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    The KMail Welcome Screen</translate>]]|| '''<translate><!--T:21-->
    The KMail Welcome Screen</translate>]]|| '''<translate><!--T:21-->
    KMail is the email component of [[Kontact]], the integrated personal information manager from KDE.</translate>'''
    KMail is the email component of [[Special:myLanguage/Kontact|Kontact]], the integrated personal information manager from KDE.</translate>'''
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    * Supports the standard mail protocols IMAP, POP3 and SMTP.
    * Supports the standard mail protocols IMAP, POP3 and [http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5321.txt SMTP].
    * Supports authentication via NTLM (Microsoft Windows) and GSSAPI (Kerberos)
    * Supports authentication via NTLM (Microsoft Windows) and GSSAPI (Kerberos)
    * Supports plain text and secure logins, using SSL and TLS.
    * Supports plain text and secure logins, using SSL and TLS.
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    * An optional spam probability meter can be displayed
    * An optional spam probability meter can be displayed
    * Powerful search and filter abilities
    * Powerful search and filter abilities
    * Can import mail from many other clients
    * [[Special:myLanguage/Kmail/Import Options|Import Options]] for many other clients/formats.
    * Searching in IMAP folders fully supported
    * Searching in IMAP folders fully supported
    * Highly integrated with other Kontact components
    * Highly integrated with other Kontact components
    * Encrypted password saving in [[Special:myLanguage/KDE Wallet Manager|KWallet]]
    * Encrypted password saving in [[Special:myLanguage/KDE Wallet Manager|KWallet]]
    * Several [[Special:myLanguage/Kmail/Backup Options|Backup Options]]


    ===Other Features=== <!--T:4-->
    ===Other Features=== <!--T:4-->
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    See [[Special:myLanguage/KMail/Screenshots|this page]] for several views.
    See [[Special:myLanguage/KMail/Screenshots|this page]] for several views.
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    ==Using KMail== <!--T:29-->
    *[[Special:myLanguage/Kmail/Getting Started|Getting Started]]
    *[[Special:myLanguage/Kmail/Using Kmail General|Using Kmail General]]
    *[[Special:myLanguage/Kmail/Import Options|Import Options]]
    *[[Special:myLanguage/Kmail/Backup Options|Backup Options]]
    *[[Special:myLanguage/Kmail/Using Folders|Using Kmail Folders]]
    *[[Special:myLanguage/Kmail/Configuring Kmail|Configuring Kmail]]
    ==Where to Get== <!--T:24-->
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    KMail is available in all major Linux distribution repositories, as tarballs, and soon a Flatpak version will also be available. Ancient version were compatible with Windows, the Kontact team is looking for help to improve the Windows support. For more information look at the [https://kontact.kde.org/download.html Kontact download page].


    ==KMail's Toolbox== <!--T:10-->
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    :* Setting up gpg-agent and
    :* Setting up gpg-agent and
    :* Checking that it works in KMail
    :* Checking that it works in KMail
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    [[Special:myLanguage/KMail/S_MIME|KMail and S/MIME]] discusses:
    :* How to set up your ssl certificate so that it will be accepted into Kmail
    ==Training courses and external information== <!--T:22-->
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    :* [[Special:myLanguage/KMail/Courses_Information_Openpgp|OpenPGP]]


    ==The Development Team== <!--T:15-->
    ==The Development Team== <!--T:15-->

    Revision as of 21:25, 7 January 2019


    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
    • Import Options for many other clients/formats.
    • Searching in IMAP folders fully supported
    • Highly integrated with other Kontact components
    • Encrypted password saving in KWallet
    • Several Backup Options

    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.

    Using KMail

    Where to Get

    KMail is available in all major Linux distribution repositories, as tarballs, and soon a Flatpak version will also be available. Ancient version were compatible with Windows, the Kontact team is looking for help to improve the Windows support. For more information look at the Kontact download page.

    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

    KMail and S/MIME

    KMail and S/MIME discusses:

    • How to set up your ssl certificate so that it will be accepted into Kmail

    Training courses and external information

    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.