Mail Setup Instructions: Eudora POP-SSL

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Eudora 5.2.1 with POP-SSL (Windows)

Note: POP-SSL is not available to new user accounts after 1/1/03. POP-SSL will not work with Eudora 6.0.1. 

    

  1. Make sure you're running Eudora 5.2.1. POP-SSL will not work with Eudora 6.0.1.  
To find out what version of Eudora you're running, click on About Eudora
from the Help menu


  2. From the Tools menu, select Personalities.  You'll see
a list of "personalities" in the left window pane.


  3. Right click on <Dominant> personality. Select Properties
Each personality represents one email account from which you check mail.
If you've configured your DECF account under another personality name, 
select that one instead.


  4. Under Generic Properties, make sure the following is set:

    Real Name:      your-real-name (e.g., Arthur Dent)

    Return Address: your-DECF-username@newton.berkeley.edu 
                    (e.g., adent@newton.berkeley.edu, user@ce.berkeley.edu, user@nuc.berkeley.edu, etc)

    Login Name:     your-DECF-username (e.g., adent)

    SMTP Server:  - If you are on campus, using campus HIP/SHIP, 
                    set as relay.decf.berkeley.edu

    Authentication Allowed: CHECKED
    Secure Socket When Sending:  If Available, STARTTLS


  5. Click on the Incoming Mail tab, fill in the following:

    Server:                        maxwell.berkeley.edu
    
    Configuration:                 POP 
    
    Leave Mail on Server:          Uncheck (Please use IMAP if you 
                                   leave mail on server.)   

    Delete from server when	  
    emptied from trash:            Check
                                   (If you must leave mail on server.)
    
    Authentication Style:          Passwords
    
    Secure Socket When Receiving:  Required, alternate Port


  6. Click OK


  7. Check mail. Enter your DECF password when prompted. This will fail 
because you need to add maxwell's server certificate to Eudora.
Note: This is not the same as your APOP password.  If you don't 
remember your DECF password, go see a lab staff during their office hours.


  8. To add the server certificate, right click on <Dominant> and 
select Properties. 


  9. Click on Incoming Mail.


  10. Click on Last SSL Info.


  11. Click on Certificate Information manager at the bottom of the page.


  12. Click on Add to Trusted.


  13. Click Done


  14. Click OK


  15. Click OK again.


  16. Now you can check mail again.


  17. To view your list of mailboxes, select Mailboxes from the Tools 
menu.  You will see your mailboxes on the left of the screen.
Please Note: POP makes a copy of your mailbox whenever you check mail. This means that it can be VERY SLOW when you have a large mailbox. Your mailbox also becomes corrupt easily. If you must keep all your mail on the server, we highly recommend that you convert to IMAP. IMAP will only download the mail headers until you need to read the entire message; thus speeding up the download time. See Eudora IMAP-SSL for more information.

 

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