https://www.claws-mail.org/faq/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=195.5.255.246&feedformat=atom Claws Mail FAQ - User contributions [en] 2024-03-28T12:16:11Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.35.7 https://www.claws-mail.org/faq/index.php?title=General_Information&diff=1439 General Information 2006-06-05T07:40:23Z <p>195.5.255.246: /* Can I use procmail to sort my mails with the MH mail handling? */</p> <hr /> <div>=== What is Sylpheed-Claws? ===<br /> <br /> Sylpheed-Claws is an e-mail client (&amp; news reader) based on GTK+, running on the X Window System, and aiming for<br /> <br /> * Quick response<br /> * Graceful, and sophisticated interface<br /> * Easy configuration, intuitive operation<br /> * Abundant features<br /> <br /> Sylpheed-Claws is the extended version of Sylpheed.<br /> <br /> === What are the differences between Sylpheed-Claws and Sylpheed? ===<br /> <br /> There are many differences.<br /> <br /> For an incomplete list of features, and differences between Sylpheed-Claws and Sylpheed, see http://claws.sylpheed.org/features.php.<br /> <br /> === Where can I get Sylpheed-Claws? ===<br /> <br /> See the Downloads page http://claws.sylpheed.org/downloads.php.<br /> <br /> === Who writes Sylpheed-Claws? ===<br /> <br /> Sylpheed-Claws is developed by the [http://claws.sylpheed.org/theteam.php Sylpheed-Claws Team].<br /> <br /> === What does the 'Sylpheed' mean? ===<br /> <br /> It means 'light weight', like air. This comes from the name of the wind spirits, the Sylphs.<br /> <br /> === How does Sylpheed-Claws store mails? ===<br /> <br /> Mails are stored in the MH mailfile format as used by MH and EMH. Maildir and mbox format are supported via two plugins available on the [http://claws.sylpheed.org/plugins.php Plugins page].<br /> <br /> === Does Sylpheed-Claws have mail filtering? ===<br /> <br /> Yes. You can find it in Configuration-&gt;Filtering... tab.<br /> <br /> === Can Sylpheed-Claws handle IMAP mail? ===<br /> <br /> Yes. As of version 0.4.99 IMAP is supported.<br /> <br /> === Can Sylpheed-Claws handle local unix mailboxes? ===<br /> <br /> Yes.<br /> <br /> === Can Sylpheed-Claws handle IPv6? ===<br /> <br /> Yes, IPv6 is fully supported in Sylpheed-Claws.<br /> <br /> === How many POP3, News or IMAP accounts can I set up in Sylpheed-Claws? ===<br /> <br /> The number is unlimited. The limit is reached when your computer stops responding.<br /> <br /> === Does Sylpheed-Claws support encryption like GPG? ===<br /> <br /> Yes. GPG is implemented and works fine. For activating it in Sylpheed-Claws, see [[[Installation AndConfiguration Installation And Configuration]]#Q14] section.<br /> <br /> === How does Sylpheed-Claws check for MIME types? ===<br /> <br /> Sylpheed-Claws uses the Mutt type of mime checking.<br /> <br /> === Does Sylpheed-Claws allow me to write HTML styled messages? ===<br /> <br /> No. A discussion has gone around over this topic, and the outcome was that HTML mail is not wanted. If you really need to send HTML, you can of course attach a webpage to an e-mail. Several patches have been made to facilitate better HTML handling in Sylpheed. You can find these patches at the Sylpheed Patch Page (see further down in the document).<br /> <br /> === Does Sylpheed-Claws have name completion in the address fields? ===<br /> <br /> Yes. When you search for a name that starts with &quot;don&quot;, type &quot;don&quot; (without the quotes) and press the TAB key. This will show you the correct name (when only one &quot;don&quot; exists in your addressbook. Otherwise a dropdown list appears, which allows you to select the name you want. E.g. Donald Duck, Don Johnson. But also e-mail addresses starting with &quot;don&quot; will appear in the list (like &quot;don.giovanni@maffia.org&quot;).<br /> <br /> === Why is Sylpheed-Claws so fast? ===<br /> <br /> That's what it is designed for!<br /> <br /> === How can I send in patches, report bugs, talk about Sylpheed-Claws with others? ===<br /> <br /> To talk to others, you should join the Sylpheed-Claws users' mailing list at http://claws.sylpheed.org/MLs.php.<br /> <br /> === Can I import a mbox into Sylpheed-Claws' MH mailfolders? ===<br /> <br /> Yes, just create/select the folder you want your mails in, and select &quot;Import mbox file&quot; in the File menu.<br /> <br /> === Can I use procmail to sort my mails with the MH mail handling? ===<br /> <br /> Yes. Just make sure that you add /. to the end of a rule so procmail knows you are filtering into an MH mail folder. Example :<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> 0:<br /> <br /> * ^Subject:.*sylpheed<br /> <br /> sylpheedmail/.<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> Check man procmail for details.<br /> <br /> === When I upgrade Sylpheed-Claws, are there things I should be aware of? ===<br /> <br /> Yes, some more critical than others.<br /> <br /> You should always read the RELEASE_NOTES document that is included in the release tarballs.<br /> The release notes can also be viewed on the Sylpheed-Claws [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=25528 Source Forge] site ''Files'' page listing by clicking the version number of the release.<br /> <br /> === How can I quickly update the views in Sylpheed-Claws? ===<br /> <br /> Just press Alt-U or select &quot;update&quot; from the summary menu.<br /> <br /> === Why does sylpheed allow me to open more than one instance at the same time for the same user on a network? ===<br /> <br /> Sylpheed opens a Unix-domain socket using a name constucted from your TMPDIR path plus your UID.<br /> This socket is used to arbitrate multiple instances on a given machine.<br /> In Linux, at least, named Unix-domain sockets are known only locally, to the creating machine.<br /> Pointing your TMPDIR environment variable to /home/yours/tmp doesn't have the desired effect,<br /> as the socket definition would need to be propagated across the LAN and isn't.