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|[[Image:Kmail-kde4.png|thumb|265px|The KMail Welcome Screen]]|| '''KMail is the email component of [[Kontact]], the integrated personal information manager from KDE.'''
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==Main Features==
==Main Features==


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* Supports the standard mail protocols IMAP, POP3 and SMTP.
* Supports the standard mail protocols IMAP, POP3 and SMTP.
* Supports authentication via NTLM (Microsoft Windows) and GSSAPI (Kerberos)
* Supports authentication via NTLM (Microsoft Windows) and GSSAPI (Kerberos)
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* Encrypted password saving in [[KDE Wallet Manager|KWallet]]
* Encrypted password saving in [[KDE Wallet Manager|KWallet]]


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===Other Features===
===Other Features===


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* Flagging and tagging of messages to aid sorting and recovery of information
* Flagging and tagging of messages to aid sorting and recovery of information
* Supports mailing list management features
* Supports mailing list management features
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* Compression of attachments
* Compression of attachments


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=== Groupware ===
=== Groupware ===


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KMail supports ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/groupware Groupware]'' functionality. You can receive invitations from colleagues and accept them. As you accept them, they are entered into your calendar. To view your calendar, start ''[[KOrganizer]]'' or ''[[Kontact]]''.
KMail supports ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/groupware Groupware]'' functionality. You can receive invitations from colleagues and accept them. As you accept them, they are entered into your calendar. To view your calendar, start ''[[KOrganizer]]'' or ''[[Kontact]]''.


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== Screenshots==
== Screenshots==


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See ''[[KMail/Screenshots|this page]]'' for several views.
See ''[[KMail/Screenshots|this page]]'' for several views.


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==KMail's Toolbox==
==KMail's Toolbox==


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''[[KMail/Tools|This page]]'' discusses the following issues -
''[[KMail/Tools|This page]]'' discusses the following issues -


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::* ''[[KMail/Tools#Mail_Import_Tools|Mail Import Tools]]''
::* ''[[KMail/Tools#Mail_Import_Tools|Mail Import Tools]]''
::* ''[[KMail/Tools#Mail_Export_Tools|Mail Export Tools]]''
::* ''[[KMail/Tools#Mail_Export_Tools|Mail Export Tools]]''
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::* ''[[KMail/Tools#Other_Tools_and_Patches|Other Tools and Patches]]''
::* ''[[KMail/Tools#Other_Tools_and_Patches|Other Tools and Patches]]''


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==KMail and PGP<nowiki>/</nowiki>MIME==
==KMail and PGP<nowiki>/</nowiki>MIME==


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''[[KMail/PGP_MIME|KMail and PGP/MIME]]'' discusses
''[[KMail/PGP_MIME|KMail and PGP/MIME]]'' discusses
::* Prerequisites
::* Prerequisites
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;;* Checking that it works in KMail
;;* Checking that it works in KMail


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==The Development Team==
==The Development Team==


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A list of the many developers is available ''[[KMail/Devs|here]]''.
A list of the many developers is available ''[[KMail/Devs|here]]''.


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== FAQs, Hints and Tips ==
== FAQs, Hints and Tips ==


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For ease of reading these have been moved to ''[[KMail/FAQs_Hints_and_Tips|their own page]]''.
For ease of reading these have been moved to ''[[KMail/FAQs_Hints_and_Tips|their own page]]''.


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[[Category:Office]]
[[Category:Office]]
[[Category:Internet]]
[[Category:Internet]]
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Revision as of 07:01, 10 June 2010

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The KMail Welcome Screen
KMail is the email component of Kontact, the integrated personal information manager from KDE.


Main Features

  • Supports the standard mail protocols IMAP, POP3 and SMTP.
  • Supports authentication via NTLM (Microsoft Windows) and GSSAPI (Kerberos)
  • Supports plain text and secure logins, using SSL and TLS.
  • Integration of international character sets
  • Spell-checking (as-you-type and on demand)
  • Native support for inline OpenPGP, PGP/MIME, and S/MIME.
  • Reading and writing of HTML mail.
  • Ability to display plain text only from an HTML mail.
  • Allows you to receive and accept invitations.
  • Integration with popular spam checkers, e.g. SpamAssassin, Bogofilter, etc.
  • An optional spam probability meter can be displayed
  • Powerful search and filter abilities
  • Can import mail from many other clients
  • Searching in IMAP folders fully supported
  • Highly integrated with other Kontact components
  • Encrypted password saving in KWallet

Other Features

  • Flagging and tagging of messages to aid sorting and recovery of information
  • Supports mailing list management features
  • Can replace text smilies with emoticons
  • Displays the sender's picture or avatar if present in the address book
  • Supports X-Face (b/w pictures in messages)
  • Compression of attachments

Groupware

KMail supports Groupware functionality. You can receive invitations from colleagues and accept them. As you accept them, they are entered into your calendar. To view your calendar, start KOrganizer or Kontact.

Screenshots

See this page for several views.

KMail's Toolbox

This page discusses the following issues -

KMail and PGP/MIME

KMail and PGP/MIME discusses

  • Prerequisites
  • Installation of GnuPG
  • Setting up gpg-agent and
  • Checking that it works in KMail

The Development Team

A list of the many developers is available here.

FAQs, Hints and Tips

For ease of reading these have been moved to their own page.