to 0.4.63: you should set the URL string colors from the Configuration menu. -<P>Upgrade to 0.4.65: some menu items have been moved -<P>Upgrade to 0.7.3: many keybindings have changed -<H2><A NAME="ss1.26">1.26 Q26 How can I quickly update the views in Sylpheed?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. Just press Alt-U or select "update" from the summary menu. -<H2><A NAME="ss1.27">1.27 Q27 Why can't I use gvim as external editor?</A> -</H2> - -<P>A. If one wishes to use gvim as an external editor it's necessary to start it with the no-fork option -f, i.e. in the configuration dialog box you need to enter "gvim -f %s". 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. -<P>(Thanks, Ed Collins!) -<HR> -<A HREF="sylpheed-faq-2.html">Next</A> -Previous -<A HREF="sylpheed-faq.html#toc1">Contents</A> -</BODY> -</HTML> +</style></head> + <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"> + <div class="navheader"> + <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"> + <tr> + <th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 1. 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Sylpheed FAQ - General Information + </h2> + </div> + </div> + </div> + <div class="qandaset"> + <dl> + <dt>1.1. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e73"> + Are there FAQ's in other languages? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.2. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e112"> + What is Sylpheed? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.3. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e140"> + Where can I get Sylpheed? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.4. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e157"> + Who writes Sylpheed? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.5. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e167"> + What does the name Sylpheed mean? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.6. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e177"> + How does Sylpheed store mails? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.7. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e186"> + Why does the auto collection of mail not work? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.8. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e193"> + Does Sylpheed have mail filtering? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.9. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e207"> + Can Sylpheed handle IMAP mail? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.10. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e214"> + Can Sylpheed handle local unix mailboxes? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.11. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e221"> + Can Sylpheed handle IPv6? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.12. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e228"> + Does Sylpheed support encryption like GPG? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.13. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e235"> + How does Sylpheed check for MIME types? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.14. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e242">Does Sylpheed allow me to write HTML styled messages? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.15. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e249">Does Sylpheed have name completion in the address fields? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.16. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e271">Fine, but when I hit the Tab key I get an error message. + </a></dt> + <dt>1.17. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e278">Why is Sylpheed so fast? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.18. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e285">Where can I get the current patches for Sylpheed? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.19. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e298">How can I send in patches, report bugs, talk about Sylpheed with others? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.20. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e325">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#d0e332">Why does it look like word wrap is not working? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.22. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e358">How do I copy my mail archive to another machine? </a></dt> + <dt>1.23. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e404">Can I import a mbox into Sylpheed's MH mailfolders? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.24. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e417"> + Can I use procmail to sort my mails with the MH mail handling? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.25. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e434"> + When I upgrade Sylpheed, are there things I should be aware of? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.26. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e474">How can I quickly update the views in Sylpheed? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.27. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e493">Why can't I use gvim as external editor? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.28. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e506">Can I quote just parts of the original message when replying? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.29. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e516">Can I reply without quoting at all? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.30. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e533"> Does Sylpheed provide an anti-spam feature? </a></dt> + <dt>1.31. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e571">Where can I find the latest Sylpheed FAQ and manual? + </a></dt> + <dt>1.32. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e592">I have found an error and/or outdated information in this document!</a></dt> + <dt>1.33. <a href="sylpheed-faq-1.html#d0e602">Who are the members of the Sylpheed Documentation Project?</a></dt> + </dl> + <table border="0" summary="Q and A Set" cellspacing="13px"> + <col align="left" width="1%"> + <tbody> + <tr class="question"> + <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e73"></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> + </tr> + <tr class="question"> + <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e112"></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 README 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> + </td> + </tr> + <tr class="question"> + <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e140"></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="d0e157"></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="d0e167"></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="d0e177"></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="d0e186"></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="d0e193"></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="d0e207"></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="d0e214"></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="d0e221"></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="d0e228"></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="d0e235"></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="d0e242"></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="d0e249"></a><a name="faq-completion-adress-sylpheed"></a><b>1.15.</b></td> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p>Does Sylpheed have 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 press the <span><strong class="keycap">Tab</strong></span> key. + This 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> + </td> + </tr> + <tr class="question"> + <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e271"></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 get an error message. + + </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> + </td> + </tr> + <tr class="question"> + <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e278"></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="d0e285"></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="d0e298"></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="d0e325"></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="d0e332"></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="d0e358"></a><a name="d0e359"></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, the directory paths are <code class="filename">C:\Users\<em class="replaceable"><code>(user name)</code></em>\AppData\Sylpheed</code>, and <code class="filename">C:\Users\<em class="replaceable"><code>(user name)</code></em>\AppData\Sylpheed\Mailboxes\Mail</code>, respectively. + </p> + </td> + </tr> + <tr class="question"> + <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e404"></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="d0e417"></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="d0e434"></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="d0e474"></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="d0e493"></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="d0e506"></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="d0e516"></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="d0e533"></a><a name="d0e534"></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="d0e571"></a><a name="faq-faq-sylpheed"></a><b>1.31.</b></td> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p>Where can I 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="d0e592"></a><a name="d0e593"></a><b>1.32.</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> + </tr> + <tr class="question"> + <td align="left" valign="top"><a name="d0e602"></a><a name="d0e603"></a><b>1.33.</b></td> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <p>Who are the members of the Sylpheed Documentation Project?</p> + </td> + </tr> + <tr class="answer"> + <td align="left" valign="top"><b></b></td> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + <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> + </tr> + </tbody> + </table> + </div> + </div> + <div class="navfooter"> + <hr> + <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> + <tr> + <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sylpheed-faq.html">Prev</a> + </td> + <td width="20%" align="center"> </td> + <td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sylpheed-faq-2.html">Next</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Sylpheed FAQ </td> + <td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="sylpheed-faq.html">Home</a></td> + <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 2. 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