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Usage

Overview

Modest is a graphical e-mail program, targetting resource-constrained environments, such as older PCs and internet tablets. It aims to be easy to use and provide a complete e-mail experience, while keeping the resource usage at a modest level (by 2007 standards).

Options

showui

To actually start with the UI, you have to provide the 'showui' parameter to modest. Reason for this not being the default is to allow for DBUS-activation of various services without showing the UI.

Environment

MODEST_DEBUG The MODEST_DEBUG environment may contain any number of ':'-separated strings to trigger certain debugging features:

abort-on-warning

Abort the program when any Gtk/Glib warning or error occurs. This can be useful when running inside a debugger.

debug-code

Run various pieces of debug-only code in modest

log-actions

Log actions to the log file (not available yet)

debug-objects

Debug GObject usage (G_TYPE_DEBUG_OBJECTS)

debug-signals

Debug GSignal usage (G_TYPE_DEBUG_SIGNALS)

factory-settings

Return all the user-settings to the 'factory defaults'

Exit status

Normally, modest will exit with 0 as its exit code. In case of any error, the exit code will be non-zero.

Files

~/.modest/cache

Modest e-mail cache.

~/.modest/local_folders

Root of the local folders hierarchy (in Maildir format)

No warranties

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

Copyrights

Copyright (c) 2006,2007 Nokia Corporation All rights reserved.