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Eudora is software that you can use to check and send your email. On the UC Berkeley campus, which has purchased a site license of Eudora, you can download the installer for free at http://software.berkeley.edu.
You also need an email account. If you don't have one, you can create one, also free of charge, at http://calmail.berkeley.edu. Click on Berkeley Internet Link, then select under . You will need to sign in using your Calnet ID and passphrase. Follow the instructions to create your account.
Once the software and the account are in place, Eudora can be started up and configured, for Macintosh and Windows. Various key elements are shown in the following table below the image.
| Macintosh | Windows | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account Settings | Special menu, Settings | Tools, Options | Eudora allows for the configuration of a primary account (Dominant personality) as well as additional email accounts |
| Getting Started: User Name, Mail Server, Real Name, SMTP Server, Email Address | Getting Started: Email Address, Real Name, Mail Server User Name, SMTP Server; Sending Mail: SSL | Single account; for multiple accounts, see Personalities and Personality Extras (Mac), personality, Properties (Win) | |
| Checking Mail: Mail Protocol, Authentication, Check for mail every, Leave mail on server | Checking Mail: Check for mail every minute(s), SSL; Incoming Mail: Server configuration, Leave mail on server, Authentication style | See above | |
| SSL: Required TLS for SMTP and POP/IMAP | Required, STARTTLS for SMTP and POP/IMAP | SSL icon in Settings (Mac), see above (Win) | |
| Receiving Mail | File, Check Mail (Command-M) | File, Check Mail (Control-M) | Incoming mail |
| Composing Mail | Message, New Message (Command-N) | Message, New Message (Control-N) | Outgoing mail |
| General Settings | Special, Settings | Tools, Options | Categorized in a vertical line of icons |
| Styled Text | Edit, Text | Edit, Text | Also referred to as HTML |
Eudora's download page includes some useful documentation for Windows and Mac: README First!, Release Notes, User Manual (pdf), Quick Start Guide (pdf), New Features Guide (pdf). eMailman covers much third-party software for Eudora.
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