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<article id="communication">
<articleinfo>
<title
>Communicating With &kubuntu;</title>
&legalnotice;
<abstract>
<para
>This document will present the various ways one can communicate with others using &kubuntu;. </para>
</abstract>
</articleinfo>

<!-- e-mail -->
<sect1 id="e-mail">
<title
>E-mail</title>
<para
><application
>KMail</application
> is the default e-mail client used in &kubuntu;. <application
>KMail</application
> is a component of the Personal Information Manager (<acronym
>PIM</acronym
>) called <application
>Kontact</application
> that also includes calendaring, contacts, tasks, and more. </para>

<para
>To start <application
>KMail</application
>, go to &menukmail;, or press <keycombo
><keycap
>Alt</keycap
><keycap
>F2</keycap
></keycombo
>, type <userinput
>kmail</userinput
> and press the <keycap
>Enter</keycap
> key. </para>

<para
>The first time that <application
>KMail</application
> is started, a wizard will appear to help set up an e-mail account. If more advanced settings are needed during the wizard steps, it is safe to cancel the wizard and manually configure the settings. Please review <xref linkend="kmail-configure"/> below. </para>

<sect2 id="kmail-configure">
<title
>Configuring <application
>KMail</application
></title>
<para
>Once <application
>KMail</application
> is opened, click <menuchoice
><guimenu
>Settings</guimenu
><guimenuitem
>Configure KMail...</guimenuitem
></menuchoice
> to open the configuration dialog for <application
>KMail</application
> </para>

<para
>The first step in setting up e-mail accounts is to create identities for the accounts. The default identity can be safely modified to suit particular needs. There are 6 tabs in the Add or Modify identity dialog. </para>

<variablelist
><title
>Identity Add/Modify Tabs</title>
<varlistentry
><term
><guilabel
>General</guilabel
></term>
<listitem>
<para
>Contains information pertaining to name, organization, and e-mail address. </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry
><term
><guilabel
>Cryptography</guilabel
></term>
<listitem>
<para
>Contains information pertaining to <application
>OpenPGP</application
> signing key, encryption key, S/MIME signing and encryption certificates, as well as the preferred crypto message format. </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry
><term
><guilabel
>Advanced</guilabel
></term>
<listitem>
<para
>Contains information pertaining to reply-to and <acronym
>BCC</acronym
> addresses, the dictionary to use, and folder locations for sent-mail, drafts, and templates. </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry
><term
><guilabel
>Templates</guilabel
></term>
<listitem>
<para
>Contains information pertaining to custom templates for new messages, reply to sender messages, and more. </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry
><term
><guilabel
>Signature</guilabel
></term>
<listitem>
<para
>Contains information pertaining to the use of a signature in e-mails. It can be configured to use a signature file, create and use custom text, or have <application
>KMail</application
> run a command and append the output to your signature. </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry
><term
><guilabel
>Picture</guilabel
></term>
<listitem>
<para
>Contains information pertaining to the use of a picture when sending e-mails. </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para
>Once an identity or multiple identities have been set up, the next step is to configure an account or accounts. There are 2 parts to account configuration, one for receiving and the other for for sending. </para>

<para
>When adding an account for receiving e-mail, press the <guibutton
>Add...</guibutton
> under the <guilabel
>Accounts</guilabel
> section. A dialog will appear asking for the <guilabel
>Account Type</guilabel
>. </para>

