Chapter 9. Evolution
Secrets in This Chapter
Configuring Evolution
Sending Mail
Organizing Mail
Address Book
Calendar
Although web surfing has become a popular activity on the Internet, quite possibly the most crucial feature of the Internet is email. From high-power businesspeople working on multimillion-dollar projects to grandmothers trying to organize the next family get-together, email has changed the way people communicate. Ubuntu provides one of the most popular email client packages available on the Linux platform. The Evolution package is much more than just a simple email client. It's a full-featured, personal organizer that helps simplify your life. This chapter digs into the workings of Evolution and shows you how to configure and use it to your advantage.
The Evolution Suite
The GNOME project supports the Evolution software suite of personal organization software. Personal organization software has become a popular way to help organize your life on a workstation. The software suite includes
An email client for interacting with an email server
A calendar for setting appointments
A task manager for keeping to-do lists
An address book for storing contact information
A memo taker for storing important memos for future reference
Evolution integrates all of these elements into a single desktop interface, allowing you to easily switch among them and combine information (such as using addresses from the address book in the email client and posting to-do list tasks in the calendar).
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