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<title>Eudora Light Windows User Manual</title>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H3><A NAME="HDR116">Settings Dialog</A></H3>
The Settings dialog allows you to configure Eudora.  To display the
Settings dialog, select <B>Settings...</B> from the <B>Special</B>
menu. The Settings dialog contains the following categories of settings and
options: Getting Started, Personal Information, Hosts, Checking Mail,
Sending Mail, Attachments, Fonts & Display,  Getting Attention,
Replying,  Miscellaneous, and Advanced Network.

Each of theSettings categories is described below.  The default settings are
listed in brackets after the name of each setting/option.
<p>
<i>Note:  For your convenience, some settings appear in more
than one category.  For example, your real name appears in both the
Getting Started and Personal Information categories.  Changing a
setting in one category changes the setting in all
categories.</i>
<p>
<A HREF="#HDR117">Getting Started Settings</A>
<UL>
<A HREF="#HDR118">POP account: [none]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR119">Real name: [none]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR120">Connection Method: [none]</A>
</UL>
<A HREF="#HDR121">Personal Information Settings</A>
<UL>
<A HREF="#HDR122">POP account: [none]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR123">Real name: [none]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR124">Return address: [none]</A>
</UL>
<A HREF="#HDR125">Hosts Settings</A>
<UL>
<A HREF="#HDR126">POP account: [none]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR127">SMTP: [none]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR128">Ph: [none]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR129">Finger: [none]</A>
</UL>
<A HREF="#HDR130">Checking Mail Settings</A>
<UL>
<A HREF="#HDR131">POP account: [none]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR132">Check for mail every  ?  minute(s)
[0]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR133">Skip big messages [off]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR134">Send on check [on]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR135">Save password [off]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR136">Leave mail on server [off]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR137">Authentication Style
[Passwords]</A>
</UL>
<A HREF="#HDR138">Sending Mail Settings</A>
<UL>
<A HREF="#HDR139">Return address: [none]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR140">SMTP server: [none]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR141">Immediate send [on]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR142">Send on check [on]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR143">Word wrap [on]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR144">Fix curly quotes [on] </A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR145">May use Quoted-Printable [on]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR146">Keep copies of outgoing mail [on]
</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR147">Use signature [on]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR148">Tabs in body of message [on]</A>
</UL>
<A HREF="#HDR149">Attachments Settings</A>
<UL>
<A HREF="#HDR150">Encoding Method [MIME]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR151">Put text attachments in body of
message [off]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR152">Attachment Directory: [none]</A>
</UL>
<A HREF="#HDR153">Fonts & Display Settings</A>
<UL>
<A HREF="#HDR154">Screen Font: [Courier New,9]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR155">Print Font: [Courier New,12]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR156">Message Window Width: [80]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR157">Message Window Height: [20]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR158">Zoom windows when opening
[on]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR159">Show all headers (even the ugly
ones) [off]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR160">Show toolbar [on]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR161">Show toolbar tips [on]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR162">Show status bar [on]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR163">Show category icons [on]</A>
</UL>
<A HREF="#HDR164">Getting Attention Settings</A>
<UL>
<A HREF="#HDR165">Use an alert dialog box [on]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR166">Open mailbox [on]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR167">Play a sound [on]</A>
</UL>
<A HREF="#HDR168">Replying Settings</A>
<UL>
<A HREF="#HDR169">Reply to all (otherwise when Shift is
down) [off]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR170">When replying to all:</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR171">Include yourself [off]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR172">Put original To: recipients in Cc: field
[off]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR173">Copy original's priority to reply
[on]</A>
</UL>
<A HREF="#HDR174">Miscellaneous Settings</A>
<UL>
<A HREF="#HDR175">Switch messages with:.</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR176">Unmodified arrow keys [off]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR177">Alt+arrow keys [off]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR178">Require confirmation for deletes
[on]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR179">Close messages with mailbox
[off]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR180">Empty Trash when exiting [off]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR181">Say OK to alerts after  2 minutes
[on]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR182">Automatically open next message
[off]</A>
</UL>
<A HREF="#HDR183">Advanced Network Settings</A>
<UL>
<A HREF="#HDR184">Use asynchronous Winsock calls
for:</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR185">Network timeout after ? seconds
[45]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR186">Network buffer size of ? bytes
[4096]</A>
<BR>
<A HREF="#HDR187">Cache network info</A>
</UL>
</UL>
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H4><A NAME="HDR117">Getting Started Settings</A></H4>
[AT&T WorldNet(SM) Services installs your full electronic address for you automatically.  No additional configuration is required.]
<p>
The Getting Started settings provide Eudora with the minimum user
account information necessary to send and receive mail.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR118">POP account: [none]</A></H5>
To receive mail with Eudora, you must have an account on a
computer that runs a Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3 or POP)
server.  This is the account to which your e-mail messages are
delivered before they are transferred to the Eudora program on your
PC.  Enter your login name for this account, followed by an
"@" sign and the (domain) name of the computer.
<p>
For example, if your login name for your POP account is
"jbdorn," and the name of the computer is
"action.com," type <B>[e-mail]</B> in this
field.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR119">Real name: [none]</A></H5>
Enter your real name here.  It is placed in the From field of your
outgoing mail messages, along with your return address.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR120">Connection Method: [none] </A></H5>
Select Offline if you don't want Eudora to attempt to make any
connections.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H4><A NAME="HDR121">Personal Information Settings</A></H4>
The Personal Information settings provide Eudora with your personal
information.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR122">POP account: [none]</A></H5>
This is your POP account address.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR123">Real name: [none]</A></H5>
This is your real name.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR124">Return address: [none]</A></H5>
Normally, Eudora uses your POP account as your return address.  If
you wish to use a return address other than your POP account, enter
it here.
<p>
<i>Note:  If you do enter an address in this field, first test the
address to be sure that mail sent to it is indeed delivered to you.  If
you use an invalid return address, no one can reply to your
mail.</i>

