The Receiving E-mail page lets you determine the server that you want to use to receive e-mail.
You need to specify the type of server you want to receive mail from. If you are not sure about the type of server, contact your system administrator or e-mail provider.
Select a server type in the Server Type list. The following is a list of available server types:
Exchange Web Services: Allows you to connect to newer Microsoft Exchange servers to synchronize e-mail, calendar, and contact information. This is only available if you have installed the connector for Microsoft* Exchange* which is packaged in evolution-ews .
IMAP+: Keeps the e-mail on your server, so you can access your e-mail from multiple systems.
POP: Downloads your e-mail to your hard disk for permanent storage, freeing up space on the e-mail server.
USENET News: Connects to a news server and downloads a list of available news digests.
Local Delivery: If you want to move e-mail from the spool and store it in your home directory, you need to provide the path to the mail spool you want to use. If you want to leave mail in your system’s spool files, select Standard Unix Mbox Spool File instead.
MH Format Mail Directories: To download your e-mail using mh or an mh-style program, you need to provide the path to the mail directory you want to use.
Maildir Format Mail Directories: If you download your e-mail using Qmail or another Maildir-style program, select this option. You need to provide the path to the mail directory you want to use.
Standard Unix Mbox Spool File or Directory: To read and store e-mail in the mail spool on your local system, select this option. You need to provide the path to the mail spool you want to use.
None: If you do not plan to check e-mail with this account, select this option. There are no configuration options.