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EUDORA FOR WINDOWS, VERSION 4.3
=================================
This README provides information on the following topics:
- Minimum Requirements
- Installation
- New Features in Eudora 4.3
- Notes Concerning Eudora and:
* Apple QuickTime and
* Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Regular Expressions
- Security Note
- Bug Reports
- Requests for Features
- Developer's Note
- Eudora Version 4.3 Software License Agreement
See Relnotes.txt for detailed information on changes, bug fixes, and
known issues. (A single text file containing all the information
that's in Readme.txt and Relnotes.txt would be too large for Notepad
to open on some systems.)
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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To use Eudora for Windows Version 4.3, you must have the
following:
- IBM PC or compatible.
- Microsoft Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0 or above.
- WinSock 1.1 API compliant networking package. (Windows 95, 98,
and NT 4.0 come with this.)
- An Internet e-mail account (POP or IMAP) with an Internet
Service Provider or through a corporate network.
- Access to your mail account via (1) a modem connection to your
Internet Service Provider or (2) a direct Internet network
connection.
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INSTALLATION
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To install Eudora:
1. After downloading the installer, exit any applications you are
running.
2. Click "Start|Run", then click the "Browse" button.
3. Go to the folder where you saved the installer. Choose that file
and click "OK".
4. Read the Welcome screen, then click the Next button.
5. Read the Software License Agreement, and if you agree to the
terms, click Yes. Once you've installed Eudora, a copy of the
license agreement will be available in the file License.txt in
your Eudora directory.
6. Pick the components you wish to install.
7. Specify a directory in which to install Eudora, then click Next.
8. Eudora is installed in the destination directory.
9. The installer will offer to place a shortcut to Eudora on your
desktop.
10. The installer will offer to display the Readme file (this file).
11. The installer will offer to take you to the accessory download
page in your web browser. This gives you an opportunity to
download additional tools that can help you use Eudora more
effectively, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer and Apple
QuickTime. The interaction between Eudora and those two
applications is described below.
12. We recommend that you look at the Readme.txt and Relnotes.txt
files in the Eudora directory following installation.
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NEW FEATURES IN EUDORA 4.3
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Eudora 4.3 introduces a third kind of Eudora, one that's supported by
advertisements. In the past, we had Eudora Pro (all the features, but
you pay) and Eudora Light (free, but fewer features). Now, we have one
application that runs in three modes:
1. Paid mode: Like Eudora Pro - all the features, but you pay
2. Light mode: Like Eudora Light - free, but fewer features
3. Sponsored mode: New - all the features, free, but with ads
Other new features include:
- More powerful mailbox sorting capabilities
- Importing of messages and addresses from Microsoft Outlook Express 5
- Enhanced SMTP authentication support
For more information on the new features in Eudora 4.3, please read
the Whatsnew.pdf file in the Eudora directory. You'll need an
application capable of displaying files in PDF (Adobe's Portable
Document Format), such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can obtain
Acrobat Reader from <www.adobe.com>, or from
<www.eudora.com/download/other>.
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NOTES CONCERNING EUDORA AND:
* APPLE QUICKTIME
* MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER
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Eudora's standard message viewer supports basic HTML, such as text
formatting and inline images. Installing QuickTime adds support to the
standard viewer for inline display of a wider range of image (picture)
formats. Installing Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), version 4.0 or
above, adds an additional message viewer (hereinafter, the Microsoft
viewer) to Eudora that can accurately display just about any HTML
message you might receive.
You can find installers for these applications on the Eudora web site
at <http://eudora.qualcomm.com/download/other>.
* Why should I care about displaying HTML messages?
HTML messages (email messages that use HTML, the language of web
pages) are becoming more and more common. The latest web browsers
allow a web page to be sent as an HTML message. If someone sends you
an HTML message that uses advanced formatting such as tables, then to
see it as it was intended you need to tell Eudora to use the Microsoft
viewer instead of its standard message viewer.
* If Eudora has two viewers, how will I tell it which one to use?
Just check or uncheck the "Use Microsoft's viewer" checkbox in the
Viewing Mail panel of the Options dialog, under the Tools menu in
Eudora. The checkbox is checked by default if IE 4.0 or higher is on
your system. If IE 3.0 or higher is not on your system, the checkbox
is dimmed and you can use only the standard viewer; you can, however,
enhance it with QuickTime as described below.
