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Evolution Mail And Calendaring

Affected packages: evolution and notify-osd

Basic Usage

Case ID: evo-007

  1. In any view, select Help->Contents

Evolution Setup (First Run Only)

Case ID: evo-001

  1. Click on the Envelope on the top panel or open via Applications->Internet->Evolution Mail

  2. Click on Forward

  3. If you've used Evolution before you can back that up and use it's settings here by checking Restore Evolution from the backup file and selecting the file

  4. Click Forward

  5. Type in your name
  6. Add your email address
  7. Add any other information

  8. Click Forward

  9. From the drop down list select the relevant Server Type: for receiving mail /!\ The norm is either POP3 or Imap

  10. Add the server location/ip address /!\ Normally something like imap.mail.com or pop.mail.com

  11. Add your username
  12. Select the encryption method if any for the sever

  13. Select a method of access and authentication /!\ Normally Password

  14. Optionally you can have the Mail client remember your password /!\ Security wise this should be left unchecked

  15. Click Forward

  16. Check and select from the various Receiving Options

  17. Click Forward

  18. Select the type of Sending server /!\ almost always smtp

  19. Add the server location or ip address /!\ Normally something like smtp.mail.com

  20. Select the type of security to use

  21. Select the Authentication type /!\ Normally PLAIN is sufficient

  22. Add your username

  23. Click on Forward

  24. Type in the name for this account. This is the local name for you to recognise it by.

  25. Click Forward

  26. Select the nearest City to your location

  27. Click on Forward

  28. Click on Apply

Testing Mail Send and Receive

Case ID: evo-002

  1. Once Evolution starts up
  2. Accept the security requirement
  3. Type in you password

  4. Now click on New

  5. Type in your email address in the To: section

  6. Add a subject Testing is normally fine

  7. Add some text and click on Send

  8. Shortly after the mail should appear in your in box

Online Calendar Inport

Case ID: evo-003

  1. Open Firefox

  2. Goto https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JauntyReleaseSchedule

  3. Right click on Ubuntu Schedule as ICal. Click on Copy link location

  4. In Evolution click on Calendars

  5. Click on the V besides New

  6. Select Calendar

  7. Chage the drop down menu from CalDav to On The Web

  8. Type in Ubuntu Release for name

  9. Select a colour to be shown in the calendar for this item

  10. Select Copy calendar contents locally for offline operation

  11. Highlight the webcal:// and right click and select Paste

  12. Click on Okay

  13. Check that the items are now in the calendar

Address Book

Case ID: evo-004

  1. Click on Contacts

  2. Click on New

  3. Add a contacts details

  4. Click on OK

  5. Ensure it is now in the contacts list

Add A Task

Case ID: evo-005

  1. Click on Tasks

  2. Click on the grey bar in the top right window which reads Click to add a task

  3. Type in a summary of the task and hit Enter

  4. Right click on the summary and click on Open

  5. Add a start date and a finish date
  6. Add a description and close the window

Online Address Book

Case ID: evo-006

  1. Make sure the 'Ubuntu One' addressbook gets created when you start evolution
  2. Open the local couchdb web UI (~/.local/share/desktop-couch/couchdb.html) and:
  3. add contacts in evolution and make sure they show up in the web UI
  4. remove contacts in evolution and make sure they disappear from the web UI
  5. edit existing contacts in evolution and make sure the changes show up in the web UI
  6. add/edit/remove contacts in the web UI and see them show up automatically in evolution addressbook view (there is a timeout of 5 minutes, so just do the change in the web UI and leave evolution waiting those 5/6 minutes)
  7. Copy some contacts from other addressbooks and paste them in the 'Ubuntu One' addressbook and make sure they are added. Copying from the U1 addressbook and pasting to other addressbooks is also nice to have
  8. Do searches in evolution and make sure the correct contacts are shown
  9. Save contacts as vCard's (from the right click menu) and try importing in other programs such as Thunderbird and KMail.

Affected packages: evolution-couchdb

Ubuntu One Evolution contacts initial setup

Case ID: u1e-001
/!\ Assumes an Ubuntu One account is already setup

  1. Click Applications -> Internet -> Evolution Mail

  2. In the left window pane, click on the Contacts button

  3. In the left window pane, click on the Ubuntu One address book under CouchDB

  4. When prompted to allow Evolution access to the keyring click Always Allow

  5. When prompted to allow DesktopCouch access to the Ubuntu One token in the keyring click Always Allow

  6. Result: Ubuntu One address should be ready to add contacts to it

Ubuntu One Evolution create new contact

Case ID: u1e-002
/!\ Assumes an Ubuntu One account is already setup

  1. Click Applications -> Internet -> Evolution Mail

  2. In the left window pane, click on the Contacts button

  3. In the left window pane, click on the Ubuntu One address book under CouchDB

  4. Click the New button and select Contact

  5. Create new contact, filling in all fields under the Contact tab

  6. Click the OK button to save the contact

  7. In the top window pane, double click on the newly created contact
  8. Result: Contact information is displayed as it was entered

Ubuntu One Evolution copy contacts from Personal address book

Case ID: u1e-003
/!\ Assumes an Ubuntu One account is already setup
/!\ Assumes at least one contact (not already in the Ubuntu One address book) is in the Personal address book

  1. Click Applications -> Internet -> Evolution Mail

  2. In the left window pane, click on the Contacts button

  3. In the left window pane, click on the Personal address book under On This Computer

  4. Click the Actions menu and select Copy All Contacts To...

  5. Click on the Ubuntu One address book under CouchDB

  6. Click the OK button

  7. In the left window pane, click on the Ubuntu One address book under CouchDB

  8. Result: Contact(s) from the Personal address book are displayed in the top window pane

Ubuntu One Evolution sync contacts

Case ID: u1e-004
/!\ Assumes an Ubuntu One account is already setup

  1. Click Applications -> Internet -> Evolution Mail

  2. In the left window pane, click on the Contacts button

  3. In the left window pane, click on the Ubuntu One address book under CouchDB

  4. Click the New button and select Contact

  5. Create new contact, filling in all fields under the Contact tab

  6. Click the OK button to save the contact

  7. Wait up to 10 minutes for contacts to sync with the Ubuntu One cloud

  8. Click Applications -> Internet -> Firefox Web Browser

  9. Enter https://one.ubuntu.com/contacts in Firefox URL field

    1. Login to Ubuntu One if prompted
  10. Result: Newly created contact should display in web browser

Applications/EvolutionMail (last edited 2010-03-18 22:06:51 by Joshua Hoover)