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Eudora for Windows
==================
Version 1.4.3
This is the freeware version of Eudora for Windows. There is also a commercial
version of Eudora called Eudora by QUALCOMM (Version 2.0 and above).
If you want any information about the commercial version (such as what
advantages it has over the free version, or what the pricing is for the
commercial version), please send email to eudora-sales@qualcomm.com,
or call (800) 2-EUDORA (that's 1-800-238-3672). The commercial version
is offered for a very reasonable price, and has many features that
make it a much more valuable tool than the free version.
There is information about the commercial version of Eudora on the Web
page for Qualcomm's QUEST group. The URL is http://www.qualcomm.com/quest/QuestMain.html.
You may also get information about the commercial version from our anonymous
ftp server, ftp.qualcomm.com, in the directory quest/product_literature.
There are three formats available: Word for Windows, Common Ground
(an embedded viewer/printer), and PostScript.
The latest freeware version of Eudora for Windows can be found on ftp.qualcomm.com,
in the directory quest/eudora/windows/1.4.
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Minimum Requirements
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Eudora for Windows requires the following:
- IBM PC compatible machine
- MS Windows Version 3.1
- WinSock v1.1 compliant TCP/IP stack
- Microsoft (or compatible) mouse (highly recommended)
- At least 750KB of free disk space (more depending on mailbox sizes)
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How to Install
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1. Create a new directory for the Eudora files (C:\EUDORA is a good choice).
2. Copy the executable file into the directory you created in step #1:
WEUDORA.EXE
3. Add the following environment variable to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
SET TMP=C:\TMP (or some temp directory)
Make sure that this directory exists.
4. Run MS Windows and add Eudora as a Program Item to a new or existing
Program Group.
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.
This is useful if you want to keep the executable on a server, but each
user has its own mail heirarchy. It also works for when you want to
have multiple users on one PC. Always keep the help file in the same
directory as the executable.
Eudora will use the directory on the command line first. If
that isn't present, the directory where the executable resides will be
used.
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Configuration Notes
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The first time you run Eudora you will have to edit some of the configuration
information in order to be able to send and receive mail.
Select Configuration... from the Special Menu.
The fields you need to review are:
POP Account: This should be set to the address where you receive
your mail. The entry must be entered in the following
form:
"username@machine_name"
This is a required field on this screen.
Real Name: This is field you can use to fill in your actual name
(i.e. John Smith) and it will be appended to the
return address in messages you send, enclosed in
parentheses.
SMTP Server: This should be set to the address of a machine that
supports SMTP. If the machine that your POP account is
on supports SMTP, you need not fill this in (Eudora will
use the machine your POP account is on to deliver mail
also).
Return Address: This should be set to the address of how you wish your
return address to appear in mail that you send. If your
POP account (as shown above) is also your return address,
you can leave this field blank also.
If you have the New Mail Notification "Sound" switch on, then when new mail
arrives, you will hear a notification sound. In order for this to work,
your system must have a properly configured sound board, or you must have
installed the Sound Driver for PC-Speaker (anonymous ftp from
ftp.qualcomm.com the file /quest/windows/utils/SPEAK.EXE). Eudora has
a built-in sound, but if you wish to supply your own, it must be in .WAV
format. To change the default new mail sound, edit the EUDORA.INI file and
add an entry entry in the [Miscellaneous] section called NewMailSound. Set
the entry to the filename of the wave file. If the entry is just
a filename, with no path, then Eudora will look for it in the mail
directory. Here's an example of what it may look like in the INI file:
[Miscellaneous]
NewMailSound=NEWMAIL.WAV
If the mail you are sending is bouncing back to you saying that the message
does not have a Date: header, add the following entry to your EUDORA.INI file:
[Miscellaneous]
TimeZone=xxxnnnyyy
where xxx, yyy are timezone abbreviations like PST, PDT, CDT, and nnn is
the offset in hours WEST of GMT (i.e those that are east of GMT should
enter a negative number here). xxx is the timezone during Standard Time
and yyy is the timezone during Daylight Savings Time. If you do not
change your clocks during Daylight Savings Time, leave yyy blank.
Here's some samples:
TimeZone=PST8PDT
TimeZone=EST5EDT
TimeZone=MET-1
If you don't specify a TimeZone entry, then a Date: header will not be
put in outgoing messages, which is fine for most users because their
mail server will insert the correct Date: header. The moral is: if you
don't get messages bounced because of a missing Date: header, then leave the
TimeZone entry alone.