* What's the impact of installing QuickTime?
It'll take about a minute and use 6 megabytes of disk space. It
enhances the standard (non-Microsoft) viewer by allowing it to
display images in a wider range of formats. It has no effect when
"Use Microsoft's viewer" is selected.
* What's the impact of installing IE 4.0 or higher?
If you install IE 4.0 via the Eudora installer, it'll take up to 10
minutes, depending on the speed of your computer, and consume about 35
megabytes of disk space. It will not convert your desktop to the
"active" state where single-clicking on an icon opens it, and it will
not make IE 4.0 your default web browser unless your current default
browser is an earlier version of IE.
The specific viewing capabilities that you gain in Eudora are listed
below.
* What if I already have Internet Explorer?
If you already have IE 4.0 or above on your system, Eudora will take
advantage of it automatically, so there's no need to have the Eudora
installer reinstall it.
If you already have IE 3.0 on your system, you have two choices:
1. You can leave it alone, in which case Eudora will use IE 3.0 if you
choose "Use Microsoft's viewer" in Eudora's Options dialog.
However, this doesn't provide all the functionality you get with
the IE 4.0 viewer (or even the standard viewer) - see the details
below.
2. You can upgrade to IE 4.0 via the Eudora installer. This will
upgrade your IE 3.0 to version 4.0 (on Windows 95, this won't take
effect until after you reboot). You won't lose any functionality,
and all your IE settings and preferences will be preserved.
If you have aáversion of IE earlier than 3.0 on your system,
installing IE 4.0 will not affect it. However, you must have IE 3.0 or
above in order for the "Use Microsoft's viewer" option to take effect.
* What does Eudora's standard viewer support?
+ Bold, italic, and underlined text
+ Different font faces, sizes, and colors
+ Fixed-width text
+ Left and right justification and centering
+ Multiple indentation levels
+ Bulleted lists
+ Hyperlinks (clicking on a URL launches your browser and takes you
to a web page)
+ Horizontal ruling lines
+ Inline display of BMP images and some JPEG images
* What does QuickTime add to the standard viewer?
+ Inline display of a wider variety of images, including the full
set of JPEG formats, PNG, GIF, TIFF, Macintosh PICT, etc.
* What does the Microsoft viewer do that the standard one doesn't?
+ Displays GIF, PNG and a wider variety of JPEG images inline
+ Automatic inline display of images from web sites
+ Numbered lists
+ Tables and forms
+ International character sets
+ Java applets, JavaScript, and ActiveX controls
+ Dynamic HTML (not if you're using IE 3.0)
+ Other embedded objects (audio, video)
+ Unlike QuickTime, it doesn't display Macintosh PICT images
* What DON'T I get in Eudora if I use IE 3.0 instead of IE 4.0?
+ Dynamic HTML
+ Editing of received messages
+ Running Eudora plug-ins (such as text translators) on received
messages
If you're using IE 3.0, you can still edit received messages, and run
Eudora plug-ins on them, provided you first switch to the standard
viewer by unchecking "Use Microsoft's viewer" in the Options dialog.
* What does inline image support mean?
This means that if there's a picture embedded in the middle of a
message, it'll display that way. Otherwise, the picture will be an
attachment and will display in a separate window when you click on it.
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REGULAR EXPRESSIONS
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Note: This section applies only to Sponsored and Paid modes.
When searching for messages or defining a filter, you can use
regular expressions. For those who have studied computer science,
regular expressions are probably a familiar concept, but for the
benefit of everyone else there's a brief introduction below.
There are two places in Eudora where you can use regular expressions:
1. In the Filters window, in the dropdown menus where you pick the
relationship between a mail header and a piece of text (e.g.,
the Subject contains Eudora, Any Recipient is joe@xyz.com, etc.).
There are two regular expression criteria in that list, namely
"matches RegEx" and "matches RegEx (case insensitive)".
2. In the Find Messages window, in the middle dropdown menu; there's
an item that says "matches regexp". This one doesn't say so, but
it's case insensitive.
There are various standard implementations of regular expressions,
but Eudora uses the POSIX implementation. Without going into too much
detail, here are some symbols which are supported.
. (period) represents any one character.
[] (brackets) contain a set of characters from which a match
can be made. It corresponds to one character in the search
string.
\ (backslash) is an escape character which means that the
next character will not have a special meaning.
