Evolution

Ximian’s Evolution is an email client and personal scheduler. Previously, Evolution was available from Ximian as an add-on to Red Hat Linux. However, conflicts between Ximian’s RPM packages and those distributed by Red Hat sometimes made life complicated for Ximian users. Red Hat is now distributing Evolution as part of Red Hat Linux, so Ximian users can expect more trouble-free operation and fewer problems when upgrading to new versions of Red Hat Linux. You can learn more about Evolution at http://www.ximian.com.

Evolution has four main functions:

Email client

Evolution receives email from POP and IMAP servers and sends email via SMTP servers.

Calendar

Evolution provides daily and monthly calendars to help you plan your time.

Task list

Evolution provides a to-do list that helps you keep track of projects and deadlines.

Contact database

Evolution provides a contact list that you can conveniently use when composing email.

Evolution is available via the Internet Email submenu of the GNOME and KDE menus. It also has a convenient panel icon, which resembles a postage stamp superimposed on an envelope. When launched for the first time, Evolution provides a wizard to help you configure its operation, as shown in Figure 6-7.

The Welcome panel of the Evolution setup wizard

Figure 6-7. The Welcome panel of the Evolution setup wizard

Click Next to move on to the Identity panel. There, you specify your full name and email address. ...

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