<br /> <br /> === Does Sylpheed-Claws have an anti-spam feature? ===<br /> <br /> Yes. It has a [[Plugins | Spam Assassin]] plugin. You can find details of it on the [Plugins FAQ page].<br /> <br /> You can also use other spam filters via [Actions Actions], such as Bogofilter. Instructions on how use Bogofilter with Sylpheed-Claws can be found on the [http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/faq.shtml#with-sc Bogofilter FAQ].<br /> <br /> More information about using Bogofilter or Popfile can be found on the [[Using_Sylpheed-Claws_with_other_programs|Using Sylpheed Claws with other programs]] page.<br /> <br /> === Does Sylpheed-Claws support Return Receipts? ===<br /> <br /> Yes.<br /> <br /> To request a Return Receipt use '/Options/Request Return Receipt' in the Compose window.<br /> <br /> When you receive a message that requests a Return Receipt a notification area is shown just above the message view. You can either use the 'Send receipt' button, or ignore the request - no receipts are sent automatically.<br /> <br /> === Why is Sylpheed-Claws slow to load big folders? ===<br /> <br /> Certain options, although handy, slow down Sylpheed-Claws:<br /> - Use addressbook to display sender<br /> - Thread using subject in addition to standard headers<br /> - (GPG) Automatically check signatures<br /> - Sort by Subject, From or To instead of Date or other non-string headers<br /> - Processing rules, especially those based on &quot;Whole message&quot; or &quot;Body&quot; contains ...</div> 195.5.255.246 https://www.claws-mail.org/faq/index.php?title=General_Information&diff=1438 General Information 2006-06-05T07:22:46Z <p>195.5.255.246: /* Can I use procmail to sort my mails with the MH mail handling? */</p> <hr /> <div>=== What is Sylpheed-Claws? ===<br /> <br /> Sylpheed-Claws is an e-mail client (&amp; news reader) based on GTK+, running on the X Window System, and aiming for<br /> <br /> * Quick response<br /> * Graceful, and sophisticated interface<br /> * Easy configuration, intuitive operation<br /> * Abundant features<br /> <br /> Sylpheed-Claws is the extended version of Sylpheed.<br /> <br /> === What are the differences between Sylpheed-Claws and Sylpheed? ===<br /> <br /> There are many differences.<br /> <br /> For an incomplete list of features, and differences between Sylpheed-Claws and Sylpheed, see http://claws.sylpheed.org/features.php.<br /> <br /> === Where can I get Sylpheed-Claws? ===<br /> <br /> See the Downloads page http://claws.sylpheed.org/downloads.php.<br /> <br /> === Who writes Sylpheed-Claws? ===<br /> <br /> Sylpheed-Claws is developed by the [http://claws.sylpheed.org/theteam.php Sylpheed-Claws Team].<br /> <br /> === What does the 'Sylpheed' mean? ===<br /> <br /> It means 'light weight', like air. This comes from the name of the wind spirits, the Sylphs.<br /> <br /> === How does Sylpheed-Claws store mails? ===<br /> <br /> Mails are stored in the MH mailfile format as used by MH and EMH. Maildir and mbox format are supported via two plugins available on the [http://claws.sylpheed.org/plugins.php Plugins page].<br /> <br /> === Does Sylpheed-Claws have mail filtering? ===<br /> <br /> Yes. You can find it in Configuration-&gt;Filtering... tab.<br /> <br /> === Can Sylpheed-Claws handle IMAP mail? ===<br /> <br /> Yes. As of version 0.4.99 IMAP is supported.<br /> <br /> === Can Sylpheed-Claws handle local unix mailboxes? ===<br /> <br /> Yes.<br /> <br /> === Can Sylpheed-Claws handle IPv6? ===<br /> <br /> Yes, IPv6 is fully supported in Sylpheed-Claws.<br /> <br /> === How many POP3, News or IMAP accounts can I set up in Sylpheed-Claws? ===<br /> <br /> The number is unlimited. The limit is reached when your computer stops responding.<br /> <br /> === Does Sylpheed-Claws support encryption like GPG? ===<br /> <br /> Yes. GPG is implemented and works fine. For activating it in Sylpheed-Claws, see [[[Installation AndConfiguration Installation And Configuration]]#Q14] section.<br /> <br /> === How does Sylpheed-Claws check for MIME types? ===<br /> <br /> Sylpheed-Claws uses the Mutt type of mime checking.<br /> <br /> === Does Sylpheed-Claws allow me to write HTML styled messages? ===<br /> <br /> No. A discussion has gone around over this topic, and the outcome was that HTML mail is not wanted. If you really need to send HTML, you can of course attach a webpage to an e-mail. Several patches have been made to facilitate better HTML handling in Sylpheed. You can find these patches at the Sylpheed Patch Page (see further down in the document).<br /> <br /> === Does Sylpheed-Claws have name completion in the address fields? ===<br /> <br /> Yes. When you search for a name that starts with &quot;don&quot;, type &quot;don&quot; (without the quotes) and press the TAB key. This will show you the correct name (when only one &quot;don&quot; exists in your addressbook. Otherwise a dropdown list appears, which allows you to select the name you want. E.g. Donald Duck, Don Johnson. But also e-mail addresses starting with &quot;don&quot; will appear in the list (like &quot;don.giovanni@maffia.org&quot;).<br /> <br /> === Why is Sylpheed-Claws so fast? ===<br /> <br /> That's what it is designed for!<br /> <br /> === How can I send in patches, report bugs, talk about Sylpheed-Claws with others? ===<br /> <br /> To talk to others, you should join the Sylpheed-Claws users' mailing list at http://claws.sylpheed.org/MLs.php.<br /> <br /> === Can I import a mbox into Sylpheed-Claws' MH mailfolders? ===<br /> <br /> Yes, just create/select the folder you want your mails in, and select &quot;Import mbox file&quot; in the File menu.<br /> <br /> === Can I use procmail to sort my mails with the MH mail handling? ===<br /> <br /> ; Yes. Just make sure that you add /. to the end of a rule so procmail knows you are filtering into an MH mail folder. Example : &lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> ; 0 : ''' ^Subject:.'''sylpheed<br /> <br /> sylpheedmail/.