Difference between revisions of "Evolution Email"
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| + | == Troubleshooting == | ||
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| + | === Spell checker is not working in Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 === | ||
| + | Date: Tue Nov 9 19:24:53 CST 2004 | ||
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| + | "The Evolution mail composer uses the gnome-spell tool to highlight | ||
| + | misspelled words on the fly as you type them, and give you suggestions | ||
| + | for possible corrections. To turn on spell checking you need to verify | ||
| + | that the required software is installed then configure Evolution. " | ||
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| + | Required software: | ||
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| + | #aspell | ||
| + | #pspell | ||
| + | #gnome-spell | ||
| + | #aspell dictionary | ||
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| + | Procedure: | ||
| + | :Click on Tools- >Settings->Composer | ||
| + | :Preferences->Spell Checking. Select the language that you would like the use and click on Enable. | ||
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Revision as of 13:02, 20 February 2018
Evolution is an application for managing email, calendars, contacts, tasks, and notes. It is the default mail client in GNOME. It includes support for IMAP, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and 2010, Novell GroupWise, Kolab, LDAP, WebDAV, CalDAV, and many other services and protocols.
Evolution (Linux/UNIX Version)
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- License: Open Source
- Outlook / Exchange capabilities
- Excellent Security
- Excellent Interface
- The best email software available for *NIX platform
*The Windows version of Evolution is rated lower, although it works, there are issues on that platform.
Receiving Mail
- Server Type: POP
- Server: pop.gmail.com
- Username: <username>@gmail.com
- Use Secure Connecetion: SSL encryption
- Authenthication Type: Password
Optionally fill in automatically check for new mail every ** minutes. The rest is user specific. Sending Mail
- Server type: SMTP
- Server: smtp.gmail.com
- Port: 587
- Server requires authentication: Checked
- Use Secure Connection: TSL
- Fill in Username: <username>@gmail.com
- Authentication: PLAIN or Login
You are now finished with configuring Evolution for Gmail. Just hit Send/Receive in the main screen and wait for new mail. If it still didn't work, go here.
Contents
Installation
Linux
Linux Ubuntu or Mint
sudo apt install evolution
That's it!
Export / Migrate
After the identical version of Evolution has been installed on the new system, you will access the old system or hard drive to obtain the following from their respective paths and copy to the identical path on the new system.
- /home/%user%/.local/share/evolution/
- /home/%user%/.cache/evolution/
- /home/%user%/.config/evolution/
Troubleshooting
Spell checker is not working in Ximian Evolution 1.2.2
Date: Tue Nov 9 19:24:53 CST 2004
"The Evolution mail composer uses the gnome-spell tool to highlight misspelled words on the fly as you type them, and give you suggestions for possible corrections. To turn on spell checking you need to verify that the required software is installed then configure Evolution. "
Required software:
- aspell
- pspell
- gnome-spell
- aspell dictionary
Procedure:
- Click on Tools- >Settings->Composer
- Preferences->Spell Checking. Select the language that you would like the use and click on Enable.
