How to Access Your E-mail using Eudora in OS X

  1. Launch the Eudora application.
  2. If it prompts you with the "Do you want to use the system keychain?" click the "No" button.
    System Keychain Window
  3. If it prompts you with the "Welcome to Eudora!" click the "Ok" button.
    Welcome to Eudora Window
  4. If it prompts you with the "Eudora junk mail plug-ins have been disabled" click the "Ok" button.
    Eudora Junk Mail Window
  5. If it prompts you with the "Would you like to import settings?" click the "No" button.
    Import Settings and Mail Window
  6. The Settings window should open automatically, if not click on "Special" from the top menu and select "Settings".
  7. In the Settings window, click on the "Getting Started" tab on the left menu:
    1. For "Username:" enter your "Seawolf ID" into the box.
    2. For "Mail Server:" enter in "mail.sonoma.edu" into the box with out the quotes.
    3. For "Real Name:" enter your name (e.g. John Smith) into the box as you would like it to appear when you send people messages.
    4. For "SMTP Server:" enter in "smtps.sonoma.edu" into the box with out the quotes.
    5. For "Return Address:" enter your Sonoma e-mail address (i.e. first.last@sonoma.edu for Staff/Faculty or seawolfid@sonoma.edu for Students) into the box.
    Getting Started Window
  8. Click on the "Checking Mail" tab on the left menu.
    1. Verify that the "Username" and "Mail Server" fields are correct.
    2. For "Mail Protocol" select "IMAP" if you are Staff/Faculty or "POP3" if you are a Student.
    3. For IMAP "Location Prefix" put in "INBOX." with out the quotes.
      Checking Mail (IMAP) Window
    4. For "Check mail every (blank) minutes" make sure the box is checked and enter in "15" without the quotes.
      Checking Mail (POP) Window
  9. Click on the "Sending Mail" tab on the left menu:
    1. For "Default Domain" enter in "sonoma.edu" with out the quotes.
    2. Verify that the "SMTP Server" field is correct.
      Sending Mail Window
  10. Click on the "Attachments" tab on the left menu:
    1. For "Encoding Method" select "AppleDouble ("MME").
      Attachments Window
  11. Click on the "SSL" tab on the left menu:
    1. For "SSL for POP:" select "Required (Alternate Port)" from the drop-down menu.
    2. For "SSL for IMAP:" select "Required (Alternate Port)" from the drop-down menu.
    3. For "SSL for SMTP:" select "Required (Alternate Port)" from the drop-down menu.
      SSL Window
    4. Click the "OK" button.
  12. Click on "File" from the top menu and select "Check Mail".
  13. When it prompts you for your "Password" enter in your "Seawolf Password".
    Password Window
    1. If it prompts you with the "Check Certificate" window click the "OK" button to add it to your keychain.
    2. If it prompts you with the "Could not get mailboxes from Server" click the "OK" button.
    3. Click on "File" from the top menu and select "Quit".
    4. Relaunch Eudora.
    5. When it prompts you for your "Password" enter in your "Seawolf Password".
  14. For "You have new mail" window, click the "OK" button.
    You have new mail Window

You are done!