<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;<br /> <br /> Check man procmail for details.<br /> <br /> === When I upgrade Sylpheed-Claws, are there things I should be aware of? ===<br /> <br /> Yes, some more critical than others.<br /> <br /> You should always read the RELEASE_NOTES document that is included in the release tarballs.<br /> The release notes can also be viewed on the Sylpheed-Claws [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=25528 Source Forge] site ''Files'' page listing by clicking the version number of the release.<br /> <br /> === How can I quickly update the views in Sylpheed-Claws? ===<br /> <br /> Just press Alt-U or select &quot;update&quot; from the summary menu.<br /> <br /> === Why does sylpheed allow me to open more than one instance at the same time for the same user on a network? ===<br /> <br /> Sylpheed opens a Unix-domain socket using a name constucted from your TMPDIR path plus your UID.<br /> This socket is used to arbitrate multiple instances on a given machine.<br /> In Linux, at least, named Unix-domain sockets are known only locally, to the creating machine.<br /> Pointing your TMPDIR environment variable to /home/yours/tmp doesn't have the desired effect,<br /> as the socket definition would need to be propagated across the LAN and isn't.<br /> <br /> === Does Sylpheed-Claws have an anti-spam feature? ===<br /> <br /> Yes. It has a [[Plugins | Spam Assassin]] plugin. You can find details of it on the [Plugins FAQ page].<br /> <br /> You can also use other spam filters via [Actions Actions], such as Bogofilter. Instructions on how use Bogofilter with Sylpheed-Claws can be found on the [http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/faq.shtml#with-sc Bogofilter FAQ].<br /> <br /> More information about using Bogofilter or Popfile can be found on the [[Using_Sylpheed-Claws_with_other_programs|Using Sylpheed Claws with other programs]] page.<br /> <br /> === Does Sylpheed-Claws support Return Receipts? ===<br /> <br /> Yes.<br /> <br /> To request a Return Receipt use '/Options/Request Return Receipt' in the Compose window.<br /> <br /> When you receive a message that requests a Return Receipt a notification area is shown just above the message view. You can either use the 'Send receipt' button, or ignore the request - no receipts are sent automatically.<br /> <br /> === Why is Sylpheed-Claws slow to load big folders? ===<br /> <br /> Certain options, although handy, slow down Sylpheed-Claws:<br /> - Use addressbook to display sender<br /> - Thread using subject in addition to standard headers<br /> - (GPG) Automatically check signatures<br /> - Sort by Subject, From or To instead of Date or other non-string headers<br /> - Processing rules, especially those based on &quot;Whole message&quot; or &quot;Body&quot; contains ...</div> 195.5.255.246 https://www.claws-mail.org/faq/index.php?title=Actions&diff=1437 Actions 2006-06-05T07:16:48Z <p>195.5.255.246: /* Examples */</p> <hr /> <div>=== Introduction ===<br /> <br /> The &quot;actions&quot; feature is a convenient way for the user to launch external commands to process a complete message file including headers and body or just one of its parts. It allows also the use of an external command to filter the whole text or just a selected part in the message window or in the compose window. This is a generic tool that allows to do any uncommon actions on the messages, and thus extends the possibilities of Sylpheed-Claws.<br /> <br /> === Usage ===<br /> <br /> To create a new action, go to '''Configuration -&gt; Actions....''' The &quot;Actions setting&quot; dialog offers to enter the '''Menu name''' that will trigger the command. The created menu will be found in the '''Tools -&gt; Actions''' submenu. By inserting a slash / in the menu name, you create a submenu.<br /> <br /> The command is entered in the '''Command line''' entry. Note that Sylpheed-Claws stores every single email in a separate file. This allows to use the following syntax for the command : <br /> <br /> * '''%f''' denotes the file name of the selected message. If you selected more than one, then the command will be launched for each message with the appropriate file name;<br /> <br /> * '''%F''' denotes the list of the file names of the selected message. If only one message is selected, this amounts to '''%f''', but if more messages are selected, then the command will be launched only once with the list of the file names. (You can use both '''%f''' and '''%F''' in one command: then the command will be launched for each selected message with the name of this message and with the list of all selected messages. I did not find a practical example for this.);<br /> <br /> * '''%p''' denotes the current selected message part of a multipart message. The part is decoded accordingly. If the message is not a multipart message, it denotes the message body<br /> <br /> * Prepending '''&gt;''': this will allow you to send to the command's standard input a text that you will enter in a dialog window<br /> <br /> * Prepending '''*''': this will allow you to send to the command's standard input a text that you will enter in a dialog window. But in contrast to prepending '''&gt;''', the entered text is hidden (useful when entering passwords)<br /> <br /> * Appending an ampersand '''&amp;''': this will run the command asynchronously. That means &quot;fire and forget&quot;. Sylpheed-Claws won't wait for the command to finish, nor will it catch its output or its error messages<br /> <br /> * Prepending the vertical bar '''|''' (pipe-in): this will send the current displayed text or the current selected text from the message view or the compose window to the command standard input. The command will silently fail if more than one message is selected<br /> <br /> * Appending the vertical bar '''|''' (pipe-out): this will replace the current displayed text or the current selected text from the message window or the compose window with the command standard output. The command will silently fail if more than one message is selected<br /> <br /> * Appending the &quot;greater than&quot; sign '''&gt;''' will insert the command output in the message. The difference between the trailing '''|''' is that no text will be deleted or replaced. Most used when composing mails to insert text. Only available since '''0.8.6claws66*<br /> <br /> ''Note'': It is not possible to use actions containing '''%f''', '''%F''' or '''%p''' from the compose window.