For reading and managing your mails and appointments, you can use
Kontact as your personal information management tool (PIM). Kontact
combines KDE applications like KMail, KOrganizer, and KAddressBook into
a single interface. This gives you easy access to your e-mail, calendar,
address book, and other PIM functionality. Kontact can also manage
multiple e-mail accounts, such as your private e-mail and your business
ones.
Starting Kontact for the First Time
To start Kontact, press Alt+F2 and enter kontact.
To access one of the components, click the corresponding icon in the
left sidebar.
Before you can send or receive mails, you must configure an e-mail
account. When starting KMail for the first time, a configuration wizard
appears that assists you in setting up your account: Select the
you want to create (like IMAP or POP3),
enter your like name and e-mail
address, and enter your for the
e-mail account. In the last step, enter the for incoming and outgoing mail and click
.
If you want to modify your e-mail account (for example, if you need to
change any ports or want to add a second account), click the
icon, then select to open the configuration dialog. If you are not sure
about the settings or items to select, consult your Internet Service
Provider or system administrator.
To write a new mail, click the icon in the
Kontact main window and press Ctrl+N to open the mail composer. After you
have finished your mail, click to send it
immediately. In case you have configured multiple e-mail accounts, keep
the button pressed, then select the account
from which you want to send the mail.
