ARCHIVED: At IU, in Eudora for Windows, how do I read my Cyrus mail using IMAP?
Note: If you use Eudora at Indiana University, you must use Eudora 5.1 or later. IU's mail servers use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) in conjunction with the IMAP protocol. Earlier releases of Eudora do not support SSL, while versions prior to 4.3 do not support IMAP.
Configuring Eudora
To set up a new Personality (Eudora's term for account
configuration settings), from the Personalities
window, and select . This will
begin the New Account Wizard.
Note: If you are setting up Eudora for the first time, the New Account Wizard will appear automatically.
Once the New Account Wizard is open, follow these directions to configure Eudora to read your Cyrus mail:
- Select , and then click .
- Enter a name for your Personality, and then click .
- For "Your Name:", enter your full name as you would like it to appear, and then click .
- For "Email Address:", enter your IU email address, and then click
If you are unsure of your exact IU email address, see Your IU email address.
.
- For "Login Name:", verify that your username is correct, and then click .
- For "Incoming Server:", enter
imap.iu.edu
. - For the type of server, choose , and then click .
- Leave the "IMAP Location Prefix" blank. Click .
-
In the "Outgoing" or "SMTP" server field, type:
mail-relay.iu.edu
- Select . Click , then .
- In the
Enter Password
dialog box, click , and in theNote
dialog, click . Before you can connect, you will need to enable SSL for the incoming server.
Enabling SSL
To enable SSL, follow these directions:
- From the menu, select . Right-click the Personality you just created, and select .
- In the
Account Settings
dialog, set "Secure Sockets when Sending" to . - Click the tab and set "Secure Sockets when Receiving" to . Click .
You should now be able to log in successfully by clicking
.Troubleshooting SSL
If you are unable to connect, follow these additional steps to configure Eudora's initialization file by hand:
- Close Eudora and find the
eudora.ini
file. It will be located in one of two following places:-
c:\Program Files\Qualcomm\Eudora\
-
c:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Qualcomm\Eudora\
In place of
username
will be the name of the user whose Eudora settings you are editing. Right-click the file icon and choose , then select . -
- In the
eudora.ini
file, at the end of the "Settings" section, add the stringIMAPSSLAlternatePort=993
. Save these changes, and then open Eudora.
You can verify that the SSL certificate is in place by doing the following:
- From the menu, select . Right-click the Personality that should contain the SSL certificate, and choose .
- Click the
You have never checked mail using SSL connection with this personality since the last time you started Eudora.
Note: The exception to this is when you verify your SSL information by selecting
, then , then ; in this case, you will always see the above error. tab, and then click the button. If you have not been granted an SSL certificate,
you will see the following error message:
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Last modified on 2018-01-18 12:43:04.