KMail: Configuring a Mail Account

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Versions since 6.4

Situation

You would like to access your e-mail account with KMail.

Procedure

The following example refers to the setup of a T-Online e-mail access. For other providers you need the information on the respective SMTP/POP3 servers and their port addresses. Now start the program KMail (select from the menu or use the key combination "ALT"+"F2" and enter kmail) and go to the "Configuration" menu.

This menu is located under the menu "File" --> "Configuration". In the new "kmail" under KDE2, it is located under "Settings" --> "Configuration". The first tab "Identity" allows you to enter your personal data.

Name:
Your name.
Organization:
Your company or organization.
Email Address:
Your personal e-mail address.
Reply-To Address:
E-mail address you want the recipient to reply to (optional).
Signature File:
Personal information (e.g. address) which will appear in each e-mail message you create.

The second tab "Network" allows you to configure the settings for mail transmission (the T-Online e-mail access data is used in this example). In the "Sending Mail" section, select "SMTP". In the following "Server" blank, enter the address of the SMTP server, i.e. "mailto.t-online.de" in our example. The default "Port" setting is "25".

The next step is the configuration of the incoming mail server. Click on the "Add ..." button in the lower part of the "Network" tab. You will be asked to specify the account type. Select "Pop3" and press "OK". Now the configuration menu for the incoming mail server will be displayed.

Name:
The name you want to give this configuration, e.g. T-Online
Login:
Enter your "T-Online number" or your "e-mail alias", e.g. "firstname.lastname".
Password:
Use a (".") instead of your personal T-Online password.
Host:
For T-Online, "pop.t-online.de".
Port:
110 (default; should be suitable in most cases)

Additional options:

"Store POP password in configuration file"
(Activate if you do not want to enter your password manually every time you retrieve e-mail.)
"Delete mail from server"
(Should only be activated after you have made sure that everything works properly.)
"Check mail"
(Should be activated.)
"Enable interval mail checking"
(Should be activated if you want your mailbox to be checked in regular intervals, e.g. every 5 minutes.)

Additional options in the new KMail (KDE2):

"Use SSL for secure mail download"
(Establishes secure connection to the mailbox. This does not work with all providers. Consult your Internet provider to find out whether this feature is supported.)
"Exclude from "Check Mail""
(Mailbox is excluded from the automatic mail retrieval.)

After you have completed the configuration, confirm with "OK". You can change all options later on using the "Settings" menu.

Note:

Please note that this subject is not covered by the free installation support.


Keywords: E-MAIL, POP3, KMAIL

Categories: Email

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