========================== Eudora Light for Macintosh ========================== ------------- Version 1.5.4 ------------- This is the freeware version of Eudora for the Macintosh. There is also a commercial version of Eudora called Eudora Pro (Version 2.0 and above). If you would like information about the commercial version, a brief description is provided in the Balloon Help menu of this freeware. Select About Commercial Eudora to display this dialog. You can also subscribe to the QUALCOMM Enterprise Software Technologies (QUEST) mailing list by selecting QUEST Mailing List from the Balloon Help menu. This list will provide subscribers with occasional information about Eudora, Eudora Pro, and other QUEST products. The latest freeware version of Eudora for the Macintosh can be found on ftp.qualcomm.com, in the directory quest/eudora/mac/1.5. The Macintosh freeware user manual can also be found on ftp.qualcomm.com, in the directory quest/eudora/mac/documentation. The user manual is formatted in Microsoft Word format. -------------------- Minimum Requirements -------------------- - A Macintosh Plus or later model - Macintosh System 7 or later - An e-mail account with an Internet Service Provider or an Internet-style network account - Access to your mail account via a modem (9600 bps or higher recommended) or Internet-style network connection, as follows: ------------ Installation ------------ To install the Eudora freeware, just copy it onto your hard disk. ------------- Configuration ------------- The first time you run Eudora you will have to edit some of the configuration information in order to be able to send and receive mail. Select Settings... from the Special Menu. The Settings dialog is then displayed with the Getting Started settings selected. The fields you need to review are: POP Account: To use Eudora, you must have an account on a computer that runs a POP3 server. This is the account to which your e-mail messages are delivered before they are transferred to the Eudora program on your PC. In this field, type your login name for this account and the full (domain) name of the computer, separating them with an "@" sign. For example, if your assigned login name is "carolyn," and the name of the computer where you receive e-mail is "uxh.cso.uiuc.edu," type "carolyn@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu" in this field. Real Name: Type your real name. Your name, as it appears here, is displayed in parentheses after your return address in your outgoing mail. It is also displayed in the sender column of all messages you send. SMTP Server: To send mail, a computer with an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server program is necessary. You need not have a login to this computer, but you must have access to it through your network. If the computer on which you have your POP account is also an SMTP server, leave this field blank. Otherwise, specify the name of the computer you want to use as your SMTP server. Return Address: Normally, Eudora uses your POP account as your return address. If you wish to use a return address other than your POP account, enter it here. -------------- COMPATIBILITY -------------- System 6 -------- Symptom: Eudora refuses to run. Explanation: Sorry, Eudora does not run under System 6. Workaround: None. AppleTalk Remote Access: ----------------------- Symptom: you get an alert that says "the selected port is in use". Explanation: If you have ARA's "Answer calls" option selected (from Remote Access Setup from Setup), and you have Eudora configured to use the Communications Toolbox on the same port that ARA uses, Eudora may be unable to connect. This is a conflict between the Communications Toolbox and ARA. Workaround: Turn "Answer calls" off in ARA if you have this problem. Apple Modem Tool ---------------- Symptom: Eudora cannot login to your server, instead timing out during the navigation process. Explanation: Eudora is incompatible with version 1.0 of the Apple Modem Tool. Solution: You must use version 1.1 or later of the Apple Modem Tool, or the Hayes Modem Tool. We recommend the use of version 1.5 of the Apple Modem Tool. Moire ----- Symptom: 68040-based Macintosh crashes when Eudora is launched. Explanation: Eudora is incompatible with the screensaver "Moire", when run with the 68040 caches enabled in 32-bit mode. Workaround: We suggest the freeware screensaver "DarkSide". NOW Utilities 4.0/SuperBoomerang ------------------------------- Symptom: When launched, Eudora complains about being unable to open certain mailboxes, claiming they are "too large". Explanation: The "reopen documents" feature of SuperBoomerang is the problem It will not work as intended with Eudora, and it is really not necessary for Eudora anyway. Solution: You may disable this option by using the "Disable Re-Launch" menu in the "Exclude..." dialog in the SuperBoomerang control panel. Symptom: You cannot set your application to open TEXT files or your attachments folder. Explanation: Versions of NOW Utilities prior to 4.0.1 interfere with this aspect of Eudora. Solution: Upgrade to NOW Utilities 4.0.1 or later. Symptom: Eudora crashes when printing. Explanation: NOW Up-to-Date Reminder 2.0's Show Battery Status option causes crashes when Eudora is printing. Workaround: Turn Show Battery Status off. NOW is aware of the problem, and has promised to fix it. Norton Directory Assistance ------------------------- Symptom: The attachment folder does not change, even if you set it with the dialog. Explanation: Norton Directory Assistance interferes with this aspect of Eudora. Workaround: Hold down the option key before clicking the button in the Attachments dialog, and keep it down until the Standard File dialog opens. Global Village PowerPort Modems ------------------------------ Symptom: Attachments are