Documentation
This documentation covers LogicMail 0.4. A lot of it is applicable to earlier versions, and may be applicable to future versions. It is considered to be a living document, and will be updated along with LogicMail itself.
Installation
Configuration
When first started, LogicMail presents an empty accounts list screen. To begin setup, go to the menu and select "Configuration".
You will then see a list of the following configuration sections:
| Global settings | Options that apply across the whole application.
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| Identities | User information that you might want to maintain across multiple accounts.
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| Accounts | Connection and setup information for servers (POP/IMAP) you receive E-Mail through.
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| Outgoing servers | Servers used for sending E-Mail (SMTP).
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Global settings
| Option | Default | Description
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| Global settings: |
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| Message count | 30 | Number of messages to download when connecting to a mailbox.
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| Message order | Ascending | Order in which to display messages.
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| WiFi mode | Disabled | Disabled - Do not use WiFi
Prompt - Prompt for WiFi use when making connections
Always - Always try to connect via WiFi
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| IMAP settings: |
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| Max size to dl per msg (kb) | 32 | Maximum amount of data (in kilobytes) to download when viewing a message
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| Max folder depth | 4 | Maximum depth to check when getting an account's mail folder tree
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| POP settings: |
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| Max lines to dl per msg | 400 | Maximum amount of data (in lines of text, readable and encoded) to download when viewing a message
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| Connection debugging | Unchecked | Enable to cause all network communications to be logged for debugging. Only use this when no other means of capturing network communications are available for debugging, and disable immediately afterwards.
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Identities
| Option | Default | Description
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| Identity | | (Required) Name used to refer to this identity in the configuration screens
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| Full name | | Full name to use when sending E-Mail
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| E-Mail address | | (Required) E-Mail address to use as the sender of E-Mail
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| Reply-To address | | Address that recipients should use for replies. Only necessary if it is different from the above setting.
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| Signature | | Signature to put at the bottom of E-Mail messages. Can enter multiple lines.
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Accounts
| Option | Default | Description
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| Account name | | (Required) Name used to refer to this identity in the configuration screens
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| Server | | (Required) Address of the incoming E-Mail server
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| SSL | Unchecked | Whether to use SSL when connecting
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| Port | 110/995 or 143/993 | (Required) Port to connect to on the server. Default is based on the protocol and SSL setting, but can be changed.
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| Username | | Username for authenticating with the server. (If left blank, you will be prompted on connection.)
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| Password | | Password for authenticating with the server. (If left blank, you will be prompted on connection.)
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| Use MDS proxy | Checked | Whether to connect directly (unchecked), or go through a service proxy (checked).
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| Identity | | Identity (from above) to associate with the account
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| Outgoing server | None | Outgoing server (from below) to associate with the account for sending E-Mail
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| Sent message folder | None | (IMAP Only) Folder to store sent messages in. This option is only available once you have connected to your mail server for the first time and retrieved the folder tree.
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Outgoing servers
| Option | Default | Description
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| Account name | | (Required) Name used to refer to this identity in the configuration screens
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| Server | | (Required) Address of the outgoing (SMTP) E-Mail server
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| SSL | Unchecked | Whether to use SSL when connecting. LogicMail only supports SSL connections that begin SSL-encrypted. Connections that start unencrypted, then send STARTTLS to become encrypted, are not supported due to platform limitations.
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| Port | 25/465 | (Required) Port to connect to on the server. Default is based on the protocol and SSL setting, but can be changed.
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| Authentication | NONE | Form of authentication to use with the SMTP server. Options are: NONE, PLAIN, LOGIN, and CRAM-MD5.
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| Username | | Username for authenticating with the server. (If left blank, you will be prompted on connection.)
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| Password | | Password for authenticating with the server. (If left blank, you will be prompted on connection.)
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| Use MDS proxy | Checked | Whether to connect directly (unchecked), or go through a service proxy (checked).
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Usage
