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<chapter id="intro">
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<author><firstname>Daniel</firstname> <surname>Naber</surname> <affiliation><address> <email>daniel.naber@t-online.de</email>
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</address></affiliation>
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</author>
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<othercredit role="translator"><firstname>Andrew</firstname><surname>Coles</surname><affiliation><address><email>andrew_coles@yahoo.co.uk</email></address></affiliation><contrib>British English English</contrib></othercredit>
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</authorgroup>
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<date>2004-07-13</date> <releaseinfo>1.7</releaseinfo> </chapterinfo>
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>The &kmail; Team welcomes you to &kmail;, a user-friendly email client for the K Desktop Environment. Our goal is to make &kmail; a program that is beautiful and intuitive without sacrificing power. </para>
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<para>If you have never set up an email client on a &UNIX; system before, we suggest that you read through the <link linkend="getting-started">Getting Started</link> section first so that your setup goes smoothly.</para>
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<para>Since most people do not read documentation anyway, here is a collection of the most helpful tips:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>You do not have to use your mouse to use &kmail;. Everything can be done by using <link linkend="keyboard-shortcuts">Keyboard Shortcuts</link>.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Although &kmail; can be considered reliable you should keep backups of your messages, &ie; just copy the files and folders in <filename class="directory">~/Mail</filename> (including the hidden ones that start with a dot) to a safe place.</para>
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</listitem>
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<!-- TODO: add other tips for "invisible" features here -->
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>&kmail;'s homepage can be found at <ulink url="http://kmail.kde.org">http://kmail.kde.org</ulink>. There you will find useful links, ⪚ to the user and developer mailing lists. Please report bugs in &kmail; using <menuchoice><guimenu>Help</guimenu><guimenuitem>Report Bug...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
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<para>We hope you will enjoy &kmail;!</para>
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</chapter>
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