<chapter id="intro"> <chapterinfo> <authorgroup> <author> <firstname>Daniel</firstname> <surname>Naber</surname> <affiliation><address> <email>daniel.naber@t-online.de</email> </address></affiliation> </author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2011-07-15</date> <releaseinfo>2.1.96 (&kde; 4.7)</releaseinfo> </chapterinfo> <title>Introduction</title> <para>The &kmail; Team welcomes you to &kmail;, a user-friendly email client for the K Desktop Environment. 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 so that your setup goes smoothly.</para> <para>Since most people do not read documentation anyway, here is a collection of the most helpful tips:</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> <!-- adapt to kmail2/akonadi lueck 31.05.2011--> <listitem> <para>Although &kmail; can be considered reliable you should keep backups of your messages, &ie; just copy the files and folders listed in the <link linkend="transfer-mail-and-settings">FAQ</link> to a safe place.</para> </listitem> <!-- TODO: add other tips for "invisible" features here --> </itemizedlist> <note><para>If you experience any problems migrating to &kmail; 2 in &kde; 4.8 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> <para>We hope you will enjoy &kmail;!</para> </chapter>
