E-Mailing and Calendaring

For reading and managing your mails and appointments, you can use Kontact as your personal information management tool (PIM). Kontact combines KDE applications like KMail, KOrganizer, and KAddressBook into a single interface. This gives you easy access to your e-mail, calendar, address book, and other PIM functionality.

Starting Kontact for the First Time

To start Kontact, press Alt+F2 and enter kontact. To access one of the components, click the corresponding icon in the left sidebar.

Before you can send or receive mails, you must configure your e-mail account.

  1. Click the Mail icon then select Settings > Configure KMail.

  2. In the configuration dialog, click Accounts. There you can configure the settings for outgoing and incoming mails.

  3. For incoming mails, click the Receiving tab and click Add. Select the appropriate account type and enter the details in the following dialog.

  4. Proceed similarly for outgoing mails on the Sending tab. If you are not sure about the settings or items to select, consult your Internet Service Provider or system administrator.