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Are there FAQ's in other languages?

Yes. Here are links to several translations:

You can always download this FAQ from the Sylpheed Documentation Project website.

What is Sylpheed?

Sylpheed is an email client (and news reader) based on GTK+, running on the X Window System or Microsoft Windows, and aiming for:

As the Sylpheed file reads: The appearance and interface are similar to some popular e-mail clients for Windows, such as Outlook Express or Becky!. Many commands are accessible with the keyboard like the Emacs-based mailers such as Mew and Wanderlust. So you will be able to migrate to Sylpheed without much discomfort, even if you are accustomed to other mailers.

Where can I get Sylpheed?

You can download it from the download page on Sylpheed website. There are links to download tarball sources, patches to the previous version, and also links to the Sylpheed for Windows binaries, including the installer, the ZIP archive, and the patch to the previous Sylpheed for Windows version.

Depending on the state of the Sylpheed development cycle, you may be offered links to development versions such as beta and RC releases. These might not be suitable for everyday use, however, so you may want to stick with the stable release, anyway.

Also on the download page, you can download Sylph-Searcher (which is a program that enables fast full-text search of messages stored in mailboxes of Sylpheed, or normal MH folders), and LibSylph (which is a library that provides Sylpheed core features independent from the UI of Sylpheed).

Who writes Sylpheed?

Hiroyuki Yamamoto .

What does the name Sylpheed mean?

It means light weight, like air. This comes from the name of the wind spirits, the Sylphs.

How does Sylpheed store mails?

Mails are stored in the MH mailfile format as used by MH and EMH. Maildir, mbox, and eml formats are not (yet) supported, although it is possible to import an mbox file or an eml file into a Sylpheed mailbox.

You can manage your mails just with Sylpheed, or together with another mailer based on the MH format (e.g. Mew). The MH format has less possibility of losing mails on failures since one file corresponds to one mail. You can also utilize fetchmail and/or procmail, and external programs on receiving (like inc or imget).

Why does the auto collection of mail not work?

Auto collection works since version 0.5.1. If you need it or want it, you should upgrade.

Does Sylpheed have mail filtering?

Yes. You can find it in Configuration -> Filter settings...

Please note that filtering is not yet implemented for IMAP accounts.

Can Sylpheed handle IMAP mail?

Yes. As of version 0.4.99 IMAP is supported.

Can Sylpheed handle local unix mailboxes?

Yes.

Can Sylpheed handle IPv6?

Yes, IPv6 is fully supported in Sylpheed.

Does Sylpheed support encryption like GPG?

Yes. GPG is implemented and works fine. For activating it in Sylpheed, see the appropriate question in the Installation section.

How does Sylpheed check for MIME types?

Sylpheed uses the Mutt type of mime checking.

Does Sylpheed allow me to write HTML styled messages?

No. A discussion has gone around over this topic, and the outcome was that HTML mail is not wanted. If you really need to send HTML, you can of course attach a web page to an email.

Does Sylpheed have automatic name completion in the address fields?

Yes. When you search for a name that starts with "", type "" (without the quotes) and it will show you the correct name (when only one "don" exists in your address book. Otherwise a drop-down list appears, which allows you to select the name you want. E.g. Donald Duck, Don Johnson. But also email addresses starting with "" will appear in the list (like "").

Prior to Sylpheed 3.1, users needed to press the Tab key before the search would start. If you still prefer the previous behavior, you can enable it by checking Configuration->Common preferences...->Details->Other->Address book+Address auto-completion:+Start with Tab.

Fine, but when I hit the Tab key I either get an error message or nothing happens at all.

When you want to use name completion, make sure that there are names in your address book. If there are no names, even Sylpheed has a hard time completing something.

If nothing happens at all when typing text in the address fields, make sure that you have the address auto-completion enabled by checking that the following preference is not selected: Configuration->Common preferences...->Details->Other->Address book+Address auto-completion:+Disabled.

Why is Sylpheed so fast?

That's what it is designed for!

Where can I get the current patches for Sylpheed?

In most cases, current patches are being posted by Sylpheed users and contributors to the Sylpheed mailing list. (Also see the Installation section on how to install a patch.)

How can I send in patches, report bugs, talk about Sylpheed with others?

To talk to others, you should join the Sylpheed mailing list at . Note that there is a Japanese and an English list, so pick the right one! If you have made a patch that you want the world to know of, please post it either to the mailing list, or contact the Sylpheed author, Hiroyuki Yamamoto .

Please supply the information of Tools->Log window, or the contents of , which is located under the configuration folder, when reporting bugs.

When I send mail, the Content-Type header says the mail is in US-ASCII, even when I specified ISO-8859-1?

If ISO-8859-1 characters (>= 0x80) are not used in the message body, Sylpheed will automatically set the charset value in the Content-Type header as US-ASCII.

Why does it look like word wrap is not working?

