BMUG Revelations/BMUG Revelations.toast/Telecom/InterNet/Eudora/Read Me II

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GENERAL STUFF

Eudora is a mail program for the Macintosh. It uses the POP3 and SMTP
protocols to receive and send mail from a network-connected Macintosh.

System Requirements:
    Macintosh System 6.0.4 or later. (7.0 is fine.)
    MacTCP (or the Communications Toolbox & Communications Tools)
    POP3 and SMTP servers.

A suitable POP3 server for UNIX systems ("popper") is available by
anonymous ftp to ftp.cc.berkeley.edu, in the pub/popper subdirectory.
I suggest the 1.831 version.

If you have suggestions or comments regarding Eudora, please send them
by electronic mail to the author of Eudora, Steve Dorner,
[e-mail]. Your suggestions are valuable, so don't be reticent.
If you have questions about Eudora, do try the manual and Q&A stacks
first; if they fail you, let me know.  I *always* answer my mail; if
you send me mail and don't hear from me, it's because I couldn't get
mail back to you.

Eudora is free for you to use.

UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS:

Nine files are provided:

1. README - This file.

2. diskcopy.hqx - Use this program to unpack the disk images.

3. eudora1.2.2.i.sit.hqx - Disk image of the "Eudora Program" disk,
containing Eudora 1.2.2 & MacTCP.

4. comm1.i.sit.hqx - Disk image of the "Communications 1" disk,
containing the Communications Toolbox & tools, for use with Eudora and
modems or other serial connections.

5. doc.i.sit.hqx - Disk image of the "Eudora Documentation" disk,
containing the manual and Q&A stack.

6. 1.2Changes - A summary of the differences between version 1.1 and
1.2.

7. 1.2man.pm.sit.hqx - The manual in pagemaker format.  Recommended
only
for those wishing to repackage the documentation for their site.

8. srialpop.c - A C program that makes it easier to use Eudora on
dialins that are connected directly to UNIX systems.  Only UNIX gurus
will be able to do anything interesting with this file.

9. appendix-d - A replacement for Appendix D of the Eudora manual.

Retrieve (using ASCII mode) the disk image(s) in which you are
interested.  Also retrieve diskcopy.hqx.  Use BinHex or StuffIt to
decode the .hqx files (if you use StuffIt, use the "Decode BinHex File"
menu item).  Then use StuffIt to unstuff the images.

You will need at least 1 megabyte of memory to run the "DiskCopy"
application.  On Macintoshes with only 1 megabyte of memory, "DiskCopy"
will not run under Multifinder; switch to single Finder.

Double-click the "DiskCopy" application, and click to dismiss the
copyright screen.  Now, choose "Load Image" from the "File" menu, and
select a disk image.  Once it is loaded, click the "Start Copy" button,
and insert an 800K floppy disk.  The contents of the disk will be
replaced with the disk image.  YOU WILL NOT BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO CANCEL
THIS OPERATION.  Be sure you don't have anything valuable on the floppy
disk.

Once the copy is complete, click the "Stop Copy" button.  You may now
load
another image, or quit the DiskCopy program.

WARNING--The "MountImage" CDEV sometimes does not properly read the
Eudora disk images.  I recommend you avoid using "MountImage" on the
Eudora disk images; use DiskCopy, as outlined above.
UIUC STUFF

Help, should you need it, on installing Eudora and MacTCP or the
Communications Toolbox can be obtained by calling the Microconsulting
Hotline (4-0608).  There is a charge for on-site consulting.

Free POP accounts are available to faculty and staff; contact the CSO
Accounting Office, (333-6760). Free accounts are also available to
students; go to the CSO site in the basement of the English building
(enter by the outside stairs on the south side of the building).

NOTE FOR System 6.0.7 USERS:

If you want to install the Communications Toolbox, use the "Network
Installer" diskette that came with your System 6.0.7 distribution.  Ask
it to install the Communications Toolbox.

NOTES FOR System 7 USERS:

Eudora works fine under System 7, except that you cannot switch
applications when a dialog box is on the screen (you can under System
6).  You can, however, switch when Eudora's "Progress" window is
onscreen.

MacTCP 1.1 is now included in Eudora; it is fully System 7 compatible,
safe for use with VM; it should be put in the Control Panels folder.

The Communications Toolbox is built in to System 7; you do not need to
install it.  You do need to drag the communications tools from the
"Communications Folder" from the "Communications 1" diskette and into
the "Extensions Folder".

NOTE FOR LaserFix USERS:

Eudora is not compatible with the "LaserFix" INIT.  Attempts to contact
the author of LaserFix have failed, so I do not know when the
incompatibility will be fixed.

NOTE FOR Virex 3.5 USERS:

Under some conditions, Eudora's attachment feature is incompatible with
Virex 3.5's HyperCard virus checking.  If you are using this feature of
Virex 3.5, and your Macintosh has a System Error when downloading
attachments, disable Virex 3.5's HyperCard virus check, or update your
copy of Virex to a newer
version.

