E-mail clients provide an easy graphical interface for you to access your e-mail over the internet. This documentation provides the basics of how to set up the Eudora e-mail client to work with the mail server.

E-mail clients communicate with the mail server through protocols. There are two different protocols that you can choose when setting up an e-mail client.

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)

IMAP leaves your mail messages on the email server. Since the mail messages are stored on the server, you can read your e-mail from multiple computers or e-mail clients which use IMAP. If you use the Pine mail system or Web Mail you will want to use IMAP. The IMAP protocol is the one you will select in the majority of cases.

Post Office Protocol (POP)

POP copies all of your messages to your local computer. By default POP clients will delete your messages off of the mail server. If you only use a single computer to read e-mail, or you reside in a rural area with a slow internet connection, you will want to use POP.

If you are unsure about which choice of e-mail protocol to choose, you may contact the OIT Help Desk for assistance. Call 450-8300 locally, or write helpdesk@alaska.edu. Rural areas may dial 1-800-478-8226.

Setting up your Eudora account for Mac OS X

1. Open the Mac HD, the Applications folder, and then the Eudora application.

2. In the opened Eudora program, go to the Special menu and select Settings.

3. In the open Settings window, click on the Getting Started icon. Fill in the fields with your information as illustrated below (fnabc is used as an example -- use your username instead).

Username will be just the first part of your e-mail address before the @; i.e., "fnabc."

The Mail Server (Incoming) field is important to fill in accurately. Replace "fnabc" with your username: fnabc.email.uaf.edu

Put your name in the Real Name field.

Enter the SMTP Server (Outgoing) field as: smtp.uaf.edu

If you have an alias account, you may put that in the Return Address text field.

4. Next, select the Checking Mail icon.

Fill in the Username and Mail Server fields again, if needed.

For the Mail Protocol, it is strongly recommended that you select IMAP. However, rural sites with very slow connections may opt to select POP, if necessary.

The Authentication style should be Passwords; and the other settings may be to your preference.

Click the OK button and you are now set up to send and receive e-mail at UAF.

Configuring Eudora to use Enterprise Directory (EDIR) Addressing

1. In the Settings window, scroll down to the LDAP pane. Fill in the Directory Services Host field with the following (as pictured below):

ldap://edir.alaska.edu/ou=people,dc=alaska,dc=edu

Click OK to close the Settings window.

2. To look up addresses using LDAP (from the UA Enterprise Directory), select Directory Services from the Window menu.

3. Then, type the name for which you need an address into the Enter Query field. You will see a list appear below your query, of the available addresses supplied by the Enterprise Directory matching the name you have typed.

If you have any questions or need assistance with these procedures, please contact the OIT Help Desk:

• By phone in the Fairbanks area at 450-8300 and outside of Fairbanks at 1-800-478-8226.
• By e-mail at helpdesk@alaska.edu
• By fax at (907)-450-8312.