<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H4><A NAME="HDR125">Hosts Settings</A></H4>
The Hosts settings provide Eudora with information about your
servers.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR126">POP account: [none]</A></H5>
This is your POP account address.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR127">SMTP: [none]</A></H5>
To send mail, a computer with an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol) server program is necessary.  You need not have a login on
this computer, but you must have access to it through your network.
If the computer on which you have your POP account is also an SMTP
server, leave this field blank.  Otherwise, specify the name of the
computer that you want to use as your SMTP server.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR128">Ph: [none]</A></H5>
Enter the host name of your Ph name server here.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR129">Finger: [none]</A></H5>
Enter the host name of your Finger server here.  If you leave this
blank, Eudora uses your SMTP server as your Finger server.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H4><A NAME="HDR130">Checking Mail Settings</A></H4>
The Checking Mail settings determine how Eudora checks for and
receives your incoming mail messages.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR131">POP account: [none]</A></H5>
This is your POP account address.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR132">Check for mail every  ?  minute(s)
[0]</A></H5>
If you enter a number in this field, Eudora checks your POP server
for new mail at regular intervals and transfers any mail addressed to
you to your PC.  The number you enter specifies the number of
minutes between checks of the POP server.  It's a good idea to set
this at no less than 15 minutes.  Checking mail more frequently puts
an unnecessary drain on your POP server.  This option only works
when Eudora is running.  Setting this field to 0 disables automatic
checking.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR133">Skip big messages [off]</A></H5>
  If this option is on, Eudora does not download the entire texts of
messages over 40k, but only downloads the first few lines.  This can
be useful on slow connections.
<p>
<i>Note:  See the <A HREF="#HDR55">Incoming Message Window</A>
section for information on how to download messages that have been
skipped.</i>

<H5><A NAME="HDR134">Send on check [on]</A></H5>
If Send on Check is on, Eudora automatically sends any messages that
are queued in the Out mailbox whenever it checks the POP Server for
new mail.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR135">Save password [off]</A></H5>
If Save Password is on, you never have to enter your password to
check your mail (even if you quit Eudora and restart it) because your
password is stored on your PC.  Only use this option if your PC is in a
secure place.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR136">Leave mail on server [off]</A></H5>
Eudora normally transfers your
incoming messages from your account on the POP server to your PC,
and then deletes them from the POP server.  If this option is on,
Eudora transfers incoming messages to your PC and also keeps copies
on the POP server.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR137">Authentication Style [Passwords]</A></H5>
Eudora supports the use of two network authentication technologies:
Passwords and APOP.  Ask your e-mail administrator which one is
being used at your site.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H4><A NAME="HDR138">Sending Mail Settings</A></H4>
The Sending Mail settings determine how Eudora sends your
outgoing mail messages.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR139">Return address: [none]</A></H5>
If you wish to use a return address other than your POP account,
enter it here.
<p>
<i>Note:  If you do enter an address in this field, first test the
address to be sure that mail sent to it is indeed delivered to you.  If
you use an invalid return address, no one can reply to your
mail.</i>

