%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Balsa The Balsa package contains a GNOME-2 based mail client. &lfs77_checked; 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 Recommended or GtkSpell (GtkSpell provides on-the-fly as you type spell checking), , , , and or (HTML support) Optional , and (both for S/MIME support), , , , , , , , and (that provides a sendmail command, note that it is only used if you didn't install the recommended libESMTP package) User Notes: Install Balsa by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install Examine ./configure --help output for switches needed to detect the optional dependencies or to prevent it from looking for recommended dependencies. 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 /usr/share/balsa and /usr/share/sounds/balsa Short Descriptions balsa is a glib based mail client. balsa