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NAME

       claws-mail - a GTK+ based fast email and news client

SYNOPSIS

       claws-mail [options]

DESCRIPTION

       Claws  Mail is an email client (and news reader) based on GTK+, running
       on X Window System, and aiming for
              * Quick response
              * Graceful, and sophisticated interface
              * Easy configuration, intuitive operation
              * Abundant features

       Currently implemented features include:
              o POP3 support
              o IMAP4rev1 support
              o integrated NetNews client
              o unlimited multiple account handling
              o thread display
              o filtering
              o MIME (attachments)
              o built-in image view
              o X-Face and (colour) Face support
              o multiple MH folder support
              o mbox importing / exporting
              o external editor support
              o message queueing
              o automatic mail checking
              o draft message function
              o template function
              o line-wrapping
              o clickable URI
              o XML-based address book
              o LDAP, vCard, and JPilot support
              o newly arrived and unread message management
              o Mew/Wanderlust-like key bind
              o printing
              o APOP authentication support
              o SMTP AUTH support
              o SSL support (POP3, SMTP, IMAP4rev1)
              o IPv6 support
              o drag & drop (partially implemented)
              o GnuPG support
              o automake + autoconf support
              o internationalization of messages by gettext
              o  support  of  many  code sets, including UTF-8 (Unicode) (when
              using libjconv)
              o support for plugins

       This list is not complete.

OPTIONS

        --compose [address]
        --subscribe [uri]
        --attach file1 [file2]...
        --receive
        --receive-all
        --send
        --status
        --status folder[/subfolder]
        --status-full
        --select [#mh/mailbox/]folder[/msg|/msgid]
        --online
        --offline
        --exit
        --debug
        --help
        --version
        --version-full
        --config-dir
        --alternate-config-dir [dir]

FILES

       $HOME/Mail
              Default directory for mail storage

       $PREFIX/share/claws-mail
              Global program directory

       $PREFIX/share/claws-mail/manual
              Manual files in HTML, PDF, PostScript and plain text format

       $PREFIX/share/claws-mail/themes
              Global themes directory

       $PREFIX/lib/claws-mail/plugins
              Directory for plugins

       $PREFIX/include/claws-mail
              Directory for header files

       $HOME/.claws-mail
              Default directory for user’s configuration files directory

       $HOME/.claws-mail/addrbook/*
              Addressbook files

       $HOME/.claws-mail/templates
              User-defined templates directory

       $HOME/.claws-mail/themes
              User’s themes directory

       $HOME/.claws-mail/accountrc
              Configuration for account(s)

       $HOME/.claws-mail/actionsrc
              User-defined custom actions

       $HOME/.claws-mail/addressbookcustomattributerc
              User-defined address book custom attributes

       $HOME/.claws-mail/claws.log
              Claws Mail logfile

       $HOME/.claws-mail/claws-win32.log
              Claws Mail output file (Windows only)

       $HOME/.claws-mail/clawsrc
              Main configuration file

       $HOME/.claws-mail/command_history
              User-specified commands

       $HOME/.claws-mail/customheaderrc
              Configuration for custom headers for sending mail

       $HOME/.claws-mail/dispheaderrc
              Configuration for custom display of headers in message view

       $HOME/.claws-mail/folderitemrc
              All folders’ attributes

       $HOME/.claws-mail/folderlist.xml
              Folder hierarchy listing

       $HOME/.claws-mail/matcherrc
              Filtering and Processing function configuration

       $HOME/.claws-mail/menurc
              Menu shortcut-key configuration

       $HOME/.claws-mail/messagesearch_history
              User-specified searches in message bodies

       $HOME/.claws-mail/quicksearch_history
              User-specified quick-search list

       $HOME/.claws-mail/messagesearch_history
              User-specified searches in message bodies

       $HOME/.claws-mail/summary*_history
              User-specified searches in message list

       $HOME/.claws-mail/tagsrc
              User-specified tag list

       $HOME/.claws-mail/toolbar*.xml
              User-defined custom toolbars

EXAMPLES

       To run this program the standard way type:

       claws-mail

       Alternatively you can run it with the following options:

       --compose [address]
              to open a Compose window

       --subscribe [uri]
              subscribe to the given URI if possible

       --attach file1 [file2]...
              open composition window with specified files attached

       --compose "mailto:%t?subject=%s&cc=%c&body=%b"
              this syntax can be used  in  web-browsers  and  CLI  to  open  a
              pre-populated Compose window

       --receive
              receive new messages

       --receive-all
              receive new messages from all accounts

       --send
              send all queued messages

       --status
              show the total number of messages
              [new][unread][unread answers to marked][total]

       --status folder[/subfolder]
              show the total number of messages in specified folder
              [new][unread][unread answers to marked][total]

       --status-full
              show the total number of messages per folder
              [new][unread][unread answers to marked][total]

       --select [#mh/mailbox/]folder[/msg|/msgid]
              On startup, jumps to the specified folder/message

       --online
              Start  claws-mail  in  (or switch to, if already running) online
              mode

       --offline
              Start claws-mail in (or switch to, if already  running)  offline
              mode

       --help display the help message and exit

       --exit exit Claws Mail

       --debug
              for debug mode

       --version
              display version number and exit

       --version-full
              display version number and compiled-in features then exit

       --config-dir
              display the CONFIG-DIR and exit

       --alternate-config-dir [dir]
              start   Claws  Mail  with  the  configuration  stored  in  [dir]
              directory

INSTALLATION

       This program requires GTK+ 2.6.x or higher to be compiled.

       Please make sure that gtk-devel and glib-devel  (or  similar)  packages
       are  installed  before the compilation (you may also require flex (lex)
       and bison (yacc)).

       To compile and install, just type:

       % ./configure
       % make
       % su
       Password: [Enter password]
       # make install

       Refer to ./configure --help for further information.

AUTHORS

       The Claws Mail Team
              Holger Berndt            <berndth@users.sf.net>
              Tristan Chabredier       <wwp@claws-mail.org>
              Hoà Viêt Dinh            <hoa@users.sf.net>
              Andrej Kacian            <andrej@kacian.sk>
              Darko Koruga             <darko@users.sf.net>
              Ricardo Mones Lastra     <ricardo@mones.org>
              Colin Leroy              <colin@colino.net>
              Paul Mangan              <paul@claws-mail.org>
              Salvatore De Paolis      <iwkse@claws-mail.org>

       Previous team members
              Keith Edmunds
              Match Grun
              Melvin Hadasht
              Oliver Haertel
              Christoph Hohmann
              Alfons Hoogervorst
              Werner Koch
              Thorsten Maerz
              Leandro A. F. Pereira
              Luke Plant
              Martin Schaaf
              Carsten Schurig
              Fabien Vantard
              Sergey Vlasov
              Hiroyuki Yamamoto

SEE ALSO

       Claws Mail Homepage
              <http://www.claws-mail.org>

Hiroyuki Yamamoto & the Claws MJanuarym09, 2009                  Claws Mail(1)