%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy: bdubbs $ $Date: 2015-03-02 22:42:44 -0500 (Mon, 02 Mar 2015) $ Balsa The Balsa package contains a GNOME-2 based mail client. &lfs77_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &balsa-md5sum; Download size: &balsa-size; Estimated disk space required: &balsa-buildsize; Estimated build time: &balsa-time; Balsa Dependencies Required , , , , and or GtkSpell (GtkSpell provides on-the-fly as you type spell checking) Recommended Optional GtkHTML, , , , , , , , and (that provides a sendmail command, note that it is only used if you didn't install the recommended libESMTP package) Optional to Build S/MIME Support User Notes: Install Balsa by running the following commands: sed -i "/(HAVE_CONFIG_H)/i \ #include <glib-2.0/glib.h>" src/main-window.c && ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome \ --localstatedir=/var/lib \ --with-rubrica \ --without-html-widget \ --without-libnotify \ --without-nm \ --without-gtkspell && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install --with-rubrica: This parameter is used to provide Rubrica2 address book support. --with-ssl: Use this option to enable SSL support if OpenSSL is installed. --with-ldap: Use this option to enable LDAP address book support if OpenLDAP is installed. --with-sqlite: Use this option to enable SQLite address book support if SQLite is installed. --with-gpgme: Use this option to enable GPG support if GnuPG Made Easy (GPGME) is installed. --enable-smime: Use this option to enable S/MIME support if GnuPG-2.x.x is installed. All configuration of Balsa is done through the Balsa menu system, with mailbox configuration done with the Settings—>Preferences menu. If you are unable to connect to your ISP, they probably don't support APOP. Disable it in Settings/Preferences/POP3/advanced. If you enable filters for your incoming POP3 mail, you must have installed, as the incoming mail will be handed off to procmail for processing. Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories balsa and balsa-ab None /usr/share/balsa and /usr/share/sounds/balsa Short Descriptions balsa is a glib based mail client. balsa