Administrative Desktop Services

Eudora Configuration

Recommended Settings

 

RECOMMENDED EUDORA SETTINGS Last Updated 03/30/2006
Install Eudora Ver. 6.2 or higher: 1. Archive old email directory to CD, Zip, or Floppy Diskette 2. Do not save to hard drives or to the server 3. Remove old version via “Add/Remove Programs” 4. Install new version from “Install Shortcuts” 5. Do not install PureVoice or Importers 6. Restore mail boxes, nick names, signatures, etc. from backup 7. Grant full control of Eudora directory to user's local profile 8. Logout of administrator account and log on user's account Proceed with configuration, taking all default settings, except for the following...
EUDORA OPTIONS	CATEGORY SETTINGS	CHECKED	UNCHECKED
Getting Started	Allow Authentication
Checking Mail	Check for mail every 15 minutes
	Don’t check without network connection
	Don’t check when using battery
	Send on check
	Save password
	Secure Sockets When Receiving	Select REQ, ALT PORT
Incoming Mail	Server configuration set equal to “POP”
	All Check Boxes unchecked
	Authentication Style select “Passwords”
Sending Mail	Allow Authentication
	Immediate Send
	Send on Check
	Secure Sockets When Sending	Select REQ, STARTTLS
	Use submission port (587)
Composing Mail	Word wrap
	Keep Copies
	May use quoted-printable
	Tabs in body of msg
	Show signature while composing
Replying	Map Ctrl+R to “Reply to All”
	Copy original's priority to reply
	Automatically Fcc to original mailbox
	Include signature on reply
	Quote only the selected text
	Generate multiple messages on reply to mult. msgs.
	Include yourself
	Put original To: recipients in Cc: field
Attachments	Encoding method — select MIME
	Attachment directory — “C:\Program Files\Qualcomm\Eudora\Attach”
	Put text attachments in body of message
	Receive MIME digest as a mailbox attachment
	Delete attachments when emptying trash
	Delete automatic attachments	Select “When message emptied from trash”
Viewing Mail	Message window — use Microsoft's viewer
	Show Message Preview Pane
	Mark previewed messages as read after
	Automatically open next message
	Zoom windows when opening
	Allow executables in HTML context
Mood Watch	Enable mood watch
Junk Mail	Junk Threshold — set to 50
	Mail isn't junk if sender is in address book
	Put not Junk-ed senders in address book
	Automatically place junk in Junk mailbox
	Junk mail box is never marked unread
	Ignore date on junk
	Remove mail that is at least — set to 10 days
	Warn before removing
Junk Mail Extras	Only remove junk whose score is at least — set to 50
	Junking assigns a score of — set to 100
	Trim old junk to — set to Trash
	Addr book for “Not Junk'ed” senders — set to NotJnk
	Delete fetched junk from server
	Use Ctrl-J for Junk
PORTS*	SMTP PORT (25)	enter “8025”
	POP PORT (110)	enter “110”
	IMAP PORT (143)	enter “143”
	ACAP PORT (674)	Leave blank
	EUDORA PASSWORD CHANGE PORT	Leave blank
*Note: if you do not see a PORTS entry in the Tools/Options view, contact ADS for assistance.
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