1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY balsa-download-http "http://balsa.gnome.org/balsa-&balsa-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY balsa-download-ftp " ">
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9 | <!ENTITY balsa-md5sum "0f9b8dbdd26a1916dcc92f0767e8b4e4">
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10 | <!ENTITY balsa-size "2.5 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY balsa-buildsize "55 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY balsa-time "0.6 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="balsa" xreflabel="Balsa-&balsa-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="balsa.html" ?>
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17 |
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18 | <sect1info>
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19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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21 | </sect1info>
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22 |
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23 | <title>Balsa-&balsa-version;</title>
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24 |
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25 | <indexterm zone="balsa">
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26 | <primary sortas="a-Balsa">Balsa</primary>
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27 | </indexterm>
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28 |
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29 | <sect2 role="package">
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30 | <title>Introduction to Balsa</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para>The <application>Balsa</application> package contains a
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33 | <application>GNOME</application>-2 based mail client.</para>
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34 |
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35 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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36 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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37 | <listitem>
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38 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&balsa-download-http;"/></para>
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39 | </listitem>
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40 | <listitem>
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41 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&balsa-download-ftp;"/></para>
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42 | </listitem>
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43 | <listitem>
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44 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &balsa-md5sum;</para>
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45 | </listitem>
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46 | <listitem>
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47 | <para>Download size: &balsa-size;</para>
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48 | </listitem>
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49 | <listitem>
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50 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &balsa-buildsize;</para>
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51 | </listitem>
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52 | <listitem>
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53 | <para>Estimated build time: &balsa-time;</para>
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54 | </listitem>
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55 | </itemizedlist>
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56 |
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57 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Balsa Dependencies</bridgehead>
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58 |
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59 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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60 | <para role="required"><!--<xref linkend="libgnomeui"/>,-->
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61 | <xref linkend="rarian"/>,
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62 | <xref linkend="gmime"/>, and
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63 | <xref linkend="aspell"/> or
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64 | <ulink url="http://gtkspell.sourceforge.net/">GtkSpell</ulink>
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65 | (<application>GtkSpell</application> provides on-the-fly as you type
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66 | spell checking)</para>
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67 |
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68 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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69 | <para role="recommended"><xref linkend="libesmtp"/>
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70 | (required for outgoing SMTP service) and
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71 | <xref linkend="pcre"/></para>
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72 |
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73 |
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74 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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75 | <para role="optional"><xref linkend="gtkhtml"/>,
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76 | <xref linkend="gtksourceview"/>,
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77 | <xref linkend="openssl"/>,
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78 | <xref linkend="openldap"/>,
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79 | <xref linkend="compface"/>,
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80 | <xref linkend="heimdal"/> or <xref linkend="mitkrb"/>,
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81 | <xref linkend="libnotify"/>,
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82 | <xref linkend="sqlite"/>, and
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83 | an <xref linkend="server-mail"/> (that provides a
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84 | <command>sendmail</command> command, note that it is only used if you
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85 | didn't install the recommended <application>libESMTP</application>
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86 | package)</para>
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87 |
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88 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional to Build S/MIME Support</bridgehead>
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89 | <para role="optional">
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90 | <xref linkend='gpgme'/>
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91 | </para>
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92 |
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93 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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94 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/balsa"/></para>
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95 |
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96 | </sect2>
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97 |
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98 | <sect2 role="installation">
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99 | <title>Installation of Balsa</title>
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100 |
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101 | <para>Install <application>Balsa</application> by running the following
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102 | commands:</para>
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103 |
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104 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX \
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105 | --sysconfdir=$GNOME_SYSCONFDIR \
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106 | --localstatedir=/var/lib \
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107 | --with-rubrica \
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108 | --with-gtkhtml=no &&
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109 | make</userinput></screen>
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110 |
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111 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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112 |
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113 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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114 |
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115 | <screen role='root'><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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116 |
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117 | </sect2>
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118 |
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119 | <sect2 role="commands">
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120 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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121 |
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122 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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123 | href="../../xincludes/gnome-prefix.xml"/>
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124 |
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125 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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126 | href="../../xincludes/gnome-sysconfdir.xml"/>
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127 |
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128 | <para><parameter>--with-rubrica</parameter>: This parameter is used
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129 | to provide Rubrica2 address book support.</para>
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130 |
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131 | <para><parameter>--with-gtkhtml=no</parameter>: This parameter is used if
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132 | you don't have <application>libgtkhtml</application> installed. Remove
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133 | this parameter if the package is installed. Note that you won't be able to
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134 | read or write HTML formatted mail messages if you use this parameter.</para>
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135 |
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136 | <para><option>--with-esmtp=no</option>: Use this parameter if
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137 | you don't have <application>libESMTP</application> installed.</para>
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138 |
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139 | <para><option>--with-ssl</option>: Use this option to enable SSL support if
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140 | <application>OpenSSL</application> is installed.</para>
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141 |
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142 | <para><option>--with-ldap</option>: Use this option to enable LDAP address
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143 | book support if <application>OpenLDAP</application> is installed.</para>
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144 |
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145 | <para><option>--with-sqlite</option>: Use this option to enable SQLite
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146 | address book support if <application>SQLite</application> is
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147 | installed.</para>
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148 |
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149 | <para><option>--with-gpgme</option>: Use this option to enable GPG support
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150 | if <quote><application>GnuPG</application> Made Easy</quote>
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151 | (<application>GPGME</application>) is installed.</para>
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152 |
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153 | <para><option>--enable-smime</option>: Use this option to enable S/MIME
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154 | support if <application>GnuPG-2.x.x</application> is installed.</para>
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155 |
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156 | </sect2>
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157 |
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158 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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159 | <title>Configuring Balsa</title>
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160 |
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161 | <sect3>
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162 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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163 |
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164 | <para>All configuration of <application>Balsa</application> is done
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165 | through the <application>Balsa</application> menu system, with mailbox
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166 | configuration done with the Settings—>Preferences menu.</para>
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167 |
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168 | <para>If you are unable to connect to your ISP, they probably don't
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169 | support APOP. Disable it in Settings/Preferences/POP3/advanced.</para>
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170 |
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171 | <para>If you enable filters for your incoming POP3 mail, you must have
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172 | <xref linkend="procmail"/> installed, as the incoming mail will be
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173 | handed off to <command>procmail</command> for processing.</para>
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174 |
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175 | </sect3>
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176 |
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177 | </sect2>
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178 |
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179 | <sect2 role="content">
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180 | <title>Contents</title>
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181 |
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182 | <segmentedlist>
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183 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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184 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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185 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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186 |
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187 | <seglistitem>
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188 | <seg>balsa and balsa-ab</seg>
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189 | <seg>None</seg>
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190 | <seg>The following subdirectories of
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191 | <envar>$GNOME_PREFIX</envar>/share/:
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192 | {gnome/help, omf, sounds}/balsa</seg>
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193 | </seglistitem>
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194 | </segmentedlist>
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195 |
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196 | <variablelist>
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197 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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198 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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199 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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200 |
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201 | <varlistentry id="balsa-prog">
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202 | <term><command>balsa</command></term>
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203 | <listitem>
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204 | <para>is a <application>GNOME</application>-2 based mail
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205 | client.</para>
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206 | <indexterm zone="balsa balsa-prog">
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207 | <primary sortas="b-balsa">balsa</primary>
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208 | </indexterm>
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209 | </listitem>
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210 | </varlistentry>
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211 |
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212 | </variablelist>
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213 |
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214 | </sect2>
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215 |
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216 | </sect1>
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