SUSE LINUX 9.3

Part II. Office / Chapter 7. Evolution: An E-Mail and Calendar Program
	6.6. For More Information		7.2. Evolution Overview

Chapter 7. Evolution: An E-Mail and Calendar Program

Table of Contents

7.1. Importing E-Mail from Other Mail Programs
7.2. Evolution Overview
7.3. Mail
7.4. Contacts
7.5. Calendars
7.6. Syncing Data with a Handheld
7.7. For More Information

Abstract

Evolution is a groupware suite that offers regular e-mail features along with extended features, like task lists and a calendar. The application also provides a complete address book, including the ability to send contact information to others in vCard format.

Start Evolution from the main menu or with evolution. When started for the first time, Evolution offers a configuration assistant. Its use is described in Section 7.3.1, “Configuring Accounts”.

	Microsoft Exchange Accounts
Using Evolution with Microsoft Exchange requires installation of the `ximian-connector` package. Install it with YaST.

7.1. Importing E-Mail from Other Mail Programs

Evolution can import e-mail from other e-mail programs, such as Netscape. To do so, select ‘File’+‘Import’. For mbox formats, select ‘Import a single file’. For Netscape, select ‘Import data and settings from older programs’. To work with data from programs using the maildir format, such as KMail, configure an account that accesses the mail directory.