<br /> <br /> When a command is run, and unless it is run asynchronously, Sylpheed-Claws will be insensitive to any interaction and it will wait for the command to finish. If the command takes too long (5 seconds), it will popup a dialog window allowing to stop it. This dialog will also be displayed as soon as the command has some output: error messages or even its standard output when the command is not a &quot;pipe-out&quot; command. When multiple commands are being run, they are run in parallel and each command output is separated from the outputs of the others.<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> <br /> Here are some examples that are listed in the same syntax as used for storing the actions list. You can copy and paste the definition in your '''~/.sylpheed-claws/actionsrc''' file (exit Sylpheed-Claws before). The syntax is very simple: one line per action, each action contains the menu name and the command line separated by a colon and a space &quot;: &quot;. Alternatively, you can use '''Configuration -&gt; Actions...''' and for each example enter a menu name and copy&amp;paste the text after the colon and space &quot;: &quot; in the command definition.<br /> <br /> {| border=&quot;1&quot; cellpadding=&quot;2&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Purpose<br /> !Menu Name: Command Line<br /> !Details<br /> |-<br /> |'''rot13 cyphering'''<br /> |'''Rot13:''' &lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt;tr a-zA-Z n-za-mN-ZA-M&lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt;<br /> |This will apply the rot13 cyphering algorithm to the (selected) text in the message/compose view<br /> |-<br /> |'''Decoding uuencoded messages''' <br /> |'''UUdeview:''' xdeview %F&amp; <br /> | xdeview comes with uudeview. If an encoded file is split in multiple messages, just select them all and run the command.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Display uuencoded image''' <br /> |'''Display uuencoded:''' [[Actions#uudec|uudec]] %f&amp;<br /> | Displays uuencoded files. The uudec script is to be found [http://sylpheed-claws.sourceforge.net/tools/sylpheed-uudec.tar.gz here].<br /> |-<br /> |'''Save MS TNEF parts''' <br /> |'''Save TNEF part:''' xterm -e [[Actions#tnef-claws|tnef-claws]] %p <br /> | Select the TNEF message part then use this action to extract the attachment.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Alter messages''' <br /> |'''Edit message:''' gvim -f &quot;%F&quot; <br /> |Allows to edit any received message. Can be used to remove unneeded message parts etc.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Pretty format''' <br /> |'''Par:''' &lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt;par 72Tbgjqw74bEe B=.''A''a 72bgi&lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt; <br /> |par is a utility that can pretty format any text. It does a very good job in indenting quoted messages, and justify text. Used when composing a message<br /> |-<br /> |'''Browse''' <br /> |'''Part/Dillo:''' dillo %p&amp; <br /> |Browse the selected message part in Dillo.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Clear Sign''' <br /> |'''GnuPG/Clear Sign:''' &lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt;gpg-sign-syl&lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt; <br /> |Clear sign a message. The [[Actions#gpg-sign-syl|gpg-sign-syl]] script is responsible for asking the passphrase and for running gnupg. Make sure that you wrap your message correctly before signing, and that the resultant text will not be wrapped when sent (by disabling 'wrap on send')<br /> |-<br /> |'''Verify Clear Signed''' <br /> |'''GnuPG/Verify:''' &lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt;gpg --no-tty --verify <br /> |Verify clear signed messages. The result is displayed in the actions output dialog.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Encrypt ASCII Armored''' <br /> |'''GnuPG/Encrypt:''' &lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt;gpg-enc-syl&lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt; <br /> |Encrypt message to ASCII armored. The recipient will be asked in a xterm. Need the [[Actions#gpg-enc-syl|gpg-enc-syl]] script;<br /> |-<br /> |'''Decrypt ASCII Armored''' <br /> |'''GnuPG/Decrypt:''' *gpg --no-tty --command-fd 0 --passphrase-fd 0 --decrypt %p&lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt; <br /> |Decrypt ASCII armored messages. The passphrase is to be entered in the opened action's input dialog.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Receive key from server''' <br /> |'''GnuPG/Receive Selected Key:''' &lt;nowiki&gt;ID=`gpg --verify %p /dev/null 2&gt;&amp;1|grep &quot;key ID&quot;|&lt;/nowiki&gt;tr -d &quot;[:space:]&quot;&lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt;tail -c8`;echo &quot;==== Fetching $ID ====&quot;; gpg --no-tty --keyserver wwwkeys.nl.pgp.net --recv-keys $ID<br /> |Select the signature part of a message then call this action to fetch the key from wwwkeys.nl.pgp.net<br /> |-<br /> |'''Import key from mail''' <br /> |'''GnuPG/Import Key From Mail:''' gpg --import %p <br /> |Select the message part where the public key is then import it with this action.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Insert public key in message''' <br /> |'''GnuPG/Insert My Public Key:''' gpg --export -a MYKEYID&gt;<br /> |Insert your public key in the message your are composing. Replace MYKEYID with your key id. '''Needs 0.8.6claws66 or newer'''<br /> |-<br /> |'''Reporting SPAM''' <br /> |'''Report as SPAM:''' spamassassin -r &lt; %f <br /> |Use [http://www.spamassassin.org spamassassin] to report mail as spam. Redirection (&lt;) is possible only with version 0.7.7.