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Here is a list of things that you should look up before you start Columba for the first time:
Your pop3 machine for incoming email, which usually is named like "pop3.ISP.com"
Your smtp machine for outgoing email, which usually is named like "smtp.ISP.com"
Your username and password for your pop3-account
You should contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider) or your system administrator if you do not know these settings.
To start Columba either do the following:
Select Programs->Columba from your menu panel
Type columba at the command line
The first time you run the program it will create a directory .columba in your home directory. Windows users can find this directory in C:\Documents and Settings\USER\.columba. Just replace USER with your username.
It will then open up a first-time wizard which will guide you in creating a mail account.