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Prerequisites
     Obtain Software
     Obtain Account Details
Install Eudora
Configure Eudora
Switching Eudora from POP to IMAP
     Adjusting to using IMAP

Prerequisites

• Eudora for Mac Software Version 6.2.4 or higher
• An SFSU Internet account
• A connection to the Internet.

Obtain Software

Eudora can be downloaded from http://www.eudora.com/download/ If the download is a "Eudora_version.hqx" file, use StuffIt Expander to open the file. This produces a "Eudora_version.dmg" file on the desktop.

Obtain Account Details

You will need:

1. Your account details by logging into SFSU E-mail Account Services. Note the text under Account, Forwarding to..., and Your Mail Server. If you do not already have an account sign up for one.
2. If you are currently forwarding your e-mail and would like to access it using this e-mail program you should remove e-mail forwarding.
3. Your Account (e.g., jdoe@sfsu.edu) will be your IMAP e-mail account address.
4. Your Mail Server (e.g., mail01a) will be your incoming and outgoing mail server in the account setup.
5. If you do not already know your password, select Change Password. This will be the password you use in your Account setup.

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Install Eudora

Download the Install File and follow the instructions in the Prerequisites section then open the file.

1. Double-click the Eudora installer icon to begin the installation. .

    


2. Select Continue.

    


3. Select Continue to begin the installation.

    


4. Select Agree to accept the terms of the License Agreement.

    


5. Verify that "Install Eudora version (e.g., 6.2.4) for the first time." is selected then select Install.

      


6. Verify the "Applications Folder" is selected then select Choose.

    


7. Select OK.

    


8. Eudora generates a shortcut in the Eudora Application Folder located in the Applications Folder.

    


9. Open Eudora. If a note appears asking "Do you want to use the system keychain?" select No. Select OK.

    


10. You may see a warning that "Eudora junk mail plugins have been disabled" unless you pay for Eudora.. It is no longer possible to purchase Eudora. Select OK to continue with the Sponsored mode of Eudora.

    


11. The Import settings window will appear. Select No.

    


12. If the Default mail handler window appears, select Yes.

    


13. You have finished installing Eudora. To configure Eudora, advance to the Configure Eudora section. If this is the first time you open Eudora, the Settings window will open automatically and you should continue to step 2a under Configure Eudora.

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Configure Eudora

If you already have an account read switching Eudora from POP to IMAP. Otherwise, use these steps to configure a new account.

1. Open Eudora.
2. On the Menu bar, select Eudora > Preferences. If not already selected, select Getting Started from the Settings category list on the left.
1. Enter your User Name (e.g., jdoe)
2. Enter your Mail Server (e.g., mail01a.sfsu.edu)
3. Enter your Real Name (e.g., Juana Doe)
4. Enter your SMTP Server (e.g., mail01a.sfsu.edu)
5. Enter your Email Address (e.g., (jdoe@sfsu.edu)
6. Select the Checking Mail icon on the left bar.

    


3. Select "IMAP" for the Mail Protocol and confirm that Full message with attachments is selected under the Download Options. Select the Sending Mail icon on the left bar.

    


4. Enter sfsu.edu for the Default Domain then scroll down the left bar and select the SSL icon.

    


5. Change both the "SSL for SMTP " and "SSL for IMAP" to "Required (Alternate Port)" then select OK.




6. Verify that your IMAP e-mail is working by sending a test e-mail to yourself.
7. Congratulations! Your e-mail is configured for IMAP and ready to be used.

Switching Eudora from POP to IMAP

To change your Eudora for Mac configuration from POP to IMAP, you should do the following:

Change the Account Settings

1. Open Eudora.
2. On the Menu bar, select Eudora > Preferences.
3. Select the Checking Mail icon on the left bar.

    


4. Continue with Step 3 of the Configure Eudora Section.

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Adjusting to using IMAP

• Critical Information: The mailboxes and folders you see under your new account (e.g., jdoe@sfsu.edu) reside on the mail server, not on your computer.  As a result:
• If you delete a message from one of these folders on one computer it will be gone from every computer you check mail from.
• Once a message is deleted from the server it is not easy to have it restored.  It is impossible after thirty days.
• If you want specific messages saved locally on a computer, you can make local folders then copy or move the messages from the server into the local folders.
• The time taken to refresh a folder on the server increases with the number of messages in the folder.  To keep refresh time down, try to keep the number of messages in any folder below 1000.  The inbox on the server is refreshed every time your mail client checks for new messages, so it is especially important to keep the number of messages in the inbox low.
• You do not lose messages you received before switching to IMAP; they will remain in the In mailbox (shortcut key Command + 1).
• The new Inbox under the < Dominant > folder will contain your new incoming mail.
• Copies of your messages you send from Eudora will continue to be stored in your Out mailbox.
• Messages you send from other e-mail programs will not be available in your Eudora folders.
• To permanently remove messages marked as deleted, select Message > Purge Messages from the menu.
• Keep your inbox to less than 1000 messages.

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Last Modified: 30 April 2008
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