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How to Install and Configure Eudora

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Table of Contents
About Eudora
System Requirements
Downloading Eudora
Installing Eudora
Installing Mac OS X Kerberos Extras
Configuring Eudora

About Eudora

Eudora is an email program that allows you easy access to your university email account.
 

System Requirements

Kerberos must be enabled and configured.
You must also install MIT's Mac OS X Kerberos Extras.
See How to configure Kerberos for more information.
 

Downloading Eudora

Eudora is one of Iowa State's Site-Licensed software packages. Eudora will not display ads using this site-licensed version.

If you are faculty, staff or a student at Iowa State, you can download Eudora from here (4.4 MB). You will need your Iowa State Net-Id and password to download Eudora from the Iowa State Site-Licensed Software Server.
 

Installing Eudora

  • Read the "Eudora License" file

    Continue only if you agree to the terms and conditions of this license. Installing Eudora constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions.

  • Read the "Eudora 6.2.4 Read Me" file

  • Double-click on the "Eudora 6.2.4 Installer" file to run the installer.

    • If you are installing Eudora for the first time:

        Install Eudora 6.2.4 for the first time. 
        Update an existing version to 6.2.4 for OSX. 

    • If you previously have installed Eudora and are updating:

        Install Eudora 6.2.4 for the first time. 
        Update an existing version to 6.2.4 for OSX. 

Installing Mac OS X Kerberos Extras

Required before using Kerberos in Eudora

You can download MIT's Mac OS X Kerberos Extras installer from here .
 

Configuring Eudora

If you installed Eudora for the first time, then the first time you launch Eudora, you will be presented with the "Settings" dialog, otherwise, open the Eudora application and select Eudora -> Preferences...

  • Under "Getting Started" enter the following:

    • Checking Mail

      Username: net-id
      Mail Server: net-id.mail.iastate.edu

    • Sending Mail

      Real Name: your name
      SMTP Server: mailhub.iastate.edu
      Return Address: net-id@iastate.edu

  • Under "Checking Mail", make sure the following are checked:

    • Account/Server Information

      Mail Protocol: POP    IMAP
      Authenticaton: Passwords    Kerberos    APOP

    and optionally check the following:

    • Connection
      (this setting is optional)

      Check for mail every 10 minutes

      If you want Eudora to automatically check email periodicly while you are logged in. Please do not set the minutes to a shorter number because checking for new email too frequently adds extra load to the Email Servers unnecessarily. An alternative to checking email periodicly is to use WinZephyr or MacZephyr. The Email Servers will send you a zephyr message when you recieve new mail on the Email Servers.

    • Mail Management
      (this setting is optional)

      Leave on server for 7 days

      If you read mail from different locations, such as your office and your home, you may want to leave your mail on the Email Servers so that you can access your new mail from both locations. Please do not set the days to a larger number because leaving already read email on the server for a long time unnecessarily wastes disk space on the Email Servers.

  • Under "Kerberos", make sure the following are set:

      Use Kerberos
      Use Kerberos V/GSSAPI for POP3
       
      Kerberos POP3 110
      Realm IASTATE.EDU
      Service Name pop
      Service Format ^0/^0@^2

  • Click the "OK" button to close the "Settings" window.

Last updated August 17, 2009