Word wrapping is a bit peculiar perhaps. You can type lines as long as you like. By the time you send or queue a mail with long lines, Sylpheed will first wrap the lines to the line length you set up, and then the mail is queued. This is more convenient than you think. Once a line is wrapped (hard line breaks are inserted in the text) and you add something in a line there, the next line will move to a separate new line, leaving one or two words from the previous line "hanging there" alone. E.g.

Now you add one word in the first line:

This would cause you a lot of manual reformatting to get a presentable mail again.

How do I copy my mail archive to another machine?

You need to copy the directory with your user profile, and your entire local mail archive.

Under UNIX, the user profile is stored in by default, and your local mail archive is by default located in .

While under Windows 2000/XP, the user profile is stored in by default, and your local mail archive is by default located in .

Under Windows Vista/Seven, the directory paths are , and , respectively.

Can I import a mbox into Sylpheed's MH mailfolders?

Yes, just create/select the folder you want your mails in, and select Import mbox file... in the File menu.

Can I use procmail to sort my mails with the MH mail handling?

Yes. Just make sure that you add to the end of a rule so procmail knows you are filtering into an MH mail folder. Example:

Check man procmail for details.

When I upgrade Sylpheed, are there things I should be aware of?

Yes!

You should always read the document (and also if you are upgrading from a very old version) that is included in the release tarballs. The NEWS can also be viewed on the appropriate Sylpheed website page.

How can I quickly update the views in Sylpheed?

Just press Alt-U or select Update summary from the View menu.

Why can't I use gvim as external editor?

If one wishes to use gvim as an external editor it's necessary to start it with the no-fork option , i.e. in the configuration dialog box you need to enter gvim -f %s. If not the editor forks and open up a separate file and when one quits the editor the changes are lost and don't show up in the composer window. (Thanks, Ed Collins!)

Can I quote just parts of the original message when replying?

Yes, select the part in the text view and choose Reply.

Can I reply without quoting at all?

You need to disable quoting by editing the reply format under Configuration->Common preferences->Compose tab->Format tab (also works with forward format which you can see below the reply format in the configuration dialog).

Does Sylpheed provide an anti-spam feature?

Yes. It has a bogofilter and a bsfilter support. Just go to Configuration->Common preferences...->Junk mail and check Enable Junk mail control. Then you can select a Learning command preset of your choice, or possibly use custom commands.

You can also use other spam filters thanks to the Actions functionality (available under Configuration->Actions...).

Are there any plug-ins extending standard Sylpheed functionality?

As of Sylpheed 3.1, there is an Attachment Tool Plug-in distributed with the Sylpheed source code and available under . Its only function is to remove attachments from selected messages and is provided more or less as a technology preview. More plug-ins are planned since Sylpheed 3.0, released in early 2010, and later supports a plug-in interface. In the future, some of the Sylpheed features will be re-implemented as plug-ins, and, moreover, various other plug-ins will be released.

There is a page on the Sylpheed website dedicated to the plug-in interface. Additionally, the file distributed directly with Sylpheed can provide you with some basic information on the topic.

Where I can find the latest Sylpheed FAQ and manual?

Go to http://sylpheeddoc.sourceforge.net and check out the FAQ and manual from the Sylpheed Documentation Project (sylpheeddoc). Both documents are available in multiple languages there and usually contain the latest updates. The direct links are as follows:

Also see the question about available language versions at the top of this section.

Where I can obtain source files for this document?

The source DocBook XML files in which this document is written can be obtained from a public CVS repository that is part of the Sylpheed Documentation Project. The source files with all the necessary build system, XSL stylesheets or snapshots are stored under the "doc" module in the CVS repository and can be checked out through anonymous CVS with the following commands (simply press Enter when prompted for a password):

cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@sylpheeddoc.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/sylpheeddoc login

cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@sylpheeddoc.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/sylpheeddoc co -P doc

The source files are also included in .tar.gz and .zip archives made available with each documentation release, these can be downloaded from the appropriate project page. For more information on the used project infrastructure, please see the project website.

I have found an error and/or outdated information in this document!

Please report any errors, misleading and/or outdated information to the Sylpheed Documentation Project. You can see the list of Project members in the following question, so you can also contact them directly.

Who are the members of the Sylpheed Documentation Project?

The current members of the Sylpheed Documentation Project are:

Below is the list of former members of the Sylpheed Documentation Project. Big thank you goes to all of them!

What does it take to compile Sylpheed?

Any POSIX compliant UNIX or similar OS, e.g. Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris. GTK+ 2.4.0 or later (GTK+ 2.6.0 or later is recommended). A recent ANSI C compiler (gcc 2.7.2.3 should also work).

Optionally:

Otherwise ./configure will fail. See also the file that is being distributed with the Sylpheed tarball.

Note that as Sylpheed now supports the Windows platform, you can also compile it using MinGW.

