Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 8.0

Chapter 43. Other X-based Programs

Balsa-2.5.3

Introduction to Balsa

The Balsa package contains a GNOME-2 based mail client.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.0 platform.

Package Information

Balsa Dependencies

Required

Aspell-0.60.6.1, enchant-1.6.0, GMime-2.6.23, libESMTP-1.0.6, and Rarian-0.8.1

Recommended

PCRE-8.40

Optional

Compface-1.5.2, gtksourceview-3.22.2, libnotify-0.7.7, MIT Kerberos V5-1.15, MTA (that provides a sendmail command, note that it is only used if you didn't install the required libESMTP package), OpenLDAP-2.4.44, OpenSSL-1.0.2k, SQLite-3.17.0, WebKitGTK+-2.14.5, yelp-tools, and python-html2text

Optional to Build S/MIME Support

GPGME-1.8.0

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/balsa

Installation of Balsa

Install Balsa by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr            \
            --sysconfdir=/etc        \
            --localstatedir=/var/lib \
            --without-html-widget    \
            --without-libnotify      &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-ssl: Use this option to enable SSL support if OpenSSL is installed.

--with-ldap: Use this option to enable LDAP address book support if OpenLDAP is installed.

--with-sqlite: Use this option to enable SQLite address book support if SQLite is installed.

--with-gpgme: Use this option to enable GPG support if “GnuPG Made Easy” (GPGME) is installed.

--enable-smime: Use this option to enable S/MIME support if GnuPG-2.x.x is installed.

Configuring Balsa

Configuration Information

All configuration of Balsa is done through the Balsa menu system, with mailbox configuration done with the Settings—>Preferences menu.

If you are unable to connect to your ISP, they probably don't support APOP. Disable it in Settings/Preferences/POP3/advanced.

If you enable filters for your incoming POP3 mail, you must have Procmail-3.22 installed, as the incoming mail will be handed off to procmail for processing.

Contents

Installed Programs: balsa and balsa-ab
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /etc/sounds/events, /usr/share/balsa, and /usr/share/sounds/balsa

Short Descriptions

balsa

is a glib based mail client.

balsa-ab

is the address-book application used by balsa.

Last updated on 2017-02-21 13:10:36 -0800