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Set Up Eudora

- Using IMAP -

For Your Own Computer

You can have Eudora handle your mail in two different ways: using POP or using IMAP. Please visit the comparison page for a discussion of the pros and cons.

As delivered by Bear Access 2004 and 2005, Eudora is set up to use IMAP. If you had an earlier version of Eudora installed, upgrading to version 6.2 will NOT change your settings from POP to IMAP.

These instructions explain how to configure Eudora for use by one person on a personal computer. To set up Eudora for more than one person using the same computer, see Setting Up Eudora for Multiple Users. If Eudora is being used to check a special mailbox, see Configuring Your Special Mailbox.

You will need to do two things: use Who I Am and configure Eudora.

  1. Set Your Mail Preference in Who I Am
  2. Configure Eudora for Windows or
    Configure Eudora for Macintosh

 

arrow Set Your Mail Preference in Who I Am

Before you can access your Cornell e-mail account, you need to specify that you want to receive electronic mail via Cornell's postoffice system. To do this, use Cornell's web-based Who I Am service.

  1. In the Bear Access channel in uPortal.Cornell, choose Who I Am in the Mail and Directory Services folder. (Or use any browser to go to http://whoiam.cornell.edu)
  • If you see the Bear Access Update Notification dialog box, click Download so that updated software can be transferred to your computer.
  • If you do not have a Kerberos ticket active, you will be asked to log on through either Kerberos or CUWebLogin.
  1. In Who I Am, click on the Electronic Mail link.
  2. To receive messages addressed to your NetID@cornell.edu address (for example, ewe2@cornell.edu), make sure the first radio button is selected.
    (Select the second button only if you want all messages sent to you to be rejected. Select the third button only if you want messages to be delivered to more than one address; enter those addresses in the box.)
  3. Make a note of your complete e-mail address. It is listed in the text associated with the first radio button and takes the form

         NetID@postofficeX.mail.cornell.edu

    with a number between 6 and 10 replacing the X. The number is very important!
  4. Click the Set it! button. (If you see a Security Information box, click the Continue button.)
  5. You may want to check or modify your directory entry at this time. Depending on your Cornell affiliation, you can use Who I Am to edit all or part of your directory information by clicking the Electronic Directory link and modifying the information found there. Then click Update Listing at the bottom of the screen.

 

arrow Configuring Eudora for Windows

Some of your information may already be filled out. Check to see that your entries match the guidelines given here.

  1. Go to Eudora's Tools menu and choose Options.
  2. Click the Getting Started icon in the scroll box on the left.



  3. In the Real name box, type your full name as you want it to appear in messages you send out. You can use both upper- and lowercase letters here.
  4. In the Email address box, type your NetID plus @cornell.edu (for example, ewe2@cornell.edu).
  5. In the Mail Server (Incoming) box, type postofficeX.mail.cornell.edu replacing the "X" with the number in your postoffice address as you entered it in Who I Am.
    Double-check this! It must match your entry in Who I Am!
  6. In the Login Name box, type your NetID (for example, ewe2).
  7. If you use a Cornell service to connect to the network (either by connecting directly to the campus network, or dialing in through EZ-Remote or Express Lane), enter authusersmtp.mail.cornell.edu in the SMTP Server (Outgoing) field.
    Note: If you are using some other ISP (such as RoadRunner, AOL, or Lightlink) and your mail server does not have "cornell.edu" in its name, you should refer to your ISP's directions for this field.
  8. Click to put a check mark in the box next to Allow authentication.
  9. Click the Incoming Mail icon in the scroll box on the left.



  10. Select the Server configuration radio button for IMAP.
  11. In the IMAP Mailbox Location Prefix box, type INBOX.
    (It must be all upper case and MUST include the trailing period.)
  12. Click the Sending Mail icon in the Category scroll area on the left.

  13. Make sure Secure Sockets when Sending is set to If Available, STARTTLS.
  14. If you are going to use Kerberos to protect your password, continue with steps 15-17. If you are going to use TLS, follow the steps on our Using TLS page. (If you don't know which to use, we suggest Kerberos.)
  15. Click the Kerberos icon in the scroll box on the left.
    (You will need to scroll down to see it; it is near the bottom of the list.)



  16. Select the Off button next to Kerberos 4 (POP only).
  17. Click OK.

If you need to change your settings later, reopen the same dialog box by choosing Options from the Tools menu.


arrow Configure Eudora for Macintosh

Some of your information may already be filled out. Check to see that your entries match the guidelines given here.

  1. Go to Eudora's Special menu and choose Settings.
  2. Click the Getting Started icon in the Category scroll area on the left.

  3. In the Username box, type your NetID (for example, ewe2).
  4. In the Mail Server box, type postofficeX.mail.cornell.edu replacing the "X" with the number in your postoffice address as you entered it in Who I Am.
    Double-check this! It must match your entry in Who I Am!
  5. In the Real Name box, type your full name as you want it to appear in messages you send out. You can use both upper- and lowercase letters here.
  6. Enter authusersmtp.mail.cornell.edu in the SMTP Server field.
  7. In the Return address box, type your NetID plus @cornell.edu (for example, ewe2@cornell.edu). This is your e-mail address.
  8. Click the Checking Mail icon in the Category scroll area on the left.

  9. Select the Mail Protocol radio button for IMAP.
  10. In the Location Prefix box, type INBOX.
    (It must be all upper case and MUST include the trailing period.)
  11. Click the Sending Mail icon in the Category scroll area on the left.

  12. Click to put a check mark in the box next to Allow authorization.
  13. Click the SSL icon in the Category scroll area on the left (you will have to scroll down).

  14. If either SSL for POP or SSL for IMAP is set to something other than None, set SSL for SMTP to Required (TLS).
    If both SSL for POP and SSL for IMAP are set to None, do not make any changes.
  15. If you are going to use Kerberos to protect your password, continue with steps 16-21. If you are going to use TLS, follow the steps on our Using TLS page. (If you don't know which to use, we suggest Kerberos.)
  16. Click the Kerberos icon in the Category scroll area on the left.

  17. Make sure the Use Kerberos box is checked.
  18. Make sure the Use Kerberos V/GSSAPI for POP3 box is checked.
  19. Type 110 in the Kerberos POP3 box.
  20. Type imap in the Service Name box.
  21. Click OK.
If you need to change your settings later, reopen the same dialog box by choosing Settings from the Special menu.

 

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