Eudora User Manual Incoming Mail
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Check for mail every _ minute(s)—If you enter a number greater than zero in this field,
then at regular intervals, Eudora automatically checks your incoming mail s erver for new
mail and transfers to your PC any mail addressed to your primary account. The numbe r
you enter here specifies the number of minutes between automatic mail-ch ecks. It’s a
good idea to set this at no less than 15 minutes. Checking mail more frequently may over-
work your incoming mail server. This option only works when Eudora is running. Entering
0 in this field turns off automatic mail-checking.
Don’t check without a network connection—If this is selected, Eudora will not attem pt
to retrieve mail unless you are connected to a network.
Don’t check when using battery—If this is selected and your PC is running on b attery
power, mail is not automatically checked even if automatic mail-checking is select ed; that
is, the “Check for mail every _ minute(s)” field has a number greater than zero in it.
Send on check—If this is selected, any messages that are queued in the Out mailbox are
sent when a mail-check is performed, whether the mail-check is automati c or manual. If
this is turned off, messages queued in the Out box are not sent during a mail check.
Save password—If this is selected, your password is remembered even if you quit and
restart Eudora, so you’ll never be prompted to enter it. If this is turned off, you m ust enter
your password each time you quit and restart Eudora. Select this option only if yo ur PC is
in a secure place.
Incoming Mail
The Incoming Mail options determine how Eudora receives incoming messages
addressed to your primary email account (dominant personality). Th e options configure
the incoming mail server name that is entered in the Mail Server (Incoming) field in the
Getting Started options window.
To display the Incoming Mail options window, do the following.
1From the Tools menu, choose Options.
2Click the Incoming Mail icon. The Incoming Mail options window appears.
Listed below are field descriptions for Incoming Mail:
Server configuration—Specify which email protocol the incoming mail server uses: POP
(Post Office Protocol) or IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol). If you a re not sure
which server to use, ask your email administrator.
The options in the rest of this window depend on whether you’ve chosen POP or IMAP i n
this field. Options for both configurations are described below.