Eudora: Using POP over SSL

Email at MIT

Using POP over SSL: Eudora 5.2.3 for Mac OS X

1. Go to Special > Settings and click on the Getting Started icon. Confirm you have the following settings:
   
   
   
   Result: Under the Mail Server setting you should have entered your po##.mit.edu instead of hesiod.
   Note: If you do not know your Post Office Server number, you may find out using the online query.
   
   
2. Select the Checking Mail icon in the left hand panel and match the following settings:
   
   
   
   Result: "POP" should be the Mail Protocol. "Passwords" should be the Authentication style.
   
   
3. Select the Sending Mail icon and match the following settings:
   
   
   
   
4. Click on the Personality Extras icon and match the following settings:
   
   
   
   
5. Click on the Kerberos icon and match the following settings:
   
   
   
   Note: No boxes should be checked.
   
   
6. Scroll to the SSL icon and choose "Required (Alternate Port)."
   Note: If you do not set "Required (Alternate Port)" you will receive a network error.
   
   
   
   
7. Click OK.
   
   
8. Once you check your mail, you will be prompted to enter your password. Enter your password and click OK.

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