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Evolution User Guide
Novell Confidential
Manual (ENU) 21 December 2004
to use, select UTF-8, which offers the greatest range of character displays for the greatest range of
languages.
Using Character Sets
A character set is a computer’s version of an alphabet. In the past, the ASCII character set was used
almost universally. However, it contains only 128 characters, meaning it is unable to display
characters in Cyrillic, Kanjii, or other non-Latin alphabets. To work around language display
problems, programmers developed a variety of methods, so many human languages now have their
own specific character sets, and items written in other character sets display incorrectly.
Eventually, standards organizations developed the UTF-8 Unicode* character set to provide a
single compatible set of codes for everyone.
Most e-mail messages state in advance which character set they use, so Evolution usually knows
what to display for a given binary number. However, if you find that messages are displayed as
rows of incomprehensible characters, try selecting a different character set in the mail settings
screen. If your recipients can’t read your messages, try selecting a different character set in the
composer options dialog box. For some languages, such as Turkish or Korean, it might work best
for you to select the language-specific character set. However, the best choice for most users is
UTF-8, which offers the widest range of characters for the widest range of languages.
Sending Composed Messages Later
Evolution normally sends mail as soon as you click Send. However, can save a message to be sent
later:
If you are offline when you click Send, Evolution adds your message to the Outbox queue.
The next time you connect to the Internet and send or receive mail, that message is sent.
Click File > Save Draft to store your messages in the drafts folder for later revision.
If you prefer to save your message as a text file, click File > Save As, then specify a filename.
Working Offline
Offline mode is a tool designed for use with remote mail storage systems like GroupWise
®
, IMAP
or Exchange, in situations where you are not connected to the network at all times. The tool keeps
a local copy of one or more folders to allow you to compose messages, storing them in your
Outbox to be sent the next time you connect.
POP mail downloads all messages to your local system, but other connections usually download
just the headers, and get the rest only when you want to read the message. Before you go offline,
Evolution downloads the unread messages from the folders you have chosen to store.
To mark a folder for offline use, right-click the folder, then click Properties. Click Copy Folder
Content Locally for Offline Operation.
Your connection status is shown by the small icon in the lower left border of the Evolution main
window. When you are online, it displays two connected cables. When you go offline, the cables
separate.
To cache your selected folders and disconnect from the network, click File > Work Offline, or click
the connection status icon in the lower left of the screen. When you want to reconnect, click File
> Work Online, or click the connection status icon again.
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