Having successfully made a copy of the /etc/ folder (plus some other stuff) onto a CD (well, all I did was to write click the folder, select Actions, and then select 'make a data CD with K3b. The rest was virtually done for me). I then went searching and experimenting a bit more.
Now what I need to do is to put KMail in my startup folder so as to get it to start up - minimised if possible - when the computer starts up. I know that this won't actually be called a 'start up' folder, but what is it called? and where do I find it?
One interesting point I found. After setting up all of my email accounts (well, both of them anyway) I then setup the message Rules (Filters). I couldn't help noticing that the process was almost identical to the Mac OS X process, which made life easy.
Thats all for now. Interesting about the 'KitMeetings' wish I could get along. Hope you have fun.
Cheers for now
Peter