<H5><A NAME="HDR140">SMTP server: [none]</A></H5>
Specify the name of the computer which you want to use as your
SMTP server.  If you leave this field blank, Eudora uses your POP
server as your SMTP server.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR141">Immediate send [on]</A></H5>
If this option is on, the rightmost button in the icon bar of the
message composition window is labeled Send.  Clicking on this button
immediately sends the message to the SMTP server.  If this option is
off, the button is labeled Queue and clicking on it places the message
in the Out mailbox marked ready for delivery (Q).
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR142">Send on check [on]</A></H5>
If this option is on, Eudora automatically sends any messages that
are queued in the Out mailbox whenever it checks the POP server for
new mail.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR143">Word wrap [on]</A></H5>
If this option is on, a carriage return is not required at the end of
each line of type in an outgoing message.  Eudora automatically
wraps text to the next line, with line breaks at roughly 76 characters
per line.  This makes your mail more legible to recipients using line-
oriented mail systems.  It is strongly recommended that you turn
this option on.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR144">Fix curly quotes [on] </A></H5>
If this option is on, Eudora replaces all "smart" quotation
marks in message text or attachments with "conventional" quotation
marks prior to sending the message/attachment.  The
"smart" quotation marks are special characters, and this
option allows messages to be sent without using quoted-printable
encoding.
<p>
<i>Note:  If your recipients have MIME, there's no reason to
use this option.  Only turn it on if most of the people you correspond
with don't use MIME.</i>

<H5><A NAME="HDR145">May use Quoted-Printable [on]</A></H5>
Quoted-Printable:Setting;If this option is on, Eudora uses quoted-
printable encoding when necessary, such as when messages that
contain long lines of text or special characters are sent.  If this option
is off, quoted-printable encoding is never used.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR146">Keep copies of outgoing mail [on] </A></H5>
If this option is on, a copy of each sent message is kept in the Out
mailbox (their summaries are marked with an "S" in the
Status column of the Out mailbox window).  If this option is off,
Eudora moves outgoing messages to the Trash mailbox after they are
sent.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR147">Use signature [on]</A></H5>
If this option is on, Eudora automatically attaches your signature file
(if you have one) to the end of outgoing messages.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR148">Tabs in body of message [on]</A></H5>
If this option is on, hitting the [tab] key within the message body
results in Eudora inserting enough spaces to move the insertion point
to the next tab stop.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H4><A NAME="HDR149">Attachments Settings</A></H4>
The Attachments settings determine how Eudora sends and receives
attachments.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR150">Encoding Method [MIME]</A></H5>
This option allows you to select what format documents attached to
outgoing messages are encoded in MIME or BinHex.  MIME is best for
recipients with MIME and BinHex is most compatible with old
Macintosh mailers and previous versions of Eudora.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR151">Put text attachments in body of message
[off]</A></H5>
This option causes Eudora to place any plain text attachment you
send directly in the message body, as if it were typed in manually.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR152">Attachment Directory: [none]</A></H5>
Eudora automatically places file attachments that come with
messages into the specified Attachment Directory.  To change the
setting, single-click on the directory name button (the default is
blank).    A dialog is displayed allowing you to select the attachment
destination directory.
<p>
<i>Note:  If you do not select an attachment directory,
attachments are placed in your Eudora directory.</i>

