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Before you can use CronosII you will need to do some configuration.
The first and most important step is configuring your Accounts.
Please see the Section called Setting up your accounts in the chapter called Get Connected
Everything else should work fine in default configuration.
Don't worry, you may not even need this manual !
To Set up your Email accounts and other preferences, select
Settings ==> Preferences. |
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The Tree style menu to the left of the dialog gives you access to the following configuration options:
General
Read the Section called Your Own Mailboxes in the chapter called Set up CronosII the way YOU like it
Interface
Read the Section called Interface in the chapter called Set up CronosII the way YOU like it
Plug-ins.
Please see the Section called Plug Ins in the chapter called Extensions, and other information>
The latest information should always be available from the CronosIIwebsite < http://cronosii.sourceforge.net/ > .
Advanced
Read the Section called Advanced in the chapter called Set up CronosII the way YOU like it>
The Preferences window opens with a tree style menu of configuration options.
The opening interface gives you the General Options. These are labelled on the dialog and are dealt with sequentially below
Slide the drag handle to set the time CronosII will wait between checks (and auto mail download) on your mail server.
![]() | For slow connections set this value high as you will tie up resources while checking and down-loading |
Dragging this handle will set the time it takes to mark a mail as having been Read.
Enter a character, or string of characters that "Quote" or Identify the original message when you Reply or Forward a mail.
The default is > which is used by many people however almost any ASCII characters will be acceptable.
This sets a maximum file download size (in Kilobytes) for CronosII to auto retrieve from your mail server. Should a message exceed your setting CronosII will ask find out what it can about the message and then ask you if it's OK to download.
The default setting of 0 disables this function.
Checking this will cause your Garbage Mailbox to be emptied when you finish a CronosII session. This will remove those messages permanently.
Selecting this check box will allow CronosII to automatically save a copy of each of your sent mails in the Outbox.
Check this to have CronosII check all of your accounts automatically when first launched.
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