%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ balsa-&balsa-version;.tar balsa Balsa The Balsa package contains a GNOME-2 based mail client. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &balsa-md5sum; Download size: &balsa-size; Estimated disk space required: &balsa-buildsize; Estimated build time: &balsa-time; Balsa Dependencies Required , , , and Optional , , , , , (or other MTA that links to /usr/sbin/sendmail), or , and SQLite Optional to Build Experimental S/MIME Support Libksba, GPGME and GnuPG-1.9.x User Notes: Install Balsa by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0` \ --localstatedir=/var/lib --sysconfdir=&gnome-etc-dir; \ --with-gtkhtml=no --with-esmtp=no && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install --localstatedir=/var/lib: This switch puts ScrollKeeper files in /var/lib/scrollkeeper instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/var/scrollkeeper. --sysconfdir=&gnome-etc-dir;: This switch puts configuration files in &gnome-etc-dir; instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/etc. --with-gtkhtml=no: This parameter is used if you don't have libgtkhtml installed. Remove this parameter if the package is installed. Note that you won't be able to read or write HTML formatted mail messages if you use this parameter. --with-esmtp=no: This parameter is used if you don't have libESMTP installed. Remove this parameter if the package is installed. --with-ssl: Use this option to enable SSL support if OpenSSL is installed. --with-ldap: Use this option to enable LDAP address book support if OpenLDAP is installed. --with-sqlite: Use this option to enable SQLite address book support if SQLite is installed. --with-gpgme: Use this option to enable GPG support if GnuPG Made Easy (GPGME) is installed. --enable-smime: Use this option to enable S/MIME support if Libksba and GnuPG-1.9.x is installed. All configuration of Balsa is done through the Balsa menu system, with mailbox configuration done with the Settings—>Preferences menu. If you enable filters for your incoming POP3 mail, you must have installed, as the incoming mail will be handed off to procmail for processing. Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories balsa and balsa-ab None $GNOME_PREFIX/share/balsa, $GNOME_PREFIX/share/sounds/balsa and $GNOME_PREFIX/share/gnome/help/balsa Short Descriptions balsa is a GNOME-2 based mail client. balsa