Rensselaer Eudora V2.1.3 for Macintosh Installation Guide

This is a guide to installing Eudora V2.1.3 on a Macintosh in the Rensselaer computing environment. This guide provides you with Rensselaer-specific configuration information.

Macintosh requirements:

  1. A Macintosh Plus or later model
  2. Macintosh System 7 or later
  3. At least 4 MB of space available on your hard disk.

Before installing Eudora V2.1.3 on your system, you must have previously set-up a TCP/IP connection, which can be in the form of an ethernet connection on campus, or a SLIP or PPP connection using a modem or the IBX. For information on establishing such a connection, contact the ACS Help Desk at consult@rpi.edu or x 7777.

You should have received:

NOTE: If your Macintosh is unable to read high density disks, please see Gail Kaiser, VCC 217.

Installation:

  1. Quit any open applications because later in the installation process you need to restart your Mac.
  2. Put the disk labelled "Eudora by QualComm 1 of 2" into your floppy drive.
  3. Double-click on the file "Eudora 212 Installer."
  4. You should see the "Eudora by QUALCOMM" logo. Click on "Continue."
  5. A scrollable window will appear. Click on "Continue."
  6. A new scrollable will appear listing a number of installation options. We recommend using the highlighted choice, "Eudora 2.1.2 full installation," unless you are certain you want a different option.
  7. Click on "Install."
  8. An alert will appear making sure you understand you need to restart you Macintosh after installation is complete. Click on "Yes." At this point, a dialog box will appear telling you what kind of Mac you are running. If it tells you your Mac is a 680X0, then click on the 680X0 button. Otherwise, we recommend that you choose the "Universal" version. Note that the Universal version will require a little more disk space. Click on the button of your choice.
  9. The installer will want to create a new folder to hold the Eudora application and some utility files. A save file dialog box will ask you where you want to put this folder. Click on "Install."
  10. During the installation process, you will need to insert disk 2 of 2 then reinsert disk 1 of 2.
  11. If the installation was successful, a dialog box will appear advising you to restart your Mac. At this point, you have installed all the files for Version 2.1.2. To make this Version 2.1.3, you need to reinsert disk 2.
  12. Insert Disk 2. Depending on what you choose in step 8, double-click on either "Eudora-Universal.sea" or "Eudora-680x0.sea".
  13. This will start a self-extracting archive. Click on "Continue."
  14. Install the software in whatever folder was created by step 9.
  15. At this point, both versions, "Eudora 2.1.2" and "Eudora Pro 2.1.3". will be in the folder created in step 9. Drag Eudora 2.1.2 to the trash.

Configuration:

  1. Double-click on the "RPI defaults for Eudora.sea" file, which is also on the second disk. This is a self-extracting archive of a folder called "Eudora Folder." When the dialog box opens, click on "Continue."
  2. The best place to store this folder is inside your System Folder, because Eudora will automatically find the information if it's in there. If you decide to store this folder elsewhere, you will have to double-click on the Eudora "Settings" file whenever you want to run Eudora. Once you have selected where you want to store this folder, click on the "Save" button.
  3. Start Eudora.
  4. Under the "Special" menu, select "Settings..."
  5. At this point, a form is displayed. You will see a scrollable list on the left. Select the entry named "Personal Information."
  6. You need to customize the entires in the form to the correct values for your electronic mail. POP Account: The default value here is rcs-id@pop1.rpi.edu. You should change "rcs-id" to your own RCS userid. Real name: You should replace "John Doe" with your given name. You do not need quotes around your name. Return address: The default value here is rcs-id@rpi.edu. You should change "rcs-id" to your own RCS userid. Dialup username: Leave this blank. The information you have just entered will be carried through the remainder of the "Settings" panels. While there are many other "Setting" panels available, these are the only ones you have to change for you to receive mail. One option you might want to change is the "Checking Mail" panel. Eudora will periodically check for your mail, if you fill in the "Check for mail every _____ minutes" box. Click on "Ok" when you are finished.
  7. Under the "File" menu, highlight "Check Mail" to see if there is any mail waiting for your RCS user id.
  8. Eudora will prompt for your RCS password. Enter the password and click on "Ok." Eudora will check for mail and retrieves any that has arrived. A note on Passwords: Eudora requires that your RCS password be no more than eight characters long. Many initial RCS passwords are longer than eight characters. If your RCS password is longer than eight characters, you'll need to change it by logging into RCS and using the RCS passwd command. If you need help changing your password, go to the ACS Help Desk or Consulting in the VCC. Eudora provides a command to change your password on the "Special" menu. This command will not work at Rensselaer. You must log in to RCS and use the RCS passwd program to change your password.

Other items in the "Eudora 2.1.2 Folder" are Folders named "Extras," "Spellswell," and "Documentation." For use at RPI, you can ignore the "Extras" folder. The "Documentation" folder has a hypercard stack called "Eudora Q&A" that you might find interesting. It also has a "Spellswell" user manual. "Spellswell" is a spelling checker which can be used from Eudora. Read the documentation for details if you are interested.

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