sylpheed-claws(1)

NAME

Sylpheed-Claws - a GTK+ based fast e-mail and news client

DESCRIPTION

Sylpheed-Claws is an e-mail client (and news reader) based
on GTK+, running on X Window System, and aiming for: * Quick response
* Graceful, and sophisticated interface
* Easy configuration, intuitive operation
* Abundant features
Currently implemented features include:: o POP3 support
o IMAP4rev1 support
o integrated NetNews client
o unlimited multiple account handling
o thread display
o filtering
o MIME (attachments)
o built-in image view
o X-Face support
o multiple MH folder support
o mbox importing / exporting
o external editor support
o message queueing
o automatic mail checking
o draft message function
o template function
o line-wrapping
o clickable URI
o XML-based address book
o LDAP, vCard, and JPilot support
o newly arrived and unread message management
o Mew/Wanderlust-like key bind
o printing
o APOP authentication support
o SMTP AUTH support
o SSL support (POP3, SMTP, IMAP4rev1)
o IPv6 support
o drag & drop (partially implemented)
o GnuPG support (currently implementing)
o automake + autoconf support
o internationalization of messages by gettext
o support of many code sets, including UTF-8 (Uni; code) (when using libjconv)
o support for plugins
This list is not complete.

OPTIONS

--compose [address]
--attach file1 [file2]... --receive
--receive-all
--send
--status
--status folder[/subfolder] --status-full
--online
--offline
--debug
--help
--version
--config-dir

FILES

$HOME/Mail: Default directory for mail storage
$PREFIX/share/sylpheed: Global program directory
$PREFIX/share/sylpheed/manual: Manual files in HTML format
$PREFIX/share/sylpheed/faq: FAQ files in HTML format
$PREFIX/share/sylpheed/themes: Global themes directory
$PREFIX/lib/sylpheed/plugins: Directory for plugins
$PREFIX/include/sylpheed: Directory for header files
$HOME/.sylpheed: Default directory for user's configuration files; directory
$HOME/.sylpheed/themes: User's themes directory
$HOME/.sylpheed/accountrc: Configuration for account(s)
$HOME/.sylpheed/addrbook*: Addressbook files
$HOME/.sylpheed/command_history: User-specified commands
$HOME/.sylpheed/customheaderrc: Configuration for custom headers for sending mail
$HOME/.sylpheed/dispheaderrc: Configuration for custom display of headers in mes; sage view
$HOME/.sylpheed/matcherrc: Filtering and Processing function configuration
$HOME/.sylpheed/folderlist.xml: Folder hierachy listing
$HOME/.sylpheed/menurc: Menu shortcut-key configuration
$HOME/.sylpheed/sylpheed.log: Sylpheed logfile
$HOME/.sylpheed/sylpheedrc: Main configuration file

EXAMPLES

To run this program the standard way type:

sylpheed

Alternatively you can run it with the following options:

--debug: for debug mode
--compose [address]: to open a Compose window
--attach file1 [file2]...: open composition window with specified files at; tached
--compose "mailto:%t?subject=%s&cc=%c&body=%b": this syntax can be used in web-browsers and CLI to; open a pre-populated Compose window
--receive: receive new messages
--receive-all: receive new messages from all accounts
--send: send all queued messages
--status: show the total number of messages
[new][unread][unread answers to marked][total]
--status folder[/subfolder]: show the total number of messages in specified; folder
[new][unread][unread answers to marked][total]
--status-full: show the total number of messages per folder
[new][unread][unread answers to marked][total]
--online: Start sylpheed in (or switch to, if already run; ning) online mode
--offline: Start sylpheed in (or switch to, if already run; ning) offline mode
--help display the help message and exit
--version: display version number and exit
--config-dir: display the CONFIG-DIR and exit

INSTALLATION

This program requires GTK+ 1.2.6 or higher to be compiled.

Please make sure that gtk-devel and glib-devel (or simi
lar) packages are installed before the compilation (you may also
require flex (lex) and bison (yacc)).
To compile and install, just type:
% ./configure % make % su Password: [Enter password] # make install
Refer to ./configure --help for further information.

AUTHORS

main-branch (http://sylpheed.good-day.net): Hiroyuki Yamamoto <hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp>
<yamamoto@good-day.co.jp>
claws-branch (http://sylpheed-claws.sourceforge.net): Hoa viet Dinh <dinh.viet.hoa@free.fr>
Match Grun <match@dimensional.com>
Melvin Hadasht <melvin.hadasht@free.fr>
Christoph Hohmann <reboot@gmx.ch>
Alfons Hoogervorst <alfons@proteus.demon.nl>
Darko Koruga <darko.koruga@hermes.si>
Colin Leroy <colin@colino.net>
Thorsten Maerz <torte@netztorte.de>
Paul Mangan <claws@thewildbeast.co.uk>
Luke Plant <L.Plant.98@cantab.net>
Martin Schaaf <mascha@ma-scha.de>
Carsten Schurig <Carsten.Schurig@web.de>
Sergey Vlasov <vsu@users.sourceforge.net>
Hiroyuki Yamamoto <hiro-y@kcn.ne.jp>
sylpheed-claws-w32: Thorsten Maerz <torte@netztorte.de>

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