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Check spelling''' <br /> |'''Check spelling:''' &lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt;T=`mktemp $HOME/.sXXXXXX`; cat - &gt; $T;xterm -e ispell $T;cat $T;rm $T&lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt; <br /> |Open a terminal and check the spelling with ispell<br /> |-<br /> |'''Search Google for selected text''' <br /> |'''Search Google:''' &lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt;google_search.pl <br /> |Search google for the selected text. Needs the [http://claws.sylpheed.org/tools/sylpheed-google_search.tar.gz google_search.pl] script.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Search any searchable website for the selected text''' <br /> |'''Search:''' &lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt;multiwebsearch.pl --where=&quot;%u&quot; --what=&quot;%s&quot;<br /> |Search any searchable website for the selected text. Needs the [http://claws.sylpheed.org/tools/sylpheed-multiwebsearch.tar.gz multiwebsearch.pl] script.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Google for message id''' <br /> |'''Google Msg ID:''' &lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt;google_msgid.pl <br /> |Search google for the selected message ID. Needs the [http://claws.sylpheed.org/tools/sylpheed-google_msgid.tar.gz google_msgid.pl] script. Edit the script to change the browser (default is mozilla).<br /> |-<br /> |'''Pipe a header value to a script''' <br /> |grep &quot;^Subject:\ &quot; %f &lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt; cut -d\ -f 2-&lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt; script.sh <br /> |Pipe the '''Subject:''' header value of selected message to script.sh<br /> |}<br /> <br /> &lt;div id=&quot;gpg-enc-syl&quot;&gt;The '''gpg-enc-syl''' script is to be found [http://melvin.hadasht.free.fr/home/sylpheed/actions/gpg-enc-syl here (gpg-enc-syl)]. It calls gpg with the --yes command line option that you may want to remove. See gpg manual page for info.&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;div id=&quot;gpg-sign-syl&quot;&gt;The '''gpg-sign-syl''' script is to be found [http://claws.sylpheed.org/tools/sylpheed-gpg_sign_syl.tar.gz here (gpg-sign-syl)]. It needs the ssh-askpass utility found in Open SSH. It can be replaced by any X11 tool that asks some (hidden) text which is then sent to standard output. Another version that uses an xterm is to be found [http://melvin.hadasht.free.fr/home/sylpheed/actions/gpg-sign-syl-xterm here (gpg-sign-syl-xterm)].&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;div id=&quot;uudec&quot;&gt;The '''uudec''' script is to be found [http://claws.sylpheed.org/tools/sylpheed-uudec.tar.gz here (uudec)]. It needs '''uudecode''' and Image Magick's '''display'''. The latter can be replaced by any image viewer that can get input from standard input. The script could also be modified to use temporary files instead of standard input.&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;div id=&quot;tnef-claws&quot;&gt;The '''tnef-claws''' bash script was written by Shawn Lamson and is to be found [http://melvin.hadasht.free.fr/home/sylpheed/actions/tnef-claws here]. The script is well commented. You need to have the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/tnef/ tnef] package already installed.&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> === Win32 Examples ===<br /> <br /> Actions are implemented in the Win32 port of Sylpheed-Claws but, because of platform restrictions, the examples above cannot be run as listed. You can find their equivalents on the [http://claws.sylpheed.org/win32/sylpheed/claws/scripts/ Sylpheed-Claws/Win32 : Actions page].</div> 195.5.255.246 https://www.claws-mail.org/faq/index.php?title=Installation_and_Configuration&diff=1428 Installation and Configuration 2006-05-22T10:41:33Z <p>195.5.255.246: /* How do I apply a patch after downloading it? */</p> <hr /> <div>=== What do I need to compile Sylpheed-Claws? ===<br /> <br /> &lt;u&gt;Required:&lt;/u&gt;<br /> <br /> ; Any POSIX compliant UNIX or similar OS eg. Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris <br /> ; GTK+ 2.4.x or later <br /> ; A recent ANSI C compiler (gcc 2.7.2.3 should also work) <br /> <br /> Otherwise ./configure will fail.<br /> <br /> &lt;u&gt;Optional requirements:&lt;/u&gt;<br /> <br /> ; compface : for X-Face support<br /> ; GnuPG 1.2.1 or later and GPGME 0.4.5 or later : for GnuPG support<br /> ; OpenSSL : for SSL support<br /> ; libEtPan! 0.42 or later : for IMAP4 support<br /> ; OpenLDAP 2.0.7 or later : for LDAP support<br /> ; Aspell 0.50 or later (and dictionaries) : for spell-checker support<br /> ; libgnomeprint-2.2 and libgnomeprintui-2.2 : for extended printer support<br /> ; J-Pilot : for J-Pilot support<br /> ; SpamAssassin : for SpamAssassin plugin support<br /> ; Clam AntiVirus : for Clam AntiVirus plugin support<br /> ; Dillo : for Dillo HTML viewer plugin support<br /> ; GtkMathView : for MathML viewer plugin support<br /> <br /> === How do I set up Sylpheed-Claws? ===<br /> <br /> When you run Sylpheed-Claws for the first time, the Installation Wizard will appear and prompt you for the minimum required information necessary to start using Sylpheed-Claws in less than 5 minutes.<br /> <br /> === Why did the creation of the mailbox fail? ===<br /> <br /> Sylpheed-Claws reports such an error if it can't create the default mailboxes (inbox, outbox, etc ...). This can be because &lt;homedir&gt;/Mail already contains files with the same names. This occurs when switching from Kmail to Sylpheed-Claws, in this case backup and remove the existing Mail directory or use another name for the Sylpheed-Claws mail directory.