Download this folder from the template account on the biostat server
.sylpheed/*
Run sylpheed to configure the account, specifying their own ID in place of "vunetid" and specifying their password for reading mail
Make sylpheed the default mail client:
K -> Settings -> Control Center -> KDE Components -> Component Chooser
Select "Use a different email client"
Type the following command in the text box: sylpheed --compose %t
Click here for a procedure for converting existing Microsoft Outlook mailboxes to a format that may readily be imported into sylpheed