NOTE FOR AppleTalk Remote Access USERS:

If you have ARA's "Answer calls" option selected (from Remote Access
Setup from Setup), and you have Eudora configured to use the
Communications Toolbox on the same port that ARA uses, Eudora will be
unable to connect.  This is a conflict between the Communications
Toolbox and ARA, and there's nothing I can do about it.  Turn "Answer
calls" off in ARA when you want to use Eudora.

NOTE FOR Hayes Modem Tool USERS:

Eudora 1.2.2 does not work with the Hayes Modem Tool.  The beta version
of Eudora (in the beta subdirectory) does.

NOTE FOR Global Village Teleport USERS:

Eudora 1.2.2 does not work with the Global Village Teleport ADB modem.
The beta version of Eudora (in the beta subdirectory) does.

NOTE FOR Quadra USERS:

Eudora is incompatible with the screensaver "Moire", when run with the
68040 caches enabled in 32-bit mode.  (Don't ask me why; I don't know.)

NOTE FOR MultiNet 3.0 (VAX/VMS) USERS

I have the following note from Philip M. Howard at Saint Mary's
University:

  We just upgraded our VAX/VMS system to Multinet 3.0. I started to get
  repeat messages... Eudora no longer marked transferred messages as
read. We
  found that a changed default in Multinet meant that users with "leave
mail
  on server" checked should have a VMS logical defined to permit Eudora
to
  work as it always had.

  We have included the following in our system login to restore
Eudora's
  ability to mark mail as read:

  $ define multinet_pop3_auto_newmail true

  If included in users' personal login.com files it should be set for
network
  logins (F$MODE() = NETWORK), but it is preferable to set it at the
system
  login since commands in a personal login may override other system
  commands.
UPDATE STUFF

If you would like to receive announcements about updates to Eudora,
send mail to "[e-mail]". The text of the message
should consist of "sub eudora your-first-name your-last-name". Be sure
you don't put anything else in the body of the message, including any
sort of "signature".

If you get tired of being on the list (though I promise to keep traffic
low), send mail with the line "unsub eudora" to
"[e-mail]".

Copies of Eudora may be obtained by anonymous ftp to ftp.cso.uiuc.edu,
in the mac/eudora subdirectory.  Copies are also available from the CSO
Resource Center, 1420 DCL MC 256, 1304 W. Springfield, Urbana, IL
61801, [phone].  If you bring your own disks (3 800K disks for
the entire package), there is no charge.  Printed copies of the manual
are also available for $4.  The disks and manual may also be ordered by
mail; just send a check for $15.

RELEASE NOTES

1/17/92

The only thing that has changed in the distribution is that the Apple
Modem Tool on the "Communications 1" disk has been updated to version
1.1.  Users with modems are strongly encouraged to update.

Version 1.2.2

This version fixes some bugs, and adds a very few minor features.

New Features
+ Added switch to control Command-Arrow behavior.
+ Added switch to skip downloading big messages.
+ Password dialog warns when caps lock is down.

Bugs/Problems Fixed
+ Single line messages now Reply more cleanly.
+ Fixed uudecode endless warning problem.
+ Fixed BinHex RLE problem.
+ Made it smarter about when a new password should be requested.
+ Windows properly redrawn after changing value of Show Message Sizes
switch.
+ Fixed bug that could misplace mail in low-memory situations
+ Fixed "0 bytes in WDS" bug.
+ Fixed printer font spontaneous change bug.
+ Fixed command-arrow not prompting for save bug.

Version 1.2.1

A bug fix release.

+ Help Balloons have been made a bit cleaner.
+ Crashes in low memory situations have been made less likely.
+ Connection termination reasons better reported under MacTCP.
+ Workaround for buggy LC EtherNet driver.
+ Bug in settings-file switching code has been fixed.
+ MacTCP 1.1 is now included (instead of 1.0.1).

FUTURE PLANS

I'm sorry to say that major development on Eudora is going to be
shelved for a while.  I will MOST CERTAINLY do bug fixes and may
perhaps slip in new features as I have time.  My management, however,
feels it's time for me to do something new.  They sign the checks,
so...

LAWYER STUFF

The Eudora software, source code, and manual are Copyright (c) 1991 by
the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Permission is granted to
copy both the software and the manual, provided no charge is made
beyond reasonable reimbursement for duplication and handling costs, and
provided that this notice is retained in all such copies.

The MacTCP, Communications Toolbox, Communications Tools, and DiskCopy
software are copyright by Apple Computer, Inc., all rights reserved.

AppleTalk and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer,
Inc.

Macintosh and MacTCP are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Incorporated.

Glue is a trademark of Solutions, Inc.

The MacTCP, Communications Toolbox, and Communications Tools software
are provided in the disk images.  Apple requires that we provide this
software with the condition that it be used only with Eudora, and that
it is not be redistributed by Eudora users.

APPLE COMPUTER, INC. ("APPLE") MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THE APPLE SOFTWARE.
APPLE DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING
THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS
CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS OR OTHERWISE. THE
ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE IS
ASSUMED BY YOU. THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY
SOME STATES. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

IN NO EVENT WILL APPLE, ITS DIRECTORES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS
BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES
(INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION,
LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR
INABILITY TO USE THE APPLE SOFTWARE EVEN IF APPLE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILTIY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE
LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

And that goes double for the University of Illinois.