Using the Internet with Mandrakelinux is very easy. And since it includes many mail clients and web browsers, you can choose the one which really suits your needs and appeals to your taste.
We chose to discuss the Mozilla suite of Internet applications for various reasons. It is easy to use (in fact, a Windows® version exists so you might have used it already. Users accustomed to netscape will also find it familiar). It is also very integrated, which means it unites many applications into one. Notwithstanding the web browser (Chapter 8, Surfing with Mozilla) and the mail client (Chapter 9, Sending E-mail with Mozilla) we will document in this manual, you can also read news from your favorite forums, and use the ChatZilla IRC client. Hence, it's a powerful suite of applications which provide you with a unified interface.
We will go through basic configuration and use, as well as more advanced features of the mail and browser clients, such as the powerful Enigmail encryption feature available for the mail client.
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