<br /> <br /> === How do I create a new account? ===<br /> <br /> You can add an account by using the menu item '/Configuration/Create new account'<br /> <br /> === Why does Sylpheed-Claws not delete my mails when I press &quot;delete&quot;? I set a filter, and Sylpheed-Claws does not filter. I moved a mail to a different mailbox and it did not move. ===<br /> <br /> You have the configuration option /Configuration/Preferences/Common Interface tab 'Execute immediately when moving or deleting messages' disabled.<br /> <br /> === Can I set up special addresses/ports for my mailserver / newsserver? ===<br /> <br /> Yes, you can. In the Account preferences, on the 'Advanced' tab you can specify the port addresses that you want to use.<br /> <br /> === Does Sylpheed-Claws have options for threading messages? ===<br /> <br /> Yes. You can switch it on and off in the Summary Menu, just select &quot;Thread View&quot; or press Ctrl+T. (This only affects the currently selected folder; i.e. it is a folder property.)<br /> <br /> === Can I create multiple levels of subfolders to store mail? ===<br /> <br /> Absolutely. This is no problem.<br /> <br /> === How do I apply a patch after downloading it? ===<br /> <br /> Copy patch to Sylpheed-Claws directory Apply the patch:<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> % patch -p0 &lt; some.patch<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> Or, if it's gzipped:<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> % gzip -dc some.patch.gz | patch -p0<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> Run =./autogen.sh=, remove the generated =/config.cache= file (unless you want to install in prefix /usr/local). Run =./configure= with the appropriate options and then make. (Text as found on the Sylpheed patches page.)<br /> <br /> === How do I compile in support for compface pictures? ===<br /> <br /> You have to have a package called libcompface installed, so this is available for compiling into Sylpheed-Claws. You can find out more and download it at http://freshmeat.net/projects/compface/ . Also, Tim Jackson has a spec file, which you can use to build an RPM of compface, at http://www.timj.co.uk/linux/rpms.php .<br /> <br /> === How do I make my own compface image? ===<br /> <br /> You can use the gif2xface.pl script, which converts a 48x48 gif to the format suitable for compface. This script can be found in the 'tools' directory, along with a README. It is also available from this site: http://claws.sylpheed.org/tools.php.<br /> <br /> === How can I make Sylpheed-Claws send my compface image in the mails? ===<br /> <br /> In the Configuration menu, Preferences for current account, Send tab, check Add user-defined header and press Edit button. A dialog appears, add a header named &quot;X-Face&quot; and fill the value field with your face data. Note that if you paste the data from a terminal into the field some spurious newlines can be added, and these can mangle your face, be careful.<br /> <br /> === How can I tell my browser/newsclient/other program to use Sylpheed-Claws as e-mail program? ===<br /> <br /> In the settings part of the program, use &lt;code&gt;sylpheed --compose &quot;%t?subject=%s&amp;body=%d&quot;&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> ; Specific options for typical browsers : <br /> ; Opera:<br /> &lt;pre&gt;sylpheed --compose &lt;nowiki&gt;mailto:%t?subject=%s&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> ; Galeon:<br /> &lt;pre&gt;sylpheed --compose &lt;nowiki&gt;&quot;mailto:%t?subject=%s&amp;body=%d&quot;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> ; Konqueror : See [[Installation_And_Configuration#konqueror|How do I make sylpheed the default mail application for KDE]]?<br /> <br /> === How do I enable GPG support in Sylpheed-Claws? ===<br /> <br /> GunPG support requires GnuPG &gt;= 0.4.x and GPGME &gt;= 1.x.x.<br /> <br /> You need to load the PGP/Core, PGP/MIME, and PGP/inline plugins. '/Configuration/Plugins/Load plugin'.<br /> <br /> === Mutt does not recognize Sylpheed-Claws' MH structure ===<br /> <br /> For this to work you need to use the &lt;code&gt;touch&lt;/code&gt; command in every MH folder. &lt;code&gt;touch&lt;/code&gt; the file &lt;code&gt;.xmhcache&lt;/code&gt; and Mutt should do just fine.<br /> <br /> === How can I make Sylpheed-Claws notify me when new mail arrives? ===<br /> <br /> Go to '/Configuration/Preferences/Common', on the 'Receive' tab use the settings for 'Run command when new mail arrives'<br /> <br /> === Can I use a spell checker with Sylpheed-Claws? ===<br /> <br /> Install Aspell &gt;= 0.50 and use the &lt;code&gt;./configure&lt;/code&gt; option &lt;code&gt;--enable-aspell&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> === I checked out the sources using cvs and cant find any configure script. What can I do? ===<br /> <br /> The cvs versions are meant to be used by developers rather than ''normal'' users, so the source (or binary) distributions are easier to use.<br /> <br /> - Yeah, but the latest features from cvs really look sexy...<br /> <br /> You need to generate the configure script by running &lt;code&gt;autogen.sh&lt;/code&gt;. Be sure to have autoconf and automake packages installed for this.<br /> <br /> === Running &quot;autogen.sh&quot; gives errormessages that AM_PATH_GDK_PIXBUF or AM_PATH_(whatever) is not found. What can I do? ===<br /> <br /> There are some *.m4 files in the &lt;code&gt;ac/missing&lt;/code&gt; directory. Try to copy them into the &lt;code&gt;ac&lt;/code&gt; directory and run &lt;code&gt;autogen.sh&lt;/code&gt; again.<br /> <br /> If there are still some .m4 files not found (e.g. those from Gtk), try to run<br /> % locate m4 | less<br /> or<br /> % locate aclocal | less<br /> to find additional directories containing those macros. If you find e.g. a &quot;gtk.m4&quot; in &quot;/opt/gnome/share/aclocal&quot;, change following line in &quot;autogen.sh&quot; from<br /> aclocal -I ac \<br /> to<br /> aclocal -I ac -I /opt/gnome/share/aclocal \<br /> and run it again.