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About this page

This page is designed to help you setup the e-mail client Eudora Version 7 as a client for the main university e-mail servers.

Before you Proceed

This what you need to know to configure e-mail client software:

• Your user name and password
• Your incoming server settings
• Your outgoing server settings

If you do not have the information listed above then go to this page.

Procedure

This shows you how to configure the Eudora e-mail client to work with an IMAP account. Accounts in Eudora are called "personalities." This assumes you just downloaded and are using Eudora for the first time. To set up a an IMAP account in a newly installed Eudora e-mail client, follow these instructions:

1. Launch Eudora by double-clicking on the Eudora desktop icon. An introduction to Eudora will pop up. Click OK.
2. The New Account Wizard will open. Select Create a brand new e-mail account.
3. In the Personality Name: field, enter a name for your account (i.e. SJSU e-mail). Click Next.
4. A Personal Information window will open. In the Your Name: field, enter your name as you want it to appear. Click Next.
5. In the E-mail Address: field, enter your SJSU e-mail address. Click Next.
6. In the User Name: field, enter your user name. Click Next.
7. In the Incoming Server: field, enter your incoming server setting. For Type of Server, select IMAP. Click Next.
8. Do not enter anything in the IMAP Location Prefix: field. Click Next.
9. In the Outgoing Server: field, enter your outgoing server setting. Only select the Allow Authentication option if that is required by your ISP and click Next.
10. Click Finish.
11. A window will open and prompt you to enter a password for your mailbox. In the Password: field, enter the password and click OK.
12. Your new Eudora Personality is now operational.

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