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When you are finished composing your message, send it immediately with Message >
Send or move it to the outbox with Message > Send Later. If you send the e-mail, the
message is copied to sent-mail after having been sent successfully. Messages moved
to the outbox can be edited or deleted.
5.2.4 Managing Folders
Message folders help organize your messages. By default, they are located in the ~/
.kde/share/apps/kmail/mail directory. When starting KMail for the first
time, the program creates several folders. If you are using IMAP, the IMAP folders are
listed below the local folders. Each incoming mail server has its folders in the Folder
list.
If you want to organize your messages in additional folders, create new folders by se-
lecting Folder > New Folder. This opens a window in which to specify the name and
format of the new folder.
Right-click the folder for a context menu offering several folder operations. Click Expire
to specify the expiration date for read and unread messages, what should happen with
them after expiration, and whether expired messages should be deleted or moved to a
folder. If you intend to use the folder to store messages from a mailing list, set the
necessary options under Folder > Mailing List Management.
To move one or several messages from one folder to another, drag them from the upper
window and drop them into the appropriate folder in the left window. Messages can
also be moved by highlighting the messages then pressing M or selecting Message >
Move to. In the list of folders that appears, select the folder to which to move your
messages.
Additionally, you can add folders to the Favorite Folders pane. This enables you to go
quickly to your frequently used mail folders, especially if your folders are deeply
structured. Choose the respective folder and select Add to Favorite Folders.
5.2.5 Signing and Encrypting E-Mails
E-mail is an insecure medium as anyone could theoretically read your e-mails or send
some in your name. By signing your e-mails you enable the recipient of your e-mails
to verify the sender of the messages as the key used to sign is only available to you. By
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