Abstract
MandrivaOne is an excellent tool to use the Internet. We show you how to manage your email using KMail, browse the web with Konqueror and chat with your friends and colleagues with Kopete.
Choose → + from the main menu to launch KMail. A
configuration wizard appears.
Select the account type from the suggested list and advance to the next step. Both IMAP and POP3 accounts setup are the same.
Then, you are asked about your name, email address and company name, fill these with your personal data.
You are then asked for the account credentials: username and password. Your ISP or system administrator should have provided these along with your email address.
You are finally asked to provide mail server
parameters. Again, your ISP or system administrator should have
provided you with the incoming and outgoing mail servers. Outgoing
servers are usually of the smtp.provider.net
form. Incoming POP3 servers are usually of the
pop.provider.net
or
pop3.provider.net
forms. Incoming IMAP
servers are usually of the imap.provider.net
form. The mail.provider.net
form is also
common for both incoming and outgoing mail servers.
Toolbar. Where the main action buttons lie. See Table 1.1, “KMail's Toolbar Buttons”.
Message List. Where information (subject, date, sender, etc.) about messages stored in the currently selected folder is displayed.
Message View Pane. Where the currently selected message's contents is displayed.
Folder List. Where all folders are
listed. The default folders are inbox
(incoming messages), outbox
(unsent
templates), sent-mail
(already sent
messages), trash
(deleted messages) and
drafts
(draft messages). There is also a
special folder named Searches
which contains
the results of a search for messages.
The following table shows the most important buttons available in KMail's toolbar, their equivalent keyboard shortcuts and a brief explanation of the functions they provide.
Table 1.1. KMail's Toolbar Buttons
Choose → +
from the main menu to launch Konqueror. The home page
opens. Type in an URL in the Location
bar to open a different page.
Toolbar. Contains all buttons used to navigate and perform common actions (see Table 1.2, “Konqueror's Toolbar Buttons”).
Location Bar. Where you enter a site's
URL (or a local file using file://
as the
protocol part of the URL).
Bookmarks Bar. Contains buttons which give you quick access to your favorite sites.
Tab Browsing. Allows you to open many sites in the same window instead of opening new windows, which makes browsing much simpler.
Display Area. Where the contents of the web sites and local files you browse are displayed.
Table 1.2. Konqueror's Toolbar Buttons
Konqueror's browser allows you to browse many web pages at a time by using tabbed browsing.
Creates and opens a new tab
(Ctrl-Shift-N). Just type an URL on the
location bar to open a new page on this tab.
Closes the currently displayed tab
(Ctrl-W).
For bookmark management it is recommended you use social bookmark sites, such as Del.Icio.Us, so you always have bookmarks with you on the go.
Choose → +
from the main menu to launch Kopete. A configuration wizard
appears.
Kopete supports communications with many popular messaging applications like MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, IRC, etc. Select the messaging service from the list and advance to the next step. Please bear in mind that the different messaging protocols have different configuration parameters. We show you how to setup an instant messaging service account and then an IRC service account.
Then, you have to provide the account parameters: as a minimum a username (or email address) and a password; some messaging services might need other options too. Refer to the messaging service documentation for more information on the account parameters to be set.
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Most messaging services have a button that you can click to get an account with that service, if you don't have one already. |
Finally you are invited to connect to the messaging service and finish the messaging service configuration wizard. Uncheck the Connect now option if you wish to connect later.
Choose
→ from the menu,
then select the Accounts section and click
on the button to add an account for a
different messaging service. We now add an account for IRC
server irc.freenode.net
, channel
#mandriva
, where you can get support for your
MandrivaOne system from other users of Mandriva Linux.
Provide your nickname[1] and an alternate one (in case someone else already has registered the nickname you've chosen), and optionally a username and a password.
Then, select the Connection tab and choose an IRC network using the Network pulldown list. You can also select the default encoding and other options. Advance to the final step and finish the wizard.
Toolbar. Where the main action buttons lie. See Table 1.3, “Kopete's Toolbar Buttons”.
Buddy List. Where an entry is displayed for each of your buddies who is online, together with an icon identifying the protocol they are using. Buddy status is indicated as follows:
the buddy is currently
online, but not available. Depending on the messaging
service you might be able to send him messages anyway, which
your buddy sees when he's available again;
the buddy isn't currently
online, you cannot send him messages. Please note that you
might not see this status at all if you decide to hide
offline buddies.
Service Status. One icon is displayed for each messaging service configured. If the icon is coloured, it means you are currently online on that service, otherwise the icon is grayed. Right click on the service's icon to access a menu with actions for that particular messaging service.
Table 1.3. Kopete's Toolbar Buttons
To start chatting with a buddy, simply double click on his nick on the Buddy List. The window is divided in two, you type on the lower frame, and see the conversation on the upper frame.
IRC is a bit different, you first have to join a channel on a server. Think of channels as chat rooms where you can speak about a given topic. To join a channel:
Type the name of the channel in the dialog box that
appears. Channel names start with a sharp symbol
(#
), for example
#mandriva
.
A window similar to the IM one appears, it also has a list on the right with the people connected on that channel. If you don't see the people list, it means you are alone on that channel, please try a different channel or wait for someone to join that channel.
Repeat the above procedure to connect to other IRC channels on the same server, a window opens for each channel you connect to so you can chat simultaneously on all channels you join.
There are many resources on the Internet about the so-called “netiquette”, which are norms and rules (some can be described as common sense) one should observe for fair behavior when chatting with other people. You can perform a search for “chat netiquette” (using Google) for more information.