TCP/IP Services
---------------
Eudora makes use of several different TCP/IP services, and has default
port numbers for these services. Most sites put these services on the
default ports, but some may not. Contact your site network adminstrator
to make sure that the following services listed below are indeed on the
default port numbers. If they aren't, you'll have to make some changes to
some configuration file(s) in your TCP/IP package (usually to a SERVICES file).
Below are a list of the services which Eudora uses, and what they
might look like in a typical services file. The names of these services
must be exactly as named here (e.g. the entry for the POP3 service must
be "pop3" and not "pop-3"). Make sure that you make any changes necessary
for your TCP/IP package to specifiy the location of the SERVICES file.
To send mail:
smtp 25/tcp
To receive mail:
pop3 110/tcp
To use Ph (if your site has a Ph server):
csnet-ns 105/tcp
To use Finger (if your site supports finger):
finger 79/tcp
To use the Change Password... function in Eudora, your site must have a
password changing server installed. See the directory
quest/unix/servers/password on ftp.qualcomm.com for examples of password
changing servers):
epass 106/tcp
There are also entries in the [Configurations] section of the EUDORA.INI file
for default port numbers of services. These are provided for setups in which
the SERVICES file cannot be modified. Do not use these entries unless the
services are not on default port numbers and you cannot modify them in your
TCP/IP package (or you aren't using one, which is the case for the
Dialup connection method). Here are sample INI entries:
[Configurations]
SMTPPort=25
POPPort=110
PHPort=105
FingerPort=79
EudoraPassPort=106
Please Report Bugs
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Send any and all bugs to eudora-hotline@qualcomm.com, and we'll try
to respond to you as quickly as possible.
If the bug involves a GPF, then be sure to include a Dr. Watson log file
(Win32 users, be sure to send a Win16 Dr. Watson log, not a Win32 one).
There's an application called Dr. Watson (it's in your Windows directory,
DRWATSON.EXE) that will write some important debugging information to a log
file (DRWATSON.LOG, also in the Windows directory), and will also prompt
you to jot down a few words about what you were doing when the crash
occurred. This information is extremely helpful for tracking down
problems. In his spare time, Dr. Watson enjoys sitting as an icon at the
bottom of the screen.
The entries are appended to the end of the log file, so it can grow very
large. Periodically delete the file to keep its size to a minimum. When
you include a log file as part of a bug report, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE,
edit the log file so that only the pertinent part(s) are included. It's
really not fun to wade through months of someone's log file.
You can make a Program Item for Dr. Watson in your StartUp Program Group so
that you don't have to manually start it every time you start Windows.
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Developers' Note
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This freeware version of Eudora is now postcardware!
If you try out Eudora, and decide that you'd like to use it on a regular
basis, then just send a postcard to the following address:
Jeff Beckley
QUEST
QUALCOMM Incorporated
6455 Lusk Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92121-2779
USA
Postcards that have something to do with where you live are an especially
good choice, as I like to see all the interesting places that Eudora is
being used. Humorous or unusual postcards are a favorite of mine, and you
never know when I may decide that someone's postcard was interesting enough
to make them a tester for the commercial version of Eudora.
The Eudora for Windows Development Team
Jeff Beckley beckley@qualcomm.com
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License and Legal Information
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This Eudora Software is owned by QUALCOMM Incorporated.
QUALCOMM grants to the user a nonexclusive license to use this Eudora
Software solely for its internal business purposes. The user may not
commercially distribute, sublicense, resell, or otherwise transfer for any
consideration, or reproduce for any such purposes, the Eudora software
or any modification or derivation thereof, either alone or in conjunction
with any other product or program. Further, the user may not modify the
Eudora Software, other than for its own internal business use.
THIS EUDORA SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO THE USER ''AS IS.'' QUALCOMM
MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO
THIS EUDORA SOFTWARE AND/OR ASSOCIATED MATERIALS PROVIDED TO
THE USER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. QUALCOMM
DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE WILL
MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE
CORRECTED. FURTHERMORE, QUALCOMM DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE
SOFTWARE OR ANY DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED HEREWITH IN TERMS OF THEIR
CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILTY, OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN
INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY QUALCOMM OR A QUALCOMM AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE
SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY -- QUALCOMM AND ITS LICENSORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR
ANY CLAIMS OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY,
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR INTERRUPTION OF
BUSINESS, OR FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES,
HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF WARRANTY, CONTRACT,
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QUALCOMM; QUALCOMM IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF QUALCOMM INCORPORATED. WINDOWS
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