Eudora Mail Setup/Help Information

A. Introduction (Please Read First)

Eudora Mail is a Macintosh and Windows (16 bit and 32 bit versions are available) based email application. Please be advised that there are many different versions of Eudora Mail (all with a slightly different interface). The following guide was developed using Eudora 3.0.1. There are also two different Eudora types:

1. Eudora Light (freeware version)

2. Eudora Pro (fully registered and supported version from Qualcomm)

B. Eudora Mail Setup

Note: This setup is for v3.0.1 and there are variations between versions.

1. Start Eudora Mail.

2. From the Menu Bar select Tools and then Options (if you are using older Eudora versions click Special then Settings) to get to Eudora setup menu.

3.On the left side click Getting Started and verify: The POP Account field should be yourusername@2fords.net (Eudora combines the Email username and Pop server into one setting)

Enter your name as you would like it listed in the Real Name field.

Choose the option Winsock (Network, PPP, SLIP) if listed under the Connection Method.

4.On the left side click Personal Info and verify:

The Pop Account and Real name fields should already be filled in.

The Return address should list your Email Address (yourusername@2fords.net)

Leave fields for Dial-Up Username blank (this cannot be used).

5.On the left side click Hosts and verify:

The POP account should already be filled in.

Type your SMTP server name in the SMTP field (smtp.2fords.net).

The Ph and Finger servers should be left blank.

6.On the left side click Checking Mail and verify:

The POP account should already be filled in.

Leave mail on server should NOT be checked.

All other options here are preferences of your own choice except the Authentication Style which should be Passwords.

7.All other settings in Eudora are preferences of your own choice. There are many available options and features within Eudora that can be learned and used at your leisure. Make sure to use the Help feature in Eudora as a reference for any other questions/problems.

If your email application is failing to download your mail then either:

1.The email software is not configured properly.

2.Something is wrong with the email software itself.

3.One of the email items is causing the message to end during the download and you may want to delete that mail item or try downloading it with another email client.

COMMANDS you can use once telneted into your mailbox:

C. Troubleshooting Section

1.The POP account in Eudora is defined as yourusername@2fords.net. Instead of having two separate fields, Eudora combines the two settings into one. Verify this setting is correct.

2.The Eudora dialer is a Unix Shell dialer and can not be used on The 2 Fords Network as a dialer.

3.Only use the Win 95 (32-bit) version of Eudora if you are using the Windows 95 Dialer or Dial up Networking.

4.If you get the error "503 Need RCPT (recipient)" when sending mail it usually due to an incorrectly defined address book entry. Type the complete email address within a new message and re-send the email.

5.It is best not to use the Change Password under Special. Click on Forget Password and then try and retrieve your mail and Eudora will prompt you for the password again.

6.If unable to send email verify you have typed the full complete and correct email address of the receipient and retry.

7.For further problems you can:

Consult the help information within Eudora.

View the Eudora newsgroup for:

Windows: comp.mail.eudora.ms-windows or a

Macintosh: comp.mail.eudora.mac

Upgrade to Eudora Pro (Qualcomm fully supports this version).

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