How do I set up Sylpheed?

When you run Sylpheed for the first time, it will ask you where you want to store your mailboxes. The default is (or under Windows). You can change this to anything you like as long as it is a valid directory name.

Furthermore, you need to create at least one account to be able to receive or send messages.

Why did the creation of the mailbox fail?

Sylpheed reports such an error if it can't create the default mailboxes (inbox, outbox, etc.). This can be because (or under Windows) already contains files with the same names. This occurs when switching from Kmail to Sylpheed, in this case backup and remove the existing Mail directory or use another name for the Sylpheed mail directory.

How do I set up an account?

After loading Sylpheed for the first time, you can add an email account by clicking the Configuration menu. Select the option Create new account and let the configuration assistant help you with the initial setup. In a few easy steps, the assistant allows you to conveniently configure your POP3, IMAP4, or Gmail account.

How many accounts can I set up in Sylpheed?

The number is unlimited. The limit is reached when your computer stops responding.

Can I set up an account for sending mail only?

Yes, add a new account using Configuration->Edit accounts...+Add and set the Protocol to None (local).

Why does Sylpheed not delete my mails when I press "Delete"? I set a filter, and Sylpheed does not filter. I moved a mail to a different mailbox and it did not move.

You have to click the Execute button. The other solution: in the configuration settings (Common preferences...->Details->Interface), you have to check the Execute immediately when moving or deleting messages box.

Can I set up special addresses/ports for my mailserver/newsserver?

Yes, you can. Under Configuration->Preferences for current account...->Advanced, you can specify the exact port addresses you want to use.

Does Sylpheed have options for threading messages?

Yes. You can switch it on and off in the View menu, just select Thread view or press Ctrl-T.

Can I create multiple levels of subfolders to store mail?

Absolutely. This is no problem.

Why isn't Sylpheed sending my mail out?

You need to create at least one account in order to send. (This is a wonderful gotcha on LAN installs with only a local mailbox feed).

How do I apply a patch after downloading it?

Copy patch to sylpheed directory. Apply the patch as follows:

% patch -p0 < some.patch

Or, if it's gzipped:

% gzip -dc some.patch.gz | patch -p0

Run , remove the generated file (unless you want to install in prefix ). Run with the appropriate options and then . (Text as found on the former Sylpheed patches page.)

How do I compile in support for compface pictures?

You have to have a package called installed, so this is available for compiling into Sylpheed. Note that the exact name of the package depends on OS or distribution you use.

How do I make my own compface image?

The faces package contains a program called xbm2ikon script, which converts a 48x48 xbm to the format suitable for compface. Thanks to Jeff Dairiki, you can have a complete online course in this. Visit this page for the details.

How can I tell my browser/newsclient/other program to use Sylpheed as email program?

In the settings part of the program, write sylpheed --compose

Specific options for typical browsers:

How do I enable GPG support in Sylpheed?

When compiling Sylpheed, make sure you add in the ./configure command. When that completes successfully, there is a Privacy section in the Common Preferences.

Mutt does not recognize Sylpheed's MH structure

For this to work you need to use the touch command in every MH folder. "touch" the file and Mutt should do just fine.

Viewing a GIF file within Sylpheed causes a segmentation fault.

In case this happens, you can easily fix that by adding the following to :

How Sylpheed checks for new mail?

New mail can be retrieved either manually or automatically.

To check for new mail the manual way, you can:

If you prefer autochecking for new mail instead, first of all, make sure that you have checked Configuration->Common preferences...->Receive+Autocheck new mail every minute(s). Optionally, you can adjust the interval value (in minutes) as well.

Also check your settings under Configuration->Edit accounts... You will find this at the top: Check the boxes on the 'G' column to enable message retrieval by 'Get all'. The setting applies on both manual and automatic mail checks.

How can I make Sylpheed notify me when new mail arrives?

Download Gkrellm or a similar program that is able to notify you of new incoming mail. Gkrellm is available at the Gkrellm page.

Can I use a spell checker with Sylpheed?

Yes. You need to have GtkSpell installed prior to Sylpheed compilation. The support for GtkSpell is enabled by default in configure. (If you want to disable it, make sure you add in the ./configure command.)

The GtkSpell option is not supported in Sylpheed for Windows (yet), so you will have no spell checking under this OS.

How can I make Sylpheed send my compface image in the mails?

In the Configuration->Preferences for current account...->Send check Add user-defined header and press Edit button. A dialog appears, add a header named "X-Face" and fill the value field with your face data. Note that if you paste the data from a terminal into the field, some spurious newlines can be added, and these can mangle your face, be careful.

How can I get the newest source code from the Sylpheed Subversion (SVN) repository?

Move to an appropriate directory, and after you run the command specified below, a source tree named will be created under that directory:

svn checkout svn://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/sylpheed/trunk

The subdirectories under the directory are as follows: