- KPopAssistant v0.3 -
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ABOUT:
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 KPopAssistant is a multi-pop POP3 mail checker with extended features for KDE similar to KShowMail.
It is written in pyKDE (KDE bindings for Python).

FEATURES:
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 * POP3, POP3_SSL protocol support
 * multipop : lets you watch and manage multiple pop3 accounts at once
 * list e-mail details information : date, sender, subject, has attachement, size, state(read/unread), index
 * delete mail
 * preview mail message (simple view or full source view)
 * KDE integration
 * systray icon
 * beep sound/play user defined .wav file and gui notifications for new incoming e-mails
 * launch Kmail and Kmail composer window from systray or main app (or any other app if specified)
 * reply to e-mails with Kmail composer window
 * sqlite DB for storing mail information (using pysqlite)

REQUIREMENTS:
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 - KDE
 - python
 - pyqt, pykde
 - pysqlite2 (shouldn't be required anymore with python 2.5.x)
 - aplay from the alsa-utils package to play .wav files when new mail arrives (optional)

TO-DO:
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 - translations
 - better settings dialog
 - spam filter dialog

CHANGELOG:
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  Version 0.3 (updated 2007/09/21):
  - added ability to play user defined .wav files when new mail arrives (requires aplay from alsa-utils package)
  - added file selector dialogs in Settings panel
  - added : double click an item now shows e-mail preview dialog

  Version 0.2 (updated 2007/03/16):
  - added POP3_SSL protocol support

  Version 0.1 (launched 2007/03/14)

INSTALL:
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 1/ Simply unpack the archive, cd into the unpacked folder and run kpopassistant.py:
    # python kpopassistant.py
    or
    # ./kpopassistant.py

 2/ You may also launch the installer 'setup.py'. Then you can access the application
    with the command 'kpopassistant' or from the KDE menu's 'Internet' section.

 3/ Type ./setup.py -h in a console for advanced use (i.e. uninstall & autostart with KDE)


LICENSE:
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 G.P.L. 2.0

CONTACT:
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 - author : thierry deseez
 - e-mail : pizza.tony@free.fr
 - website : www.kde-apps.org
