<chapter id="intro"> <chapterinfo> <authorgroup> <author> <firstname>Daniel</firstname> <surname>Naber</surname> <affiliation><address> <email>daniel.naber@t-online.de</email> </address></affiliation> </author> <author> <firstname>Scarlett</firstname> <surname>Clark</surname> <affiliation><address> &Scarlett.Clark.mail; </address></affiliation> </author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2013-12-12</date> <releaseinfo>&kde; 4.12</releaseinfo> </chapterinfo> <title>Introduction</title> <screenshot> <screeninfo>&kmail; Welcome Screen</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="kmailwelcome.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> <textobject> <phrase>&kmail; Welcome Screen</phrase> </textobject> <caption> <para>&kmail; Welcome Screen</para> </caption> </mediaobject> </screenshot> <para>The &kmail; Team welcomes you to &kmail;, a user-friendly email client for &kde;. Our goal is to make &kmail; a program that is beautiful and intuitive without sacrificing power. </para> <para>If you have never set up an email client on a &UNIX; system before, we suggest that you read through the <link linkend="getting-started">Getting Started</link> section first.</para> <sect1 id="features"> <title>Some &kmail; Features</title> <para>Some links to the great features available in &kmail;</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>You do not have to use your mouse to use &kmail;. Everything can be done by using <link linkend="keyboard-shortcuts">Keyboard Shortcuts</link>.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Although &kmail; can be considered reliable you should keep backups of your messages, &ie; use one of the export/archive options listed in <link linkend="backups">Backup Options</link> to backup your settings and email to a safe place.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>&kmail; is capable of importing email in several formats from your previous email applications using options in <link linkend="import-restore">Restore and Import in &kmail;</link>.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Organize your folders with ease using &kmail;s extensive <link linkend="folders">Folders</link> options. Some of the features include handling per folder: mailing lists, acl (&imap; only), and archiving.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Compliment your folder setup with highly configurable <link linkend="filters">filters</link>.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>By default &kmail; will detect common email <link linkend="configure-security-email-scams">scams</link>. You can also fight SPAM and viruses with built in wizards to work with external programs to scan email as it comes in. See <link linkend="the-anti-spam-wizard">Anti Spam Wizard</link> and <link linkend="the-anti-virus-wizard">Anti-Virus-Wizard</link> for details.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Easily manage per-account settings using multiple <link linkend="configure-identity">identities</link>.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <para>We hope you will enjoy &kmail;!</para> <sect2 id="getting-help"> <title>Getting Help</title> <note><para>If you experience any problems migrating to &kmail; 2 please read the chapter <link linkend="troubleshooting">Troubleshooting</link>. </para></note> <para>&kmail;'s homepage can be found at <ulink url="http://userbase.kde.org/KMail">http://userbase.kde.org/KMail</ulink>. There you will find useful links, ⪚ to the user and developer mailing lists. Please report bugs in &kmail; using <menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>Report Bug...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> </sect2> </sect1> </chapter>