<br /> <br /> === I dont want to compile in support for ... any longer, but after running &lt;code&gt;configure&lt;/code&gt;, those libraries are still used. What can I do? ===<br /> <br /> Remove the &lt;code&gt;config.cache&lt;/code&gt; file and run &lt;code&gt;configure&lt;/code&gt; again. You should also use &lt;code&gt;make clean&lt;/code&gt; to avoid undefined references.<br /> <br /> === How can I select different applications to open with specific MIME types? ===<br /> <br /> The MIME-type-&gt;application associations are kept in &lt;code&gt;/etc/mailcap&lt;/code&gt;. Note that you need metamail installed to process the opening of the attachment.<br /> <br /> === How can I change the suggested mimetype for attachments? ===<br /> <br /> The extension-&gt;MIME-type associations are kept in &lt;code&gt;/etc/mime.types&lt;/code&gt;.&lt;br&gt;Right-click an attachment in the compose window's &quot;Attachments&quot; tab, and select Properties to change the MIME-type.<br /> <br /> === Why is the folder list not updated after I manually moved/copied folders? ===<br /> <br /> You need to update Sylpheed-Claws' cache. Right click on the mailbox and choose &quot;rescan folder tree&quot;.<br /> <br /> === How can I revert original settings, e.g. for fonts, keybindings, etc.? ===<br /> <br /> Sylpheed-Claws keeps its configuration files in &lt;code&gt;$HOME/.sylpheed-claws/sylpheedrc&lt;/code&gt; and creates default entries, if none are found. So the easiest way is to quit sylpheed, temporarily renaming your &lt;code&gt;$HOME/.sylpheed-claws&lt;/code&gt; e.g. to &lt;code&gt;*.bak&lt;/code&gt; and restarting sylpheed in order to get default entries.<br /> <br /> === What environment variables have effect on Sylpheed-Claws? ===<br /> <br /> ; Here are the most common variables : <br /> ; HOME : location of .sylpheed (config directory) and default folder for Mailboxes.<br /> ; LANG<br /> ; LC_ALL<br /> ; LC_CTYPE<br /> ; LC_MESSAGES : locale settings, e.g. language and date format.<br /> <br /> === Why are special characters (e.g. umlauts) not displayed correctly? ===<br /> <br /> In most cases, this is caused by emails with broken encodings. You can try to force it using the View/Character Encoding submenu.<br /> <br /> === How can I convert my old mailbox / adressbook from (some mailclient). ===<br /> <br /> In the source distribution, you can find some scripts in the &lt;code&gt;tools&lt;/code&gt; subdirectory, maybe your application is supported. You can also try to export your old mailbox to &lt;code&gt;MH&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;mbox&lt;/code&gt; format. If the mailbox is in &lt;code&gt;mbox&lt;/code&gt; format, it can be imported: File -&gt; Import mbox file...<br /> <br /> Tip: Take a look at the &quot;harvest addresses&quot; function from the &lt;code&gt;Tools&lt;/code&gt; menu, it could be a useful alternative or addition, when importing your old contacts.<br /> <br /> === What config files are there, and what are they used for? ===<br /> <br /> Sylpheed-Claws' config files can be found in &lt;code&gt;$HOME/.sylpheed-claws&lt;code&gt;. They are in plain text format and quite easy to understand, so dont fear to take a look into them using a texteditor.<br /> <br /> ; sylpheedrc : main configuration: nearly all options from the settings window, e.g. mailbox location, font entries, etc.<br /> ; accountrc : settings for pop/imap/nntp accounts<br /> ; actionsrc : user defined actions<br /> ; customheaderrc : contains user defined header lines<br /> ; dispheaderrc : headers to display above the mail body<br /> ; filterrc : traditional filter settings<br /> ; folderitemrc : folder specific settings, e.g. default outbox<br /> ; matcherrc : new filtering and scoring settings<br /> ; menurc : Key bindings<br /> ; addrbook-*.xml : contents of your addressbook<br /> ; folderlist.xml : additional folder specific settings, e.g. hiding read messages, sort order, etc.<br /> <br /> === What's a good method for printing an e-mail? ===<br /> <br /> Most precompiled packages will use the libgnomeprintui library, which will allow you to print your emails simply with the same interface as Gnome apps. It will be compiled in if you have libgnomeprint-dev and libgnomeprintui-dev packages installed.<br /> <br /> You can use enscript. Use &lt;code&gt;enscript %s&lt;/code&gt; to print everything on one page, or &lt;code&gt;enscript -U2 %s&lt;/code&gt; for printing two logical pages on one physical page.<br /> <br /> As a more pretty alternative: Use [http://muttprint.sf.net muttprint]. The print-command would then look something like this: &lt;code&gt;muttprint -f %s&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> Using KDE or gv you also get a &quot;print preview&quot; for free! <br /> <br /> Try &lt;code&gt;muttprint -f %s -p - |kghostview -&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;muttprint -f %s -p - |gv -&lt;/code&gt; respectively... BTW: muttprint, like enscript, may optionally print two logical pages on one physical page. Just have a look at the docs!<br /> <br /> === Mail is not sent because the queue folder cannot be found? ===<br /> <br /> (From the old bug tracker): Sylpheed-Claws requires a queue folder. This<br /> was changed to prevent message losses, if Sylpheed-Claws is killed while sending. Create a local folder (/File/Add Mailbox.../MH) for the queue and sending should work. I would not suggest to use the imap<br /> server for this purpose because sylpheeds queue messages have a special header that can not be handled correctly by the imap server, when the data for the summaryview is queried.<br /> <br /> If you really want to create a queueing folder in an IMAP server, you just have to create an ordinary folder in it, and then edit folderlist.xml file in sylpheed's configuration directory. In this file, you will find a &quot;folderitem&quot; tag, with its &quot;name&quot; attribute set to the IMAP folder name you just created for queueing. You should edit this tag, and set its &quot;type&quot; attribute set to &quot;queue&quot;. Note that this &quot;folderitem&quot; you're looking that will be a child of an &quot;folder&quot; tag that has its &quot;type&quot; attribute set to &quot;imap&quot;.