Configuring Eudora 6.2 (Windows) to Access CITES Express Email via POP

Eudora support ending October 31, 2007

Eudora is scheduled to become open-source software on October 31, 2007, and will no longer be supported by the vendor, Qualcomm.

The instructions on these pages should be applicable for Eudora 6 and 7. However, after October 31, the CITES Help Desk will no longer provide Eudora support beyond basic troubleshooting, as described in the Help Desk's Level 2 support definition.

The instructions on this web page will help you configure Eudora 6.2 to access your CITES Express Email account through POP. For information about POP, see Choosing How to Access Your CITES Express Email Account.

All current faculty, staff, and students can obtain Eudora at no charge from University of Illinois WebStore.

1. Open Eudora. If this is your first time using Eudora, the New Account Wizard will open. Click Cancel.

2. Click on Tools on the Eudora Menu Bar.

3. Select Options.

4. The Options window will appear. Fill in the following information:

Real name: Enter your first and last name, or the name that you want your correspondents to see.

Email address: Enter your email address in this form: netid@uiuc.edu. Replace netid with your NetID, which can be found on your I-Card or in your Electronic Directory entry.

Mail Server (Incoming): Enter express.cites.uiuc.edu.

User Name: Enter your NetID in lowercase letters.

SMTP Server (Outgoing): Enter express-smtp.cites.uiuc.edu only if you are on the campus network. If you are connecting from a third-party Internet Service Provider (ISP), you must enter the name of its outgoing mail server. Examples of third-party ISPs are Insight, Ameritech, Soltec, Volo, Datatel, DMISI, and Sky Networks, among many others. Contact your ISP if you do not know the name of its outgoing mail server.

Allow authentication: Leave this setting unchecked.

5. Click on the Checking Mail icon in the left column of the Options window. Fill in the following information:

Mail Server: If the box was not automatically filled in, enter express.cites.uiuc.edu.

Login Name: If the box was not automatically filled in, enter your NetID.

6. In the box next to Check for Mail Every...Minute(s), enter 10.

7. Under Secure Sockets when Receiving, select Required, Alternate Port (if it was not selected automatically).

8. Click on the Incoming Mail icon in the left column of the Options window. For Server configuration, select POP.

Leave Mail on Server: You can choose to leave a copy of your messages on the server by checking the box next to Leave Mail on Server, which is useful if you check your email from two locations or want to have a backup of your recent messages.

Delete from server after (blank) day(s): If you choose to leave mail on the server, we recommend that you also place a check next to Delete from server after (blank) day(s). Messages that are older than the number of days you enter into the blank will be removed, which will help you keep your account under its space quota.

Delete from server when emptied from Trash: You can also choose to have copies removed from the server after you have discarded the originals in Eudora. To set this option, check the box next to Delete from server when emptied from Trash.

Skip messages over (blank) K in size: If you don't want to download emails over a certain size (in kilobytes) to your computer, then enter a number for the maximum allowed size and check the box next to Skip messages over (blank) K in size. This option is useful for people who check their email from a dialup connection at home and don't want to wait for large messages to download. (Tip: You can use the Express Email web interface to view any large messages you have.)

10. Click OK.

Eudora is now configured to access your CITES Express Email account using POP.