<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H4><A NAME="HDR153">Fonts & Display Settings</A></H4>
The Fonts & Display settings determine how Eudora displays
messages.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR154">Screen Font: [Courier New,9]</A></H5>
This field lists the font to be used for displaying the text of your
Eudora messages and mailbox windows.  It also lists the point size of
the font.  To change the selection, click on this field.  The Font dialog
is then displayed, allowing you to select a new font and size.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR155">Print Font: [Courier New,12]</A></H5>
This field lists the font to be used when printing messages using the
Print... command.  It also lists the point size of the font.  To change
the selection, click on this field.  The Font dialog is then displayed,
allowing you to select a new font and size.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR156">Message Window Width: [80]</A></H5>
This field specifies the width of new and received message windows
(in characters).  If you leave this field blank, the default value is 80.
This setting has no effect on what your mail looks like when it is
sent.  When mail is sent, Eudora wraps at or before 76 columns.
<p>
<i>Note:  If you use a proportional font, Eudora sets the
window width based on the average width of the characters in the
font.</i>

<H5><A NAME="HDR157">Message Window Height: [20]</A></H5>
This field specifies the height of new and received message windows
(in lines).  If you leave this field blank, the default value is 20.
<p>
<i>Note:  If the Zoom windows when opening option is turned
on, received message window heights are automatically adjusted to
the height of the message text.</i>

<H5><A NAME="HDR158">Zoom windows when opening [on]</A></H5>
If this option is on, new message windows automatically open to
their "zoomed" size.  The zoomed size is computed on a
window-by-window basis.  For message windows, zoomed size is just
long enough to display all of the message (but no longer than the
main window), and as wide as the Message Window Width setting.
Composition windows zoom to the height specified by the Message
Window Height setting.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR159">Show all headers (even the ugly ones)
[off]</A></H5>
If this option is on, Eudora displays the complete message header of
incoming messages, including the routing information.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR160">Show toolbar [on]</A></H5>
If this option is on, the main window toolbar is displayed (see the
"Main Window Toolbar" section).
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR161">Show toolbar tips [on]</A></H5>
If this option is on, holding the mouse pointer over a button in the
main window toolbar displays a very brief description of that
button's function.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR162">Show status bar [on]</A></H5>
If this option is on, Eudora displays a status bar at the bottom of the
main window.  The status bar provides a brief description of menu
items and toolbar buttons.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR163">Show category icons [on]</A></H5>
This option allows you to turn the Category icons in the Settings
dialog on and off.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H4><A NAME="HDR164">Getting Attention Settings</A></H4>
The Getting Attention settings determine what Eudora does when
new mail arrives.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR165">Use an alert dialog box [on]</A></H5>
If this option is on, Eudora uses an alert dialog to notify you when
new mail is received.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR166">Open mailbox [on]</A></H5>
This option applies only to the arrival of new mail.  If it is on, Eudora
automatically opens mailboxes when new mail arrives and is placed
in them.  It also scrolls to the end of the mailboxes and selects the
first unread message of the last unread batch of messages.  If this
option is off, Eudora doesn't open mailboxes when new messages
arrive.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR167">Play a sound [on]</A></H5>
If this option is on, Eudora makes a noise when new mail arrives.  To
select a sound (.wav) file, click on the field below the Play a sound
option.  The Select sound file dialog is then displayed, allowing you to
select a sound.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H4><A NAME="HDR168">Replying Settings</A></H4>
The Replying settings determine what Eudora does when you are
generating replies to incoming messages.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR169">Reply to all (otherwise when Shift is down)
[off]</A></H5>
If this option is on, selecting Reply from the Message menu creates a
message addressed not only to the sender of the original message,
but also to all of its recipients.  If this option is off, the [Shift] key
must be depressed when creating the reply message if you want to
do a reply to all.  Otherwise, the reply message is only addressed to
the original sender.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR170">When replying to all:</A></H5>
<ul>
<b>Include yourself [off]</b>
<BR>
If this option is on, when you do a Reply to all (as described above)
your address is left in the address list of the new message and you
receive a copy of your own reply.  If this option is off, your address
is removed from the reply message and you do not receive a copy of
the reply.
<p>
<i>Note:  To determine who you are, Eudora uses the
"me" nickname, if you have one.  If not, it uses the
contents of the POP Account and Return Address fields from the
Settings dialog (Getting Started).</i>
<p>
<b>Put original To: recipients in Cc: field [off]</b>
<BR>
If this option is on, the addresses of the original message recipients
are moved from the To: field to the Cc: field of the reply to all
message.  Only the address of the original sender is placed in the To:
field.
<p>
<b>Copy original's priority to reply [on]</b>
<BR>
If this option is on, a reply message generated by you will have the
same priority as the original message.
</ul>
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H4><A NAME="HDR174">Miscellaneous Settings</A></H4>
These settings control miscellaneous functions.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR175">Switch messages with:.</A></H5>
<ul>
<b>Unmodified arrow keys [off]</b>
<BR>
If this option is on and there is an incoming message window open
on the screen, the keyboard arrow keys can be used to close the
current message and open the next or previous message in the
mailbox.  The up or left arrow key opens the previous message; the
down or right arrow key opens the next message.  If this option is
off, the arrow keys can be used to move the caret in messages.
<p>
<i>Note:  Even if Unmodified arrow keys is on, the arrow keys
do not switch messages if there is a message composition window
topmost on the screen.</i>
<p>
<b>Alt+arrow keys [off]</b>
<BR>
If this option is on, you can switch messages (as described in the
"Unmodified arrow keys" section above) by holding down
the [Alt] key and then pressing the arrow keys.
<p>
<i>Note:  The Alt+arrow keystrokes do work when
composition windows are open on the screen.</i>
<p>
</ul>
<H5><A NAME="HDR178">Require confirmation for deletes
[on]</A></H5>
If this option is on, Eudora alerts you when you are deleting
messages you haven't read or transferring queued messages out of
the Out mailbox.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR179">Close messages with mailbox [off]</A></H5>
If this option is on, closing a mailbox window closes all open
messages from that mailbox.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR180">Empty Trash when exiting [off]</A></H5>
If this option is on, Eudora empties the Trash mailbox whenever you
exit the application.  If Empty Trash when exiting is off, Eudora only
empties the Trash when you select Empty Trash from the Special
menu.
<p>
<i>Note:  If you want to remove some messages from the
Trash mailbox but don't want to empty it entirely, highlight the
summaries you want to delete and select Delete from the Message
menu.  The selected messages are deleted.</i>