<variablelist
><title
>Receiving e-mail account types</title>
<varlistentry
><term
><guilabel
>Local mailbox</guilabel
></term>
<listitem>
<para
>An advanced setting for use with a local mailbox that is collecting messages via another Mail Transfer Agent (<acronym
>MTA</acronym
>). </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry
><term
><guilabel
>POP3</guilabel
></term>
<listitem>
<para
>A typical setting with e-mail clients, <acronym
>POP3</acronym
> allows for e-mail retrieval from a remote server using an Internet connection. <acronym
>POP3</acronym
> briefly connects to the remote server and downloads all new messages. </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry
><term
><guilabel
>IMAP</guilabel
></term>
<listitem>
<para
>Another common protocol for receiving email, <acronym
>IMAP</acronym
> stays connected to the mail server for e-mail retrieving. Unlike <acronym
>POP3</acronym
>, <acronym
>IMAP</acronym
> allows for multiple clients to be connected simultaneously to the same mailbox. </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry
><term
><guilabel
>Disconnected IMAP</guilabel>
</term>
<listitem>
<para
>Disconnected <acronym
>IMAP</acronym
> is similar to <acronym
>IMAP</acronym
>. However e-mail messages are synchronized between the server and the client, leaving everything on the server. Both the server and the client will have identical copies. </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry
><term
><guilabel
>Maildir mailbox</guilabel
></term>
<listitem>
<para
>Similar to the <guilabel
>Local mailbox</guilabel
>, except that it uses the Maildir format instead of the <acronym
>mbox</acronym
> format. </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para
>When adding an account for sending e-mail, press the <guibutton
>Add...</guibutton
> in the <guilabel
>Accounts</guilabel
> section under the <guilabel
>Sending</guilabel
> tab. A <guilabel
>Create Outgoing Account</guilabel
> dialog will appear asking for the account type. </para>

<variablelist
><title
>Sending e-mail account types</title>
<varlistentry
><term
><guilabel
>SMTP</guilabel
></term>
<listitem>
<para
><acronym
>SMTP</acronym
> allows for the use of a server provided either by an e-mail service or an Internet Service Provider (<acronym
>ISP</acronym
>). It is the most common account type used to send e-mail. </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry
><term
><guilabel
>Sendmail</guilabel
></term>
<listitem>
<para
><application
>Sendmail</application
> is a Mail Transfer Agent (<acronym
>MTA</acronym
>) that is separate from <application
>KMail</application
> and is used in more advanced configurations. </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry
><term
><guilabel
>Dummy MailTransport Resource</guilabel
></term>
<listitem>
<para
>A dummy resource implementing mail transport interface. It should only be used by those who are experienced with it. </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para
>The rest of the configuration options for <application
>KMail</application
> pertain to security and layout. In most situations, the defaults are fine, however <application
>KMail</application
> can be configured to suit particular needs. </para>

</sect2>
</sect1>

<!-- IRC -->
<sect1 id="irc">
<title
>Internet Relay Chat (<acronym
>IRC</acronym
>)</title>
<para
>... </para>
</sect1>

<!-- INSTANT MESSAGING -->
<sect1 id="im">
<title
>Instant Messaging</title>
<para
>The default Instant Messaging (<acronym
>IM</acronym
>) client for &kubuntu; is <application
>Kopete</application
>. <application
>Kopete</application
> supports many of the messaging protocols including Yahoo, Google Talk, MSN, ICQ, Jabber, AOL, and more. </para>

<para
>To start <application
>Kopete</application
>, go to &menukopete;. Configuring and using <application
>Kopete</application
> is similar to most other <acronym
>IM</acronym
> clients. </para>

<para
>More information regarding <application
>Kopete</application
> can be viewed in its documentation. Please read the <ulink url="help:/kopete"
>Kopete Handbook</ulink
> for more information. </para>
</sect1>

<!-- MICROBLOGGING -->
<sect1 id="microblogging">
<title
>Microblogging - Twitter and Identi.ca</title>
<para
>&kubuntu; ships with the <application
>Microblogging Plasma Widget</application
> which supports both Twitter and Identi.ca which is enabled by default. If you have removed this widget and would like to add the desktop widget back, simply <mousebutton
>right</mousebutton
> click on the desktop, and select <guimenuitem
>Add Widgets...</guimenuitem
>. Simply click and drag the widget to the desktop and configure it for either Twitter or Identi.ca. </para>
<para
>Another application that is available in the repositories is <application
>Choqok</application
>. <application
>Choqok</application
> supports both Twitter and Identi.ca as well, and sits in the system tray. </para>
</sect1>

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