KMail
If you chose a custom installation of Red Hat Linux, your system may have
the KMail email
client. KMail is an email tool for KDE, the K
Desktop Environment. It has an intuitive graphical interface similar to
Evolution that makes sending and receiving
email simpler. To open KMail, click on the
=> => =>
.
Before you can really use KMail, you must
configure it so it can send and receive mail. To run the configuration
tool, select Settings from the
KMail toobar, and click on
.
The Configure Mail Client window consists of
seven sections: Identity,
Network, Appearance,
Composer, Security, and
Miscellaneous. To begin sending and receiving
messages you will only have to change the settings in the
Identity and Network
tabs. Have your email information from your service provider or
administrator handy so that you can fill in the required information to
begin using KMail. For additional
information, refer to the KMail user manual
( => ) or visit
KMail's homepage at http://kmail.kde.org.
Once you have your email settings configured, you can begin sending
and receiving email. The folders on the left side of the
KMail screen allow you to view emails you have
received, emails ready to be sent, emails you have sent, and more.
To compose a mail, click on the new message icon in the tool bar:

Once you have composed a message and entered an email address to
send the email to, click Send in the toolbar: 