Eudora User Manual Auto Configure
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Auto Configure
Eudora needs basic information from you to send and receive mail. N ormally you enter
this information in the first few windows of the Options windows, but if you like, you can
use the Auto Configure options to retrie ve th ese basi c s etti ngs f rom an AC AP se rver. Your
email administrator can let you know if such a server is availa ble to you. ACAP, which
stands for Application Configuration Access Protocol, is a communica tions protocol that
lets email and other applications store setup data on and retrieve it from a central server.
To display the Auto Configure options window, do the following.
1From the Tools menu, choose Options.
2Scroll and click the Auto Configure icon. The Auto Configure options window appears.

Auto Configure options window

Select the options you want to change. Options are described below.
Server Name—In this field, enter the name of the ACAP server you wish to c onnect to in
order to retrieve the Eudora settings. If you are not sure what to enter here, se e your email
administrator.
User Name—Enter your user name required for connection to the ACAP server. Your
email administrator can provide you this name if you do not know it.
Password—Enter your password required for connection to the ACAP serve r. See your
email administrator for your ACAP password.
Retrieve Settings Now—After you have entered the Server Name for the ACAP server,
your User Name, and your Password (see above), click this button to retrieve your Eudora
settings from the ACAP server. The retrieved settings replace your current Eudora
settings.