In order to use the Eudora electronic mail (e-mail) program
(hereafter referred to as Eudora), the following system requirements
must be satisfied:
<p>
<UL>
<LI> IBM PC or compatible (minimum 286 processor)
<BR>
<LI> Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later
<BR>
<LI> Ethernet card or modem for serial connection
<BR>
<LI> WinSockAPI 1.1 compliant networking package
<BR>
<LI> Account on a computer with a Post Office Protocol version 3
(POP3) server
<BR>
</UL>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H3><A NAME="HDR255">Installation</A></H3>
[AT&T WorldNet(SM) Services installs Eudora Light for you automatically. After you register with the service, you are not required to perform any additional installation procedures before using the software.]
<p>
Install Eudora as follows:
<ol>
<li>Create a new directory on your PC for the Eudora files
(C:\EUDORA is a good choice).
<li>Copy the Eudora Light executable file (EUDORA.EXE) into the
directory you created in step 1.
<li>Add the following environment variable to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
<p><ul>
SET TMP=C:\TMP (or some temp directory)
<p></ul>
Make sure that this directory exists.
<li>Run Windows and add Eudora as a Program Item to a new or existing
Program Group.
</ol>
<p>
If you wish your mail files to reside somewhere other than where the
executable resides, then you can set the mail directory by specifying the
directory as the first parameter on the command line of the Program Item
that you create for Eudora.
<p>
This is also useful if you want to have multiple users on one PC, each with
their own mail directory. Eudora will use the directory on the command
line first. If that isn't present, the directory where the executable
resides will be used.
<p>
<i>Note: Always keep the Help file in the same directory as the
executable.</i>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H3><A NAME="HDR2">Eudora Configuration</A></H3>
[AT&T WorldNet Services installs Eudora Light for you automatically. After you register with the service, you are not required to perform any additional configuration procedures before using the software.]
<p>
After you have installed Eudora, double-click on its icon to open the
program. Before you can actually use Eudora, you must give it some
necessary pieces of information. To enter this information, select
<B>Settings...</B> from the <B>Special</B> menu. The Settings dialog is
then displayed with the Getting Started settings selected.
<p>
To use Eudora, you must have an account on a computer that runs a
POP3 server. This is the account to which your e-mail messages are
delivered before they are transferred to the Eudora program on your
PC. In the POP Account field, type your login name for this account
and the full (domain) name of the computer, separating them with an
"@" sign. For example, if your assigned login name is
"jbdorn," and the name of the computer where you
receive e-mail is "awesome.com," type "jbdorn@awesome.com" in this
field.
<p>
In the Real Name field, type your real name. Your name, as it
appears here, is displayed in parentheses after your return address
in your outgoing mail. It is also displayed in the sender column of all
messages sent by you.
<p>
For a quick introduction to the program's basic functions, see the
Tutorial chapter of this document; for detailed explanations of all
available Eudora functions, see the Reference chapter.
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<HR>
<center><H2><A NAME="HDR3">Tutorial</A></center>
</H2>
<A HREF="#HDR5">Getting Help</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR6">Creating an Outgoing Message</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR7">Sending a Message </A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR8">Progress Window</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR9">Checking for and Receiving Mail</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR10">Current Messages</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR11">Replying To a Message</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR12">Saving an Outgoing Message</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR13">Transferring a Message Between
Mailboxes</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR14">Deleting a Message</A>
<H3><A NAME="HDR4">Introduction</A></H3>
This tutorial introduces Eudora's basic functions. There are a host of
other operations that are not described here. For detailed
explanations of all available Eudora functions, see the
"Reference" chapter of this document.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H3><A NAME="HDR5">Getting Help</A></H3>
[If this manual does not provide the information you need, contact AT&T WorldNet Services for assistance.]
<p>
Look in this manual for the information you need. If you still
have unanswered questions, contact your company's Eudora support
coordinator.
<p>
To Find out how to use your keyboard to enter Eudora commands (as
opposed to selecting the command in the Eudora interface), select
<B>Contents</B> from the <B>Help</B> menu and click <B>Shortcut
Keys</B>.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H3><A NAME="HDR6">Creating an Outgoing Message</A></H3>
A good way to familiarize yourself with Eudora is to create an
outgoing message. An outgoing message is one that you send to
someone else.
<p>
From the <B>Message</B> menu, select <B>New Message</B>. A new
<I>composition window</I> is displayed with the blinking caret
situated at the start of the To: field.
