Qualcomm 4.3 user manual Dialup Eudora, General Steps

Dialup Eudora

Introduction

As of version 4.0, Eudora no longer supports the built-in Serial Dialup (shell) connection method found in previous versions of Eudora. Eudora now requires that you use the Microsoft SLIP/PPP Dialup Networking connection method that is a standard feature of both Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.x.

The Microsoft SLIP/PPP Dialup Networking facility offers the following advantages over the retired Eudora Serial Dialup feature:

■TCP/IP running on top of SLIP/PPP is inherently more reliable than a Serial Dialup connection because reliable, end-to-end data transmission is an integral feature of TCP/IP.

■A SLIP/PPP dialup connection is application-independent and supports TCP/IP, IPX, and NetBEUI protocols. Eudora Serial Dialup was not generic and applied specifically to checking and sending mail with Eudora.

■A SLIP/PPP connection supports transmission of binary data, as required by the IMAP4 protocol.

■Microsoft Dialup Networking supports a wider range of modem hardware, and naviga- tion scripts are generally modem-independent.

As with the old Serial Dialup function, Eudora can use Microsoft Dialup Networking to automatically dial your mail server, check and/or send mail, and then automatically hang up the connection.

General Steps

Following are the general steps necessary to set up Microsoft Windows to use Microsoft Dialup Networking. If you have already set up Microsoft Dialup Networking and can successfully connect to your Internet Service Provider, then skip to the section “Config- uring Eudora to Auto-Dial the Phonebook Entry” following.

1Make sure you have a SLIP/PPP account – You must arrange for SLIP/PPP account access through your Internet Service Provider. If you can choose between SLIP and PPP, we recommend PPP.

2Install your modem – Configure Microsoft Windows so that it recognizes your modem hardware.

3Install networking components – Configure your MS Windows networking software to include the TCP/IP protocol.

4Install Dialup Networking components – Configure your MS Windows networking software to include the Microsoft Dialup Networking tool and the Remote Access Services.

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