* (asterisk) is a multiplier. It will match zero or more of
the previous character. (Note that it's not a wildcard
character as in file names.)
? (question mark) is a multiplier. It will match zero or one
of the previous character. (Note that it's not a wildcard
character as in file names.)
+ (plus) is a multiplier. It will match one or more of the
previous character.
{} (squiggly brackets) contain a number which specifies an
exact number of the previous character.
[^] (brackets containing caret and other characters) means any
characters except the character(s) after the caret symbol
in the brackets.
^ (caret) is the start of the line.
$ (dollar) is the end of the line.
\< represents the start of a word.
\> represents the end of a word.
[:alpha:] represents any alphabetic letter.
[:digit:] represents any single-digit number.
[:blank:] represents a space or tab.
| (pipe) is OR. It requires that the joined expressions have
parentheses around them.
Here are a few examples:
E.*a matches Eudora, Etcetera, Ea
ho+p matches hop, hoop, hoooop, but not hp
etc\. matches etc. but not etc
e.a matches eta, eda, e1a; it only matches Eta if the
matching is case-insensitive
[eE].a matches eta and Eta
You can find further information on regular expressions on the
web, for example at
<http://www.robelle.com/library/smugbook/regexpr.html>.
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SECURITY NOTE
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Recent email viruses, such as the notorious "Melissa", have heightened
many people's awareness of the need to be careful with email. For
maximum protection, we recommend the following:
1. Change your Eudora attachment directory to something other than the
default.
2. Disable JavaScript in your web browser.
3. Leave "(Warn me when I) Launch a program from a message" checked
in Tools/Options/Extra Warnings.
4. Leave "Allow executables in HTML content" unchecked in
Tools/Options/Viewing Mail.
Consult <http://eudora.qualcomm.com/security.html> for additional
information, including instructions for changing your Eudora
attachment directory.
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BUG REPORTS
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If you experience something you think might be a bug in Eudora,
please report it by sending a message to win-eudora-bugs@qualcomm.com.
Describe what you did, what happened, what version of Eudora you
have, any error messages Eudora gave (the numbers in parentheses ( )
are especially important), what kind of computer you have, which
operating system you're using, and anything else you think might be
relevant. An easy way of incorporating your system information is
to select Help/Insert System Configuration while composing your
message in Eudora.
You will receive an automated response indicating that your bug
report has been received and forwarded to our engineering staff.
Unless additional information is needed, you will not receive a
direct response. If you're experiencing a problem with Eudora,
select Help/Technical Support in Eudora for information on getting
more help.
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REQUESTS FOR FEATURES
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Please send any suggestions or requests for new features to
eudora-suggest@qualcomm.com.
You will receive an automated response indicating that your
suggestion has been received and forwarded to our engineering staff.
Unless additional information is needed, you will not receive a
direct response. If you're experiencing a problem with Eudora,
select Help/Technical Support in Eudora for information on getting
more help.
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DEVELOPER'S NOTE
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Eudora is postcardware!
If you like Eudora and would like to let us know personally,
please send a postcard to the following address:
Jeff Beckley
QUALCOMM Incorporated
5755 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714
USA
Postcards that have something to do with where you live are an
especially good choice, as we like to see all the interesting
places that Eudora is being used. Humorous or unusual postcards
are a favorite, and you never know when we may decide that
someone's postcard is interesting enough to invite them to be
a private beta tester of Eudora.
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EUDORA VERSION 4.3 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
-----------------------------------------------
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED ("QUALCOMM") IS WILLING TO LICENSE
VERSION 4.3 OF ITS EUDORA« SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING
DOCUMENTATION (THE "SOFTWARE") TO YOU ONLY ON THE CONDITION
THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS IN THIS AGREEMENT. PLEASE
READ THE TERMS CAREFULLY. BY CLICKING ON THE "YES" BUTTON
BELOW YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT,
UNDERSTAND IT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND
CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, QUALCOMM IS
UNWILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE TO YOU. YOU SHOULD CLICK
ON THE "NO" BUTTON TO DISCONTINUE THE INSTALLATION PROCESS.
1. LICENSE. Qualcomm hereby grants you a nonexclusive
license to install and use the Software in machine-
readable form on a single computer for use by a single
individual. You may copy the Software only for backup
purposes, provided that you reproduce all copyright and
other proprietary notices that are on the original copy
of the Software.
