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Figure 4.2 The Kontact Mail Component
4.2.1 Configuring Identities and Accounts
Kontact can manage multiple e-mail accounts, such as your private e-mail address and
your business address. When writing an e-mail, select one of the identities previously
defined by clicking View > Identity. To create a new identity profile, select Settings >
Configure KMail then Identities > Add. In the dialog that opens, give the new identity
a name, such as "private" or "office." Click OK to open a dialog in which to enter addi-
tional information. You can also assign an identity to a folder so that, when replying
to a message in that folder, the assigned identity is selected.
Under the General tab, enter your name, organization, and e-mail address. Under
Cryptography, select your keys to send digitally signed or encrypted messages. For the
encryption features to work, first create a key with KGpg, described in Chapter 10,
Encryption with KGpg (page 175).
Under Advanced, you can enter a default reply-to and a default blind carbon-copy ad-
dress, choose a dictionary, select the folders for drafts and sent messages, and define
how messages should be sent. Under Signature, decide if and how each of your messages
should be signed with an extra block of text at the end. For example, you might sign
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