# Organization

The first part of this book is a guided tour, which will explain how to use Evolution. If you are new to Evolution or to groupware in general, this section is for you. The second section, covering configuration, is targeted at more advanced users, but anyone who wants to change the way Evolution looks or acts can benefit from reading it.

## Additional Help Sources

You can find additional help in three places. For information about command-line options, open a terminal window and type `evolution --help`. For support, late-breaking news, and errata, visit the Novell support center at support.novell.com.

## New in Evolution &appversion;

Even if you're already familiar with earlier versions, Evolution &appversion; has a lot of new features to offer. You can find a complete list of bugs fixed and features added in the Evolution release notes at the Evolution Developer Website. Some of the features include:

Junk Mail (Spam) Filtering

- Novell Evolution &appversion; includes trainable Bayesian junk mail filters. When you get mail you don't want, click the Junk button in the toolbar. Check your Junk Mail folder periodically to see if it's filtered out anything you want to keep, and mark it as Not Junk. As you correct the filter, it will become more effective.

GroupWise Connectivity with no Additional Software

- Now you can access GroupWise servers as well as IMAP and POP mail servers, with no additional installation required. Connection to Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003 servers is possible with the Evolution Connector, now available at no charge and under the GPL license.

User Interface Updates

- The shortcut bar has been replaced with small buttons at the bottom of the folder bar. The folder bar now only displays data for the current function, instead of putting all data together in one tree.

Security: S/MIME and Signatures

- Security with encryption and cryptographic signatures has never been easier or stronger.

Hiding the "Evolution" Directory

- The `~/evolution/` directory has been moved to `~/.evolution`, keeping it out of sight in most cases.

## Tips for Experienced Linux Users

This section has a few tips for experienced users of Linux or UNIX systems:

Backups and File Locations

- To create a backup of your Evolution data, copy the `~/.evolution/` directory to your backup disk. To access data you have backed up, use the Import tool to restore individual files as needed.

Default Browsers

- To set the browser used for links from email addresses, open the GNOME preferences tool (System Personal Settings or `gnome-control-center`) and click File Associations. On some systems, this may be called MIME Types or Default Applications.

  In the File Associations tool, go to the Internet Services section and click World wide web (http), then select the browser of your choice. If you wish to use a browser other than the ones suggested, you will need to enter a complete shell command, rather than just the browser name: `mybrowser `%s`` rather than My Browser. Some systems may require you to set the browser used for https:// links seperately.

Making Evolution Your Default Mail Client

- For GNOME desktops, you can set Evolution to be the default mail client, so that it opens when you click a mailto: link in web pages and help tools. To do that, open the GNOME preferences tool and start the File Associations tool. There, look under Internet Services, select Electronic mail transmission (mailto), and select Evolution from the drop-down list.

  If you are using KDE, you can also set Evolution as the default through the KDE control center. Go to the KDE Components section and select Component Chooser, then Email Client. Click the Use a different email client option and enter `evolution `%s``.

  For applications such as Mozilla and Netscape, which do not use the GNOME preference tools, you will need to find the protocol handler preference tool for that application and enter `evolution `%s`` as your choice for handling mailto links.