KMail, the email client that comes with the K desktop environment for Linux, is an extremely capable program. Make sure you get the most, and the best out of KMail's many features with these tips, tricks and secrets.
Add hidden messages to your emails or overwrite the "User-Agent". Here's how to add or change header lines in KMail.
Using a custom icon, every folder in KMail can get a distinctive face and give you a visual clue to its contents instantly.
Have KMail check for new mail periodically for you.
Create a KMail folder for every mailing list, for every colleague, for every day, or for any other way you're organizing your mail. But create KMail folders!
If you want a message in KMail to vanish into email nirvana without going to the trash fist, here's how to do it.
When you quit, KMail can clean up automatically and expire old mail from all folders.
Make KMail put together the emails that belong together and read discussions in their logical order.
KMail, the smart email client, does the right thing when forwarding an email almost automatically.
Would you like to access your email not only from the computer at home or work but also remotely from any place and computer with an internet connection?
Have KMail open the source to an email you have received so you can see all the details of how it is constructed, where it is coming from, and what servers it went through.
Have KMail announce new, incoming mail with a nice sound.
Tired of long journeys with your mouse to move a message in KMail? Here's an alternative, fast way to move messages using a smart keyboard shortcut.
If you filter your mailing lists to special folders in KMail, here's how to make sending an email to a list as easy as reading it.
Read newsletters in their full HTML formatting glory easily without compromising security and privacy in KMail.
Do you like to take out the trash? Neither do I, and neither do the developers of KMail. So they've built in a smart feature that lets you have KMail do the job of keeping the trash folder clean automatically.
Go to the next or preview message in the list with the pressing of a key in KMail.
Make emails turn up in all contexts that make sense by setting up virtual folders in KMail that automatically collect all messages matching certain criteria.
If you'd rather use vim or emacs (or any other editor) to type and format your emails, here's how to make KMail work with your favorite editing tool.
Some emails are made to be viewed using a fixed width font. In KMail, it's easy to comply.