%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ 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 or GtkSpell (GtkSpell provides on-the-fly as you type spell checking) Recommended (required for outgoing SMTP service) and Optional , , , , , or , libnotify, SQLite, and an (that provides a sendmail command, note that it is only used if you didn't install the recommended libESMTP package) Optional to Build S/MIME Support GPGME (requires ) User Notes: Install Balsa by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0) \ --sysconfdir=&gnome-etc-dir; \ --localstatedir=/var/lib \ --with-rubrica \ --with-gtkhtml=no && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install --with-rubrica: This parameter is used to provide Rubrica2 address book support. --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: Use this parameter if you don't have libESMTP 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 GnuPG-2.x.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 are unable to connect to your ISP, they probably don't support APOP. Disable it in Settings/Preferences/POP3/advanced. 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 The following subdirectories of $GNOME_PREFIX/share/: {gnome/help, omf, sounds}/balsa Short Descriptions balsa is a GNOME-2 based mail client. balsa