Email clients: Claws Mail Howto

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+---
+title: 'Email clients: Claws Mail'
+visible: false
+updated:
+        last_modified: "June 2019"
+        app: Claws Mail
+        app_version: 3.17.3 for Arch Linux
+page-toc:
+  active: true
+published: true
+taxonomy:
+    category:
+        - docs
+    tags:
+        - client
+        - email
+        - 'claws mail'
+---
+
+![](en/cmlogo.png)
+
+**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](#Installation), otherwise skip to [Existing users](#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 be able to install it through your package manager.
+
+# Configuration
+
+1. You will be greeted with this wizard on startup:
+
+![](en/setup-wizard.png)
+
+2. Click *Forward* and fill the details **Claws Mail** asks for in the next window.
+
+![](en/about-section.png)
+
+3. Then configure the **Receiving server**:
+
+![](en/configuration-receiving.png)
+
+You can chose **POP** or **IMAP** (if you want to know more about the difference between IMAP and POP, you could check this [article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMAP#Advantages_over_POP)).
+
+4. Now configure the **Sending server**:
+
+![](en/configuration-sending.png)
+
+|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**
+
+![](en/existing-user.png)
+
+2. Fill in the details
+
+![](en/existing-user-config.png)
+
+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 a light but powerful client. You can play with the options and if you get stuck, join this [mailing list](https://lists.claws-mail.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/users).

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 ## Multiplatform Mail Clients
 - [Thunderbird](thunderbird)
+- [ClawsMail](clawsmail)
 
 
 

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+---
+title: 'Email: Desktop clients'
+published: true
+visible: false
+taxonomy:
+    category:
+        - docs
+page-toc:
+    active: false
+---
+
+## Multiplatform clients
+- [Thunderbird](thunderbird)
+- [Claws Mail](claws-mail)
+
+---
+
+## GNU/Linux desktop integration
+- [GNOME: Email desktop integration](gnome-desktop-integration)
+- [KDE: Email desktop integration](kde-desktop-integration)
+
+---
+![](en/email_icon.png)