<br /> <br /> === What is the purpose of this bizarre &quot;Enable Alternate Dictionary&quot; option? ===<br /> <br /> It is useful only if you routinely compose messages that use two or more languages. If this option is enabled, then when you switch to another language, the last one you used is not swapped out from memory, thus, when you switch again to it, there is no delay. Moreover, whenever you use two dictionaries, if you check a word and if the spell checker considers it misspelled in the current language, you can switch to the alternate language and recheck the word in one operation by selecting the &quot;Check with ALTERNATE_LANGUAGE&quot; item (keyboard short-cut: &lt;x&gt;) in the suggestions menu. This is very handy when the message contains paragraphs in two languages.<br /> <br /> === (Tips &amp; Tricks) Why doesn't the spell checker have a more traditional user interface, like KMail, Evolution etc? ===<br /> <br /> Because the developer (Melvin Hadasht) noted that by using the keyboard shortcuts the spell checking can be done faster while typing (more on that below). Moreover, there is the option &lt;Spelling/Check All or Check selection&gt; allows to do a spell checking of the whole text or just a selection. Just keep an eye where the suggestions menu shows up to look at the misspelled word, then hit one of the letters corresponding to the suggestion (&amp;lt;a&amp;gt; through &amp;lt;p&amp;gt;, press also &lt;ALT&gt; to make the selected suggestion listed as the first suggestion the next time you do exactly the same mistake --- this is the &quot;learn by mistake&quot; feature), or hit &lt;r&gt; to type a replacement, or hit &lt;ALT-SPACE&gt; to accept the word in the current message, or hit &lt;ALT-RETURN&gt; to accept the word and to add it definitively to your personal dictionary associated to this language. If you have enabled the &quot;Alternate Dictionary&quot;, you can switch to it by hitting &lt;x&gt;.<br /> <br /> If you prefer checking while you type, just bind the &lt;Spelling/Check backwards misspelled word&gt; and &lt;Spelling/Forward to next misspelled word&gt; to two quick keyboard short cuts. Then, as soon as you mistype a word, call the &lt;Check backwards...&gt; short-cut ---you do not need to move the cursor--- and without using the mouse select the suggestion. As GNU/Aspell does a good job at suggesting a replacement, you will often end to type &lt;a&gt;, and as the cursor did not move, just continue typing. In contrast, the other option, &lt;Forward to next...&gt; does move the cursor. This is because if you have text after the cursor, that also means in general that you are only editing a message, and not writing it, so advancing the cursor to the misspelled word is in general the wanted behaviour.<br /> &lt;div id=konqueror&gt;<br /> === How do I make sylpheed the default mail application for KDE? ===<br /> <br /> KDE does not support passing the full URL to a mailer (see [http://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/sylpheed-claws/bugzilla/show''bug.cgi?id=658 bug 658] and the corresponding [http://bugs.kde.org/show''bug.cgi?id=81598 KDE bug entry]).<br /> But there is a workaround - do the following as root:<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> wget http://extern.tribut.de/dev/sylpheed-compose.pl<br /> mv sylpheed-compose.pl /usr/local/bin<br /> chmod +x /usr/local/bin/sylpheed-compose.pl<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> Then go to the KDE Control Center -&gt; KDE Components -&gt; Component Chooser -&gt; Email Client, choose &quot;Use a different email client&quot; and enter the following into the textbox:<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> /usr/local/bin/sylpheed-compose.pl --to=&quot;%t&quot; --cc=&quot;%c&quot; --bcc=&quot;%b&quot; --subject=&quot;%s&quot; --body=&quot;%B&quot; --attach=&quot;%A&quot;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> If your binary has a name other than &quot;sylpheed-claws&quot;, you must append another parameter:<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> --sylpheed=&quot;/usr/bin/sylpheed&quot;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> where /usr/bin/sylpheed is the full path to sylpheed on your system.<br /> <br /> In case you don't want that perlscript or you can't use it - there is this alternative. But be aware that passing multiple lines or non-standard characters to Sylpheed-Claws from an application (e.g. konqueror trying to send form-data via email) will '''not''' work!<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> sylpheed-claws --compose &lt;nowiki&gt;&quot;~mailto:%t?cc=%c&amp;bcc=%b&amp;subject=%s&amp;body=%B&quot; --attach &quot;%A&quot;&lt;/nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> Replace &quot;sylpheed-claws&quot; with the actual name of your binary here as well.<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> === Why does Sylpheed-Claws tell me that a gpg signature has expired? ===<br /> <br /> ; The sender used a key with a time limit, you have to update your keyring regularly to receive the updated signatures, e.g. like this : &lt;code&gt;gpg --refresh-keys&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> Note: Most keyservers have problems syncing OpenPGP type keys (see http://keyserver.kjsl.com/~~jharris/keyserver.html). It is recommended to switch to SKS keyservers, e.g. subkeys.pgp.net or sks.keyserver.penguin.de .<br /> <br /> <br /> === Why does Sylpheed-Claws tell me that there is one unread message in some folders? ===<br /> <br /> ; When the number behind some folder tells you that you have one unread message but all are marked as read you have to do the following : Right click on toplevel MH folder and use &quot;Check for new messages&quot;, or use '/View/Update Summary'</div> 195.5.255.246