Eudora FAQ #2

Can I do multiple setups of Eudora Light/Pro on the same PC for each member of the family?
How can I make Eudora save my password?
Why do I get the error "needs rcpt" when I try to send email?
Eudora tells me that a mailbox has a damaged table of contents. What should I do?
How do I use a Signature?
How do I use Nicknames?

Can I do multiple setups of Eudora Light/Pro on the same PC for each member of the family?

Yes, here's how:

Windows 95
Windows 3.1x
Macintosh Systems

Windows 3.1x users:
To allow multiple users to use Eudora on the same PC, make a separate mail directory and create a separate program manager icon for each user. The directories can be named whatever you like and placed anywhere, including floppies or network volumes. Place a copy of the Eudora.ini in each user's directory.

To tell Eudora which directory to use, specify that directory on the command line of the Program Item properties dialog box as shown in the examples below:
- c:\eudora\eudora.exe c:\user1
  c:\eudora\eudora.exe c:\user2
  Then in the working directory field, set the path to that user's directory
  
  c:\user1\
  c:\user2\
  Then each user will have his or her own location for mailboxes and user settings.

Windows 95 users:

Create a folder named whatever name you want the new mailbox to be known as in the same directory as the Existing Eudora.

Copy ONLY the eudora.exe file from the old Eudora into the new folder you just created. You now have two full versions of Eudora in your computer.

Rename the eudora you just created to something else. You can name it whatever you like.

Now execute the new eudora.exe file and it will start the 2nd Eudora.

Now make a shortcut to the new Eudora and configure Eudora with the new settings for the extra mailbox.

Macintosh users:

Create a new folder for the second account.

Create a copy of the Settings file in the Eudora Folder (in the System Folder), and place it in the folder you created in step 1.

Make an alias for the new settings file, and rename it after the second email account. (Select the settings file, and choose Make Alias from the File menu.)

Place the settings file alias on the Desktop.

Configure Eudora for the second email account.
- Change the POP Account, Real Name, and Return Address to reflect the second account.

How can I make Eudora save my password

If you are using Eudora 1.5.4, select Options from the Tools menu.
If you are using Eudora 1.5.2, select Settings from the Special menu.

In the column along the left, click Checking Mail. The options to the right will change.

Select the Save Password option.

Click OK.

Why do I get the error "needs rcpt" when I try to send email?

The "rcpt" means recipient. This error message means that the email message which is next in line to be sent does not have a valid email address in the To: field.

To determine which message is next to be sent, and correct its recipient address

On the Mailbox menu, click Out. Your Out mailbox contains all messages you have sent, as well as those waiting to be sent.

From top to bottom, locate the first message which has a Q in the left-most column.

The "Q" indicates that the message is queued to be sent. "S" indicates that the message has been sent.

Double-click the message with a Q and then the body of the message will become visible.

Replace the contents of the To: field with a valid email address ([email protected]).

Click Send. The email message is sent, the body of the message disappears, and the "Q" is replaced by an "S."

Eudora tells me that a mailbox has a damaged table of contents. What should I do?

Each mailbox listed under your Mailbox menu has two files associated with it: a mailbox file, and a table of contents file. The message you received indicates that the table of contents is not in synch with the mailbox file. Allowing Eudora to create a new table of contents may solve the problem.

If you are presented with this message even after creating a new table of contents, then the problem is likely with the mailbox itself. You will need to create a new mailbox to replace the faulty one.

To create a new mailbox

On the Mailbox menu, click New.

Give the new mailbox a name, and click OK.

On the Mailbox menu, click the name of the faulty mailbox and the faulty mailbox opens.

On the Edit menu, click Select All.

On the Transfer menu, click the name of the new mailbox. All of the email from the faulty mailbox is transferred into the new mailbox.

Delete the old corrupted mailbox.

How do I use a Signature?

A Signature is a body of text that is automatically appended to each email message you create. It is like letterhead stationary. Typically this will consist of your name and your title, though many people include other information.

To create a signature

If you are using Eudora 1.5.4 select Signature from the Tools menu.
If you are using Eudora 1.5.2 select Signature from the Window menu.
A new window appears titled Signature.
Type the text you wish to be appended to your email messages.
Close the Signature window, saving your work.

To prevent your Signature from being appended to a particular email message

Create the new message as usual.

Click on the JH button on the tool bar and a drop down list of options appears.

Click None.

How do I use Nicknames?

Just as you might call William Boon "Will" for short, you can assign a short word, or nickname, to represent an email address. Eudora substitutes a nickname in the To: field with its proper address.

To create a nickname

If you are using Eudora 1.5.4 select Nicknames from the Tools menu.
If you are using Eudora 1.5.2 select Nicknames from the Window menu.
The Nicknames window opens.
Click New.
Type a nickname to refer to an email address.
Click OK. Your nickname appears in a column to the left, and there should be a flashing cursor in the Addresses column.
Type the address you wish this nickname to represent. If you would like a single email message to be sent to a list of addresses, enter those addresses, separated by commas, in the Addresses column.
Close the Nicknames window.

To use a nickname

Create a new message (On the Message menu, click New).
In the To: field, type the nickname
Type the subject and body of the message as usual.
Click Send.

Also, consult the tutorial How to manage Nicknames