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  kshowmail - an email viewer for TDE.
 
 
-
 Kshowmail display emails from a POP3 email server without actually
 downloading them.
 The headers or the complete emails can be viewed and unwanted emails can
@@ -10,22 +9,20 @@ be deleted. An initial and an interval timer can be set to check the
 emails periodical.
 
 
+Features:
+---------
 
-FEATURES:
-=========
-
-* supports multiple accounts.
+* supports multiple accounts
 * timers
 * filters for spam
 * sounds can be played if new email arrives
 * a command menu allows commands like fetchmail or sendmail
 * a command can be defined to send complain email against spam
 
+.
 
-
-
-CONTRIBUTING
-==============
+Contributing
+--------------
 
 If you wish to contribute to kshowmail, you might do so:
 
@@ -34,3 +31,15 @@ If you wish to contribute to kshowmail, you might do so:
 
 - TDE Weblate Translation Workspace (TWTW) collaboration tool.
   https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate
+
+
+Translations status
+---------------------
+
+### messages
+[![Translations status](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/widgets/applications/-/kshowmail/multi-auto.svg
+"Engage in translating")](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/projects/applications/kshowmail/)
+
+### desktop files
+[![Translations status](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/widgets/applications/-/kshowmail-desktop-files/multi-auto.svg
+"Engage in translating")](https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/weblate/projects/applications/kshowmail-desktop-files/)