sometimes corrupted or characters are lost in text messages. Explanation: Flow control in Powerbooks is very poor. Workaround: The best solution is to use version 1.5 of the Apple Modem Tool, set to "Software MNP" error correction. CAP/aufs -------- Symptom: Mailboxes are frequently corrupted. Explanation: CAP/aufs has a bug that causes problems with Eudora and a few other programs. Solution: A patch is available (#168); be sure you have it. KA-Share -------- Symptom: Attachments saved to KA-Share volumes cannot be opened from within Eudora. Explanation: KA-Share does not implement file id's. Workaround: Do not put your attachment folder on a KA-Share volume. Apollo ------ Symptom: Crashes. Explanation: Version 1.0 of the Apollo application launching utility cannot handle long window names (such as Eudora generates) if configured to sort windows alphabetically. Workaround: Use the Window menus page of the Preferences dialog to set the sorting to front-to-back. Greg's Buttons ------------- Symptom: Dialup Eudora does not work. Explanation: Versions of Greg's Buttons prior to 3.0 may interefere with the Communications Toolbox. Solution: Upgrade to Greg's Buttons 3.0 or later. FileGuard 2.5.1 ------------- There are reports of problems between Eudora and FileGuard 2.5.1. DoubleScroll 2.0.3 ---------------- Symptom: Eudora windows scroll off into oblivion. Explanation: DoubleScroll has a bug. Workaround: None. The author of DoubleScroll has promised a fix. MenuChoice 1.9 ------------- Symptom: Choosing an item from a submenu of the Apple menu causes strange dialogs and crashes in Eudora. Explanation: MenuChoice 1.9 has a bug. Solution: Get MenuChoice 2.0 or later. AutoDoubler ----------- Symptom: None Explanation: Eudora normally uses "asynchronous" i/o to files, enabling smoother operations to fileservers. AutoDoubler interferes with asynchronous i/o. Workaround: Eudora automatically disables asynchronous i/o if it finds AutoDoubler on your system. StuffIt SpaceSaver (Aladdin Systems) does not suffer from this problem, so you could also switch to that. Mac340 ------- Symptom: Strange font displays in Mac340 and/or Eudora. Explanation: Eudora and Mac340 both use private fonts, and there is an id conflict. Workaround: Use a font other than "Mishawaka" in Eudora. -------------------- FREEWARE QUESTIONS -------------------- If you have a technical question about Eudora Light for Windows, check the README file, user manual, and addendum for the answer. If your question is still unanswered, try the Eudora Usenet News groups , or . ------------ BUG REPORTS ------------ If you experience something you think might be a bug in Eudora, please report it by sending a message to eudora-bugs@qualcomm.com. Describe what you did, what happened, what version of Eudora you have, any error messages Eudora gave (the numbers in {}'s are especially important), what kind of computer you have, what version of System Software you're using, and anything else you think might be relevant. You will receive an automated response indicating that your bug report has been received and forwarded to our enigineering staff. Unless additional information is needed, you will not receive a direct response. ---------------------- REQUESTS FOR FEATURES ---------------------- From time to time, everyone comes up with an idea for something they'd like their software to do differently. This is true of all applications, no less Eudora. If you come across an idea that you think might make a nice enhancement to Eudora, your input is always welcome. Please send any suggestions or requests for new features to eudora-suggest@qualcomm.com. You will receive an automated response indicating that your suggestion has been received and forwarded to our enigineering staff. Unless additional information is needed, you will not receive a direct response. ------------------------------ LICENSE AND LEGAL INFORMATION ------------------------------ QUALCOMM grants to the user a nonexclusive license to use this Eudora Software solely for its internal business purposes. The user may not commercially distribute, sublicense, resell, or otherwise transfer for any consideration, or reproduce for any such purposes, the Eudora software or any modification or derivation thereof, either alone or in conjunction with any other product or program. Further, the user may not modify the Eudora Software, other than for its own internal business use. THE EUDORA SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO THE USER ''AS IS.'' QUALCOMM MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE PC EUDORA SOFTWARE AND/OR ASSOCIATED MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE USER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. QUALCOMM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED. FURTHERMORE, QUALCOMM DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR ANY DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED THEREWITH IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY QUALCOMM OR A QUALCOMM AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY -- QUALCOMM AND ITS LICENSORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, OR FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. This Eudora Software was written by Steven Dorner; Copyright 1988-1992 by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees; portions of the Eudora software and the manual, Copyright 1992-1994 by QUALCOMM Incorporated. All rights reserved. Portions of the Eudora Software were written by John Norstad, Copyright 1988 - 1990 Northwestern University, and David Johnson, Copyright 1984 Brown University. All rights reserved. The MacTCP and Communications Toolbox software are copyrighted by Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. 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