Configure Eudora for POPFile

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 ====== Configure Eudora for POPFile ====== ====== Configure Eudora for POPFile ======
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 ===== Mail Configuration ===== ===== Mail Configuration =====
  
-  * 1. From the menus, **Tools -> Personalities**. +  - From the menus, **Tools -> Personalities**. 
- +  - The **Personalities** pane will display, select the personality you want to configure to use POPFile. 
-  * 2. The **Personalities** pane will display, select the personality you want to configure to use POPFile. +  - Right click and select **Properties**. 
- +  - Select the **Incoming Mail** Tab. 
-  * 3.  Right click and select **Properties**. +  - Note the original POP server in the 'server' box, you will need it below. {{ howtos:e_popfile2.gif?400 }} 
- +  - Replace the contents of the Server box with //127.0.0.1//. {{ howtos:e_popfile3.gif?400 }} 
-  * 4.  Select the **Incoming Mail** Tab. +  - Select the **Generic Properties** Tab. 
- +  - In the Login Name, put the **original POP server** followed by a colon **:** to the front of the username that is already in the box, e.g, if username was //username// and original POP server was //pop.myisp.net//, then the box should contain: <code>
-  * 5.  Note the original POP server in the 'server' box, you will need it below. +
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-{{ howtos:e_popfile2.gif?400 }} +
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-  * 6. Replace the contents of the Server box with //127.0.0.1// . +
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-{{ howtos:e_popfile3.gif?400 }} +
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-  * 7. Select the **Generic Properties** Tab. +
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-  * 8. In the Login Name, put the **original POP server** followed by a colon **:** to the front of the username that is already in the box, e.g, if username was //username// and original POP server was //pop.myisp.net//, then the box should contain: <code>+
 pop.myisp.net:username pop.myisp.net:username
 </code> </code>
-  * 9. Click **OK**. +  - Click **OK**. 
- +  - Repeat for all personalities you wish to configure to use POPFile.
-  * 10. Repeat for all personalities you wish to configure to use POPFile.+
  
 ==== SMTP Authentication ==== ==== SMTP Authentication ====
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 The workaround is to use multiple personalities in Eudora, one to receive your pop3 mail via Popfile, and a second for sending all mail via SMTP. The Qualcomm site has complete instructions for setting up the multiple personalities and required filter to make it all work seamlessly. The workaround is to use multiple personalities in Eudora, one to receive your pop3 mail via Popfile, and a second for sending all mail via SMTP. The Qualcomm site has complete instructions for setting up the multiple personalities and required filter to make it all work seamlessly.
  
-Simply follow the instructions in the tech support article at this link and you'll be all set. +The [[http://web.archive.org/|Internet Archive's Wayback Machine]] has a snapshot (from 22 October 2013) of the [[http://web.archive.org/web/20131022224123/http://eudora.com/techsupport/kb/2107hq.html| SMTP Relay for Sending Mail (Windows)]] Eudora Tech Support article which explains the workaround.
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-http://www.eudora.com/techsupport/kb/2107hq.html   +
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-**Note**: The support article instructs you to set **Skip Rest** in step 7. Do not do so, that will prevent any other filters you set up for that personality (like ones to sort your classified mail) from ever being executed. +
  
 If you wish to move messages to a different folder, (e.g. **spam**) see [[HowTos:MoveEudora | Moving classified messages in Eudora]] If you wish to move messages to a different folder, (e.g. **spam**) see [[HowTos:MoveEudora | Moving classified messages in Eudora]]
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 However if you are using any additional email proxies with POPFile, such as certain anti-virus software, you need to configure them to work together in a daisy chained fashion as described in [[HowTos:Proxy_Chaining]]. However if you are using any additional email proxies with POPFile, such as certain anti-virus software, you need to configure them to work together in a daisy chained fashion as described in [[HowTos:Proxy_Chaining]].
  
-By default Eudora hides the POP3 configuration setting so you need to start by enabling what Eudora calls the **esoteric settings** plug-in. Although this plug-in is installed when Eudora is installed, the plug-in is disabled. The Eudora web site provides [[http://eudora.com/techsupport/kb/1501hq.html| instructions]] for enabling this plugin (these instructions are also in the Eudora manual, under the heading "Setting Eudora Preferences")+By default Eudora hides the POP3 configuration setting so you need to start by enabling what Eudora calls the **esoteric settings** plug-in. Although this plug-in is installed when Eudora is installed, the plug-in is disabled. The [[http://web.archive.org/|Internet Archive's Wayback Machine]] has a snapshot (from 23 August 2013) of the [[http://web.archive.org/web/20130823115401/http://eudora.com/techsupport/kb/1501hq.html| instructions]] which were provided on the Eudora web site for enabling this plugin (these instructions are also in the Eudora manual, under the heading "Setting Eudora Preferences").
  
 Restart Eudora after enabling the esoteric settings plug-in. From the Eudora menu select Restart Eudora after enabling the esoteric settings plug-in. From the Eudora menu select
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 Tools -- Options -- Ports Tools -- Options -- Ports
  
-and a window will appear which lets you change the POP port from its default setting. The Eudora web site has a page showing a [[http://eudora.com/techsupport/kb/2241hq.html| screenshot]] of this window (it is the last screenshot on that page).+and a window will appear which lets you change the POP port from its default setting. The [[http://web.archive.org/|Internet Archive's Wayback Machine]] has a snapshot (from 26 June 2013) of a page from the Eudora web site showing a [[http://web.archive.org/web/20130626142549/eudora.com/techsupport/kb/2241hq.html| screenshot]] of this window (it is the last screenshot on that page).
  
 
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