The Balsa package contains a GNOME 2 based mail reader.
Download (HTTP): http://balsa.gnome.org/balsa-2.0.14.tar.bz2
Download size: 2.7MB
Estimated Disk space required: 74MB
Estimated build time: 0.82
Install Balsa by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX --localstatedir=/var/lib --with-ssl \ --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome --with-ldap --with-gpgme && make && make install |
--localstatedir=/var/lib: This switch puts ScrollKeeper files in /var/lib/scrollkeeper instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/var/scrollkeeper.
--with-ssl: Change the default of no ssl support.
--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome: This switch puts configuration files in /etc/gnome instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/etc.
--with-ldap: Change the default to support LDAP if it is available.
--with-gpgme: Change the default to support GPG if 'GnuPG made easy' (GPGME) is installed.
All configuration of Balsa is done through the Balsa menu system, with mailbox configuration done with the Settings->Preferences menu.
The Balsa package contains balsa.
balsa is the GNOME 2 based mail reader.