<H5><A NAME="HDR181">Say OK to alerts after  2 minutes
[on]</A></H5>
Many network problems are temporary. When a problem occurs
while Eudora is transferring or checking your mail, you are notified
in the same way you would be if you were receiving new mail. If this
option is on, these notifications automatically go away after 2
minutes. This allows Eudora to try the communication again. This
setting is most useful if you have automatic mail checking
enabled.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR182">Automatically open next message
[off]</A></H5>
If this option is on, deleting or transferring the current message
opens the next message in the mailbox, but only if it is unread.
<p>
<p>
<HR>
<p>
<H4><A NAME="HDR183">Advanced Network Settings</A></H4>
These settings control some of Eudora's advanced network functions.
They should not be modified without first consulting with your
Eudora support coordinator or service provider.
[If you have any questions about using Eudora Light, contact AT&T WorldNet Customer Service.]
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR184">Use asynchronous Winsock calls
for:</A></H5>
This option allows you to select asynchronous calls for <B>All non-
database functions</B> or <B>Database functions</B> when using the
Winsock connection method.  There are two methods of making
Winsock calls using TCP/IP stacks, blocking and asynchronous.
Because of the ability to handle error conditions more gracefully,
asynchronous is the preferred method when using Eudora.  However,
some TCP/IP stacks do not handle asynchronous calls correctly.  If
you're experiencing trouble with your Winsock connection, make
sure both of these options are off.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR185">Network timeout after ? seconds
[45]</A></H5>
This option allows you to set the number of seconds before a
network connection will time out.
<p>
<H5><A NAME="HDR186">Network buffer size of ? bytes
[4096]</A></H5>
This option allows you to set the size of the buffer that Eudora uses
to transfer information to and from the server.
<p>
<i>Note:  If you are having trouble transferring large
messages, the size of this buffer may be decreased.</i>

<H5><A NAME="HDR187">Cache network info</A></H5>
This option causes Eudora to remember the results of previous
database functions when using the Winsock connection method.  This
speeds up database functions within a single Eudora session.
<p>