<chapter id="intro"> <chapterinfo> <authorgroup> <author ><firstname >Daniel</firstname > <surname >Naber</surname > <affiliation ><address > <email >daniel.naber@t-online.de</email> </address ></affiliation> </author> <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 > </authorgroup> <date >2004-07-13</date > <releaseinfo >1.7</releaseinfo > </chapterinfo> <title >Introduction</title> <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> <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> <para >Since most people do not read documentation anyway, here is a collection of the most helpful tips:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <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> </listitem> <listitem> <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> </listitem> <!-- TODO: add other tips for "invisible" features here --> </itemizedlist> <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> <para >We hope you will enjoy &kmail;!</para> </chapter>
