Using the Internet with Mandrake Linux is very easy. And since it includes many mail clients and web browsers, you can choose which one really suits your needs.
However, for the purpose of this book, we will speak about KMail as a mail client, while we choose to describe the Galeon web browser. Keep in mind that most mail clients and web browsers function in a very similar manner. The information in the following sections should apply to most mail clients and web browsers.
The Internet does not limit itself to sending e-mails and browsing web sites. We will also present an instant messaging software called Gaim, as well as an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client named XChat.