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Getting Started A Typical Session Configuration Toolbar More Info
What Is Althea?
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Althea is available for download from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/althea/althea-0.5.3.tgz Installation Type the following commands: # unzip and untar althea-x.x.x.tgz tar xvzf althea-x.x.x.tgz # make and install the program make make install And you are done! SSL Help As of version 0.5, Althea has support for IMAP over SSL. Due to the overwhelming amount of support requests for installation, we need to make some things clear on how to use SSL with Althea. First, you can disable SSL support by editing the Makefile. Also, many people report trouble with finding the openssl libraries and header files. If you are using some kind of packaging system (like RedHat or Mandrake) to install openssl, you will need the openssl-devel package. This package contains those header files that are necessary to compile althea. If you aren't using a packaging system to install openssl (you are building from source), then you need to make sure that the openssl gets install, that is, you type make install. If you have any problems compiling, let us know at: althea-developers@lists.sourceforge.net. When Althea starts to use autoconf (near future) this will be easier. We promise!
On the left side of Althea's main window is a directory tree of servers. Each server can have several subfolders each of which contain mail. Generally the subfolder titled INBOX is where your new mail is located. On the right side of Althea's main window is a list of messages in the currently selected folder. When select a message, the contents are displayed in the text area below. Most of the actions you'll want to perform in a typical session is availble from the toolbar. File Format
You still have a .althearc file in your home directory that gets read in, but you also have a utility in althea to edit those preferences. The format of the new XML scheme is thus for Servers: <Server> <name>MyServer</name> <smtpserver>smtp.fsf.com</smtpserver> <imapserver>imap.fsf.com</imapserver> <imapport>143</imapport> <username>myUsername</username> <password>myPassword</password> <mailbox>~/mail</mailbox> <fccfolder>sent-mail</fccfolder> </Server> There is more information on the new format in the althearc.example file that comes with the package. And in fact, you should not need to edit your .althearc file by hand anymore due to the Configuration Tool
You can modify your servers and then click the "Ok" button to save your saves out to your .althearc file. Clicking cancel will save none of your changes. NOTE: When you click "Ok" to save your changes, it writes your changes out to your .althearc file but does not reload those preferences. You will have to close althea and restart to see the changes. New Open a new window for creating a new message. Save Save the currently opened message to your hard disk. Print the currently opened message. Defaults to 'lpr %s'. Allows you to change the print command. The user can include '%s' in the print command to indicate where the filename should go. Reply Compose a reply to the currently open message. Forward Compose a message with the currently open message included at the end. Delete Mail Mark the currently selected message for deletion. Check Mail Check the currently selected server for new mail. Althea menu Check Mail Check the currently selected server for new mail. Setup Open the Configuration window to edit preferences. Exit Exit Althea. New Message Open a new window for composing a new message. Save Message Save the currently opened message to your hard disk. Reply Reply to currently open message. Forward Forward the currently open message. Print the currently opened message. Before printing starts, you will be given the chance to change the default print command ('lpr %s', where %s will be replaced by the message's name) to something more suitable for your system (for example, 'lpr -P myprinter %s'). Delete Mark the currently selected message for deletion. Undelete Unmark the currently selected message for deletion. Expunge Delete all messages marked for deletion. Contents Opens this help document. About Opens the About dialog box (with credits and such of the like).
Credits
Althea began as a independent study project at Carleton College in February 2000 with Jeff Ondich, advisor and six students, Bryan Dotzour, Eric Johnson, Nate Kohl, Will Mulvihill, Keith Resar, and Ethan Sommer. It has since been carried on by some of those members and is working toward supporting all the features the original authors designed for it. Althea's Name Several names were tossed around. The recursive acronym had its attractions, but in the end, Althea was chosen in honor of Bryan Dotzour's wife. the Althea Development Team Bryan Dotzour <Dwighthammer> Eric Johnson <soupMonkey> Nate Kohl Will Mulvihill <Thriller> Jeff Ondich Keith Resar <Heavy> Ethan Sommer Contact Questions, comments, and code welcome at: althea-developers@lists.sourceforge.net |