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Client Configuration > Eudora for POP servers


Eudora 5.2

Eudora allows you to create a different "personality" for each of your email addresses. This makes it easy to access multiple email accounts from the same email program. You can create a new personality specifically for your email.mtu.edu address to differentiate it from your current settings, or you can set up your default personality to use the email.mtu.edu server.

Workaround for SBC and Charter users
Setting up a new account
Converting an existing account


Workaround for SBC and Charter users:

  1. Quit Eudora if it is open.

  2. You will need to edit a file named either "eudora.ini" or "deudora.ini" which contains your Eudora preferences. This file will probably be in C:\Program Files\Qualcomm\Eudora on a Windows XP computer; other systems may vary. You may have to use the Windows "Search" feature to find the file on your computer.

    In Windows XP:
    1. Click the "Start" button
    2. Select "Search"
    3. Click the item for "All Files and Folders"
    4. Using the drop-down menu labeled "Look in:" select "Local Hard Drives" under "My Computer".
    5. Enter eudora.ini in the box labeled "All or part of the file name:" (this will find both eudora.ini and deudora.ini).


  3. In the search results window, you should see the file listed. Right click on the name of the file, and chose "Open With...". Select Notepad from the list of available programs as you will need to edit this text file.

  4. The very first line of this file should say [Settings]. Immediately below this line, enter the value SMTPPort=2525 on its own line.

  5. Save the file, quit Notepad, and restart Eudora. You should now be able to send email using email.mtu.edu as your SMTP server.




To create a new account:

  1. Under Tools in the menu bar, select Personalities.
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  2. A list of your various personalities will appear along the left side of the screen. Right-click on <Dominant> and choose New. This opens the New Account Wizard window.
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  3. Account Settings: The button for Create a brand new email account is already selected. Click the Next button.
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  4. Personality Name: This is simply the name that will appear under the list of available personalities in Eudora. You can enter whatever value you'd like (Michigan Tech Email, for example) and click the Next button.
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  5. Personal Information: Enter you name as you'd like it to appear on your outgoing email, then click the Next button.
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  6. Email Address: Enter your MTU Email address, then click Next.
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  7. Login Name: Enter your MTU UserID, then click Next. This is the part of your MTU Email address to the left of the @.
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  8. Incoming Email Server: Enter the server name email.mtu.edu into the text box. There are buttons below indicating what type of email server you will be using - click the button next to POP, then click Next.
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  9. Outgoing Email Server: Enter email.mtu.edu into the text box. Leave the checkbox for Allow Authentication checked, and click Next.
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  10. Success! This is the final screen. Click the Finish button.
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  11. After clicking Finish, you should be asked for the current password for the account you just created. Click Cancel as you still have to configure Eudora to connect securely.

  12. Right-click on your newly created Personality under the list of Personas in Eudora. Select "Properties" from the menu that appears.
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  13. An Account Settings window will appear. At the bottom of the window you will see the phrase Secure Sockets when Sending with a drop-down menu below it. Select Required, STARTTLS from this menu.
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  14. At the top of the window, click the tab labeled Incoming Mail. Near the bottom of this window, you will see the same drop-down menu under the phrase Secure Sockets when Receiving. Select Required, Alternate Port from the drop-down menu. Also check the boxes labeled Leave mail on server and Delete from server when emptied from Trash.
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  15. Click OK. If you've completed the above steps, Eudora should be configured correctly.


To change an existing account:

  1. From the menu, click Tools and select Options.
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  2. In the options window, there is a series of icons along the left side. Initially you will see the Getting Started icon highlighted. There are several options in the right panel:
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    • Real Name: Enter your name as you'd like it to appear on your messages here.

    • Return Address: Enter your mtu.edu email address here.

    • Mail Server (Incoming): Enter email.mtu.edu.

    • Login Name: Enter your MTU UserID (the letters to the left of the @ in your MTU email address).

    • SMTP Server (Outgoing): Enter email.mtu.edu. Below this is a checkbox labeled Allow authentication. Make sure that this box is checked.


  3. Now click the icon labeled Checking Mail. There are several options available in the right panel, the required ones are listed below. The others depend on your personal preferences.
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    • Mail Server: Enter email.mtu.edu.

    • Login Name: Enter your MTU UserID (the part of your email address to the left of the @).

    • Save password: Check this box if you want to store your password in Eudora. If you do this, you will not be prompted for your password every time you check your mail.

    • Secure Sockets when Receiving: Select Required, Alternate Port from the drop down menu.

  4. Click the Incoming Mail icon in the left panel.
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    • Server configuration: Select POP.

    • Leave mail on server: Check this box to leave all messages on the central mail server instead of transferring all of them to your local computer. Also check the Delete from server when emptied from Trash box is checked.

    • Authentication style: Check the Passwords button.



  5. Finally, click the Sending Mail icon.
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    • Return address: Enter your MTU Email address.

    • Domain to add to unqualified addresses: You can either leave this blank or enter mtu.edu.

    • Allow authentication: Make sure that this box is checked.

    • Secure Sockets when Sending: From this drop down menu, select Required, STARTTLS.

  6. Click OK to close the Options window. Your existing Eudora account should now be set up to access the email.mtu.edu server.



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