<p>
Since it is easiest to experiment with Eudora by sending a message to
yourself, type your own e-mail address in the To: field.
<p>
Note that the From: field has been automatically filled in (and can't
be altered). This is the message return address; it should be your
own POP3 server account address.
<p>
Press the [tab] key or point and click the mouse to move the caret
down to the Subject: field. Typically, this field should contain some
brief text indicating what the message is about. For this message,
type the words <B>Test Message</B>.
<p>
Move the caret past the remaining Cc:, Bcc:, and Attachments: fields
down into the large area below them. This area is reserved for the
actual body of the message. Here you may type in whatever text you
want.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H3><A NAME="HDR7">Sending a Message </A></H3>
Notice the Send button in the upper right hand corner of the
composition window. To send a message in its current state, simply
click on this button. Click it now.
<p>
The composition window immediately closes, and the progress
window is momentarily displayed at the top of the screen. Eudora
uses the progress window to report on the progress of lengthy
operations. In this case, it indicates that the message is being
transferred out onto the network.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H3><A NAME="HDR8">Progress Window</A></H3>
Eudora's Progress window includes a Stop button. In addition, the
Progress window can be moved around in the main window and will
display in the same location each time (until you relocate it).
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H3><A NAME="HDR9">Checking for and Receiving Mail</A></H3>
[If you have any trouble sending or receiving mail, contact AT&T WorldNet Services for assistance.]
<p>
There are two ways to check your POP server to see if you have any
new mail. One way is automatic and is determined by the Check for
mail every ? minutes option in the Settings dialog (Checking Mail).
The alternative is to check for mail manually whenever you want by
selecting <B>Check Mail</B> from the <B>File</B> menu. Do this
manual check now.
<p>
Each time the Eudora program is opened, your password is requested
prior to the first mail check, whether it is conducted automatically or
manually. Upon the first check, such as now, a dialog is displayed
requesting the password of your POP account.
<p>
<i>Note: Your POP account password is provided to you by
your company's Eudora support coordinator.</i>
<p>
Type in the password and click <B>OK</B>. If you make a mistake
before clicking <B>OK</B>, simply backspace and re-enter the
password correctly. If your password is rejected, repeat the manual
check by selecting <B>Check Mail</B> from the <B>File</B> menu and
re-entering your password.
<p>
<i>Note: Remember that the Eudora password may be case-
sensitive (depending on your POP server), so it must be typed in
exactly or it is rejected. If you are having trouble entering your
password, verify that the [Caps Lock] key is off.</i>
<p>
After successfully entering your password, a progress window is
momentarily displayed at the top of the screen indicating that an
attempt to reach your POP account is being made.
<p>
If there is a network problem between you and the POP server, an
alert is displayed (see below). Consult with your Eudora support
coordinator to rectify the problem.
<p>
<i>Note: If you ever have a problem of this type, the
numbers in the ()'s are very important. Record these numbers for
reference when reporting the problem.</i>
<p>
If there is no mail waiting at your account on the POP server, the You
have no new mail alert is displayed. This means that the message
you sent yourself in the previous exercise has not been delivered to
your POP account yet. Click <B>OK</B>.
<p>
Keep selecting <B>Check Mail</B> from the <B>File</B> menu until
your test message arrives. If the message doesn't arrive in a minute
or two, notify your Eudora support coordinator.
<p>
When mail is found waiting in your POP account, the progress
window remains at the top of your screen, allowing you to monitor
the transfer of messages from the POP server to your PC. This is
followed by the new mail alert.
<p>
Click <B>OK</B>. The In mailbox window is displayed with your test
message summary listed inside.
<p>
Messages are listed in mailbox windows as individual message
summaries. A message summary is divided into fields containing the
status and priority of the message (these are discussed in the
"Reference" chapter), the name or address of the sender,
the time and date the message was sent, its size in K (K = 1024
bytes), and the contents of its Subject: field.
<p>
To select (highlight) the message summary, single-click anywhere on
the summary. To open the message, double-click on its summary.
Do this for your arrived test message to display it on your screen.
<p>
Incoming messages are stored indefinitely in the In mailbox until
they are deleted or transferred to another mailbox (as described
later in this tutorial).
<p>
To close the message, either double-click the close box in the upper
left hand corner of the message window or select <B>Close</B> from
the <B>File</B> menu. The In mailbox can also be closed in the same
fashion.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H3><A NAME="HDR10">Current Messages</A></H3>
Most Eudora commands can be applied either to an open message
window or to highlighted message summaries in a mailbox window.
