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.
Export / Migrate
First, install Evolution itself.
Second, copy folders /home/%user%/.local/share/evolution/, /home/%user%/.cache/evolution/ and /home/%user%/.config/evolution/ from old user folder to new.