2. RESTRICTIONS. Qualcomm retains all right, title, and
interest in and to the Software, and any rights not
granted to you herein are reserved by Qualcomm. You may
not reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, or
translate the Software, or otherwise attempt to derive
the source code of the Software, except to the extent
allowed under any applicable law. If applicable law
permits such activities, any information so discovered
must be promptly disclosed to Qualcomm and shall be
deemed to be the confidential proprietary information of
Qualcomm. Any attempt to transfer any of the rights,
duties or obligations hereunder is void. You may not
rent, lease, loan, or resell for profit the Software, or
any part thereof. You may not reproduce, distribute,
publicly perform or publicly display the Software except
as expressly permitted under Section 1, and you may not
create derivative works of the Software.
3. PRIVACY STATEMENT. The Eudora Privacy Statement found
online at <http://www.eudora.com/privacy>, is
incorporated herein by reference.
4. SUPPORT. Registered users of the Software are entitled
to Qualcomm's standard support services, as such services
are modified from time to time in Qualcomm's discretion.
5. NO WARRANTY. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION, WHETHER EXPRESS,
IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. Some jurisdictions do not allow
the disclaimer of implied warranties, so the foregoing
disclaimer may not apply to you. This warranty gives you
specific legal rights and you may also have other legal
rights which vary from state to state.
6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL QUALCOMM OR
ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR OTHER
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES (HOWEVER
ARISING, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SOFTWARE OR THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF QUALCOMM HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. In no event
will Qualcomm's liability in connection with the
Software, regardless of the form of action, exceed $100.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the foregoing limitations
of liability, so the foregoing limitations may not apply
to you.
7. TERM AND TERMINATION. This Agreement shall continue
until terminated. You may terminate the Agreement at any
time by deleting all copies of the Software. This license
terminates automatically if you violate any terms of the
Agreement. Upon termination you must promptly delete all
copies of the Software. Sections 2, 5, 6, 10 and 11
shall survive termination.
8. EXPORT. You may not download or otherwise export or
re-export the Software except in full compliance with all
applicable laws and regulations. By accepting this
agreement you represent and warrant that you: (a)
understand that the Software is subject to export
controls under the EAR, (b) are not located in a
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sanctions regulations (currently Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya,
North Korea, Sudan, Syria, the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (including Serbia but not Kosovo or
Montenegro), and Taliban controlled areas of
Afghanistan), (c) are not a Denied Party, Specially
Designated National, or other person or entity prohibited
from receiving exports / re-exports by U.S. law; and (d)
will not export, re-export, or transfer the Software to
any prohibited destination entity or individual without
the necessary export license(s) or authorization(s) from
the U.S. Government.
9. CONTRACTING PARTIES. If the Software is installed on
computers owned by a corporation or other legal entity,
then this Agreement is formed by and between Qualcomm and
such entity. The individual executing this Agreement
represents and warrants to Qualcomm that they have the
authority to bind such entity to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement.
10. INDEMNITY. You agree to defend and indemnify QUALCOMM
Incorporated against all claims, losses, liabilities,
damages, costs and expenses, including attorney's fees,
which QUALCOMM may incur in connection with your breach
of this Agreement.
11. GENERAL. The Software is a "commercial item." This
Agreement is governed and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of the State of California without giving effect
to its conflict of laws provisions. The United Nations
Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of
Goods is expressly disclaimed. Any claim arising out of
or related to this Agreement must be brought exclusively
in a federal or state court located in San Diego County,
California and you consent to the jurisdiction of such
courts. If any provision of this Agreement shall be
invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions of this
Agreement shall not be affected. This Agreement is the
entire and exclusive agreement between Qualcomm and you
with respect to the Software and supersedes all prior
agreements (whether written or oral) and other
communications between Qualcomm and you with respect to
the Software.
COPYRIGHT ⌐ 2000 BY QUALCOMM INCORPORATED. ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED.
QUALCOMM« IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK AND REGISTERED SERVICE
MARK OF QUALCOMM INCORPORATED. EUDORA« AND EUDORA PRO« ARE
REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF QUALCOMM INCORPORATED.
PUREVOICE(TM) IS A TRADEMARK OF QUALCOMM INCORPORATED. ALL
OTHER TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS ARE THE PROPERTY OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS.
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