Claws Mail howto

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+title: Email clients: Claws Mail
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+|```Meta information```|
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+|```This howto was last updated on``` June, 2019 ```and it reffers to:```<br>**Claws Mail: version - 3.17.3 on Arch Linux**|
+
+**NOTE:**```If the howto reffers to an older software version than the provided by``` **Disroot**,```or the one you're using in your device, there could be missing features or small parts of the information that may have changed.```<br> **Disroot's** ```how-to documentation is a community driven procces. We try to keep it as updated as we can.```
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+
+|![](en/cmlogo.png)|
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+|**Claws Mail** is a free and open-source, GTK+-based email and news client. It's user-friendly, lightweight, and fast.|
+
+If you're setting this up for the first time then follow from `Installation`, otherwise skip to `Existing users`.
+
+---
+
+# Installation
+
+Goto **Claws Mail** [download page](https://claws-mail.org/downloads.php) and download the latest setup for your operating system. If you use a **GNU/Linux** system then you should install it with your package manager.
+
+# Configuration
+
+1. You will be greeted with this wizard on startup...
+<br>
+![](en/setup-wizard.png)
+<br>
+
+2. Click *Forward* and fill the details **Claws Mail** asks for in the next window...
+<br>
+![](en/about-section.png)
+<br>
+
+3. Then configure Receiving server:
+<br>
+![](en/configuration-receiving.png)
+<br>
+
+You can chose **POP** or **IMAP** (if you want to know more about the difference between IMAP and POP, you can check this [article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMAP#Advantages_over_POP))
+
+4. Now configure the Sending server
+<br>
+![](en/configuration-sending.png)
+<br>
+
+|For both, **IMAP** and **POP**|
+|--|
+|**Receiving server**: disroot.org|
+|**Sending server**: disroot.org|
+
+|![](en/note.png) Note|
+|:--:|
+|Don't forget to enable **SSL/TLS** for both, receiving and sending server.|
+
+Done! \o/
+
+---
+# Existing Users
+
+If you're already using **Claws Mail** with other email accounts then follow this steps.
+
+1. Click on `create new account` under configuration
+<br>
+![](en/existing-user.png)
+<br>
+
+2. Fill in the details
+<br>
+![](en/existing-user-config.png)
+<br>
+
+3. Go to Send section and tick `SMTP authentication`
+
+|For both **IMAP** and **POP**)
+|--|
+|**Receiving server**: disroot.org|
+|**Sending server**: disroot.org|
+
+|![](en/note.png) Note|
+|:--:|
+|Don't forget to enable **SSL/TLS** for both, receiving and sending server.|
+
+Done! \o/
+
+---
+**Claws Mail** is light but a powerful client, you can play with options and if you are stuck join this [mailing list](https://lists.claws-mail.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/users).
+
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+
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 ## Multiplatform clients
-- [Thunderbird: multiplatform email client](thunderbird)
+- [Thunderbird](thunderbird)
+- [Claws Mail](claws-mail)
 
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