A.8. KMail

KMail is an email tool for KDE. It has an intuitive graphical interface similar to Evolution that allows you to send and receive email using a graphical interface. To open KMail, click on the Main Menu => Internet => More Internet Applications => KMail.

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 toolbar, and click on Configure KMail.

The Configure Mail Client window consists of the following sections: Identities, Network, Appearance, Composer, Security, and Folders. To begin sending and receiving messages you will have to change the settings in the Identities and NetworkKMail. For additional information, refer to the KMail user manual (Help => KMail Handbook) or visit KMail's homepage at http://kmail.kde.org.

KMail

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: .