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The Identity screen will ask for information about your email account. You will need to provide the following information:
* Your full name (what gets displayed in the “From” field of the email client of any person who receives email from you).
* Your email address. Typically you will use domain that was set up in the main.cf file. For example [email protected].
== Configuring Evolution to Receive Mail from a Remote POP Server ==
Web and ISP based mail services typically provide a mechanism to download mail to a local mail client using POP. To configure POP email download, select this from the ''Server Type'' menu on the ''Receiving Mail'' page of the Evolution setup wizard and enter the server address and user name for the email account (this information will be provided by your email provider). In [[Sending and Receiving GMail Email on a Linux System]] we provide a details detailed example of using POP and Evolution to send and receive messages via a GMail account.
== Configuring Evolution to Send Mail ==