This allows Eudora users to apply commands (such as Transfer,
Forward, and Reply) to messages without opening them first.
Whenever the term <I>current message </I>is used in this tutorial or
in the "Reference" chapter, it refers to a message that is
open and is in the topmost window or whose message summary is
highlighted within a mailbox window.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H3><A NAME="HDR11">Replying To a Message</A></H3>
For any current incoming message (an incoming message is one that
someone has sent to you), you may easily initiate a reply message to
its sender without having to create a new message from scratch.
<p>
Open the In mailbox by selecting <B>In</B> from the <B>Mailbox</B>
menu. Single-click on the message summary of your test message to
highlight it. From the <B>Message</B> menu, select <B>Reply</B> to
initiate a reply to this message.
<p>
<i>Note: Select Reply, not Reply To; the Reply To menu item
is for use with the quick recipients list, which is described in the
"Reference" chapter.</i>
<p>
A new composition window is displayed, with the sender's address
(in this case, your own) automatically placed in the To: field of the
header. The original sender's text, preceeded by the time and date
the original message was sent, is automatically included in the body
of the message (prefixed by ">" at the beginning of
each line). This text may be edited as needed. You may enter more
text in the reply message just as in any outgoing message. At this
time, move the insertion point to the area below the original message
and type in some additional text.
<p>
Do not send the reply message at this time. Instead, save it as
described in the "Saving an Outgoing Message" section.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H3><A NAME="HDR12">Saving an Outgoing Message</A></H3>
Sometimes it is convenient to save an outgoing message either as a
safeguard when typing long messages, or for temporary storage so
you can return to it at a later time for changes or additions before
sending it.
<p>
To save any current outgoing message, such as your new reply
message, select <B>Save</B> from the <B>File</B> menu. This doesn't
close the composition window but it does save the version of the
message (as it appears at the time of the save) in the Out mailbox,
which holds all outgoing mail.
<p>
As long as an outgoing message has not been sent out on the
network, you can make changes to it. For example, if you want to
also send the message to another person, you can add his/her
address to the To: field (any two addresses in a single field must be
separated by a comma). Having saved your reply message, close the
reply message window. Open the Out mailbox (from the
<B>Mailbox</B> menu, select <B>Out</B>) to view the message
summary. Saved messages are identified by a bullet (· ) in the far left
column of the message summary.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H3><A NAME="HDR13">Transferring a Message Between
Mailboxes</A></H3>
Eudora helps you to organize your incoming mail by allowing you to
create new mailboxes and easily transfer messages between them.
<p>
First, create a new mailbox while simultaneously transferring your
test message into it. From the <B>Mailbox</B> menu, select <B>In</B>
to open the In mailbox. Single-click on your test message summary
to highlight it (making it the current message). Then, select
<B>New...</B> from the <B>Transfer</B> menu. The New mailbox
dialog is displayed.
<p>
Any name can be typed in the new mailbox title field, but for this
example, type <B>Testing</B>. Click <B>OK</B> to create the new
mailbox. Because your test message was highlighted when you
selected New... from the Transfer menu, it is automatically
transferred into the Testing mailbox. To verify this, select
<B>Testing</B> from the <B>Mailbox</B> menu.
<p>
Current messages can also be transferred between existing
mailboxes. To demonstrate this, move your original test message
from the Testing mailbox back into your In mailbox. Highlight the
test message summary (click on it once in the Testing mailbox
window) and then select <B>In</B> from the <B>Transfer</B> menu.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H3><A NAME="HDR14">Deleting a Message</A></H3>
Messages are stored indefinitely in any mailbox until they are
explicitly deleted or transferred to another mailbox. Outgoing
messages that were saved for further changes remain in the Out
mailbox until they are either sent or deleted. Any current message
can be deleted.
<p>
Open your test message from the In mailbox. Then, select
<B>Delete</B> from the <B>Message</B> menu. Next, open the Out
mailbox and select (without opening) the message summary of the
reply message you generated previously. Again, select <B>Delete</B>
from the <B>Message</B> menu to remove the message from the Out
mailbox.
<p>
As a safeguard, the Delete command doesn't actually delete messages
but transfers them to the Trash mailbox. So, if you suddenly realize
you mistakenly deleted a message, it can be recovered from and
transferred out of the Trash mailbox.
<p>
All messages stored in the Trash mailbox are automatically deleted
when you quit Eudora. To manually delete messages held in the
Trash mailbox, select <B>Empty Trash</B> from the <B>Special</B>
