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Configuring Eudora 7
for Windows Using POP

Summary: Use the directions below to configure Eudora to check your UCI email on OIT MailBox Services using the POP protocol. Eudora is available for UCI Faculty, Staff and Students at: http://licenses.nacs.uci.edu/detail2.cfm?ProductID=11 Login is required for download.

We recommend that you download and use the latest version (7.01) to take advantage of the preconfigured UCI spam headers.

Related Information

Norton Anti-Virus Conflict

If you receive an error such as: "Unable to send an encrypted file ", it is likely due to use of a consumer version of Norton Antivirus configured to scan outgoing mail. You will need to disable scanning outgoing mail. If you use Norton Internet Security, it conflicts with our services. To use UCI's outgoing mail server, you will need to uninstall Norton Internet Security. Call the Response Center at (949) 824-2222 for more information.

POP downloads your email to your local computer. By default, you will only be able to read your downloaded messages from that computer. If you need to access all your email from different computers, you may want to choose IMAP instead.

Configuring Eudora

  1. Launch Eudora by clicking on its icon.
  2. If the New Account Wizard appears, please click Cancel. Click on the Tools menu and then select Options. (See Figure 1)

Figure 1: Screenshot of Tools Menu
Figure 1

  1. Click on the Getting Started icon in the left pane and fill in the following information. (See Figure 2)
    1. Real Name: Your Name (Note, if you only use your first name your email messages will often get marked as spam.)
    2. Email address: Your UCI Email Address
    3. Mail Server (Incoming): pop.uci.edu
    4. User Name : Your UCInetID
    5. SMTP Server (Outgoing): smtp.uci.edu
    6. Check the Allow authentication box

Figure 2: Screenshot of Getting Started Window
Figure 2

  1. Select the Checking Mail icon in the left pane. Under Secure Sockets when Receiving, select Required, STARTTLS from the drop down menu. (See Figure 3)

Figure 3: Screenshot of Checking Mail Window
Figure 3

  1. Select the Incoming Mail icon in the left pane. Click the POP radio button. (See Figure 4)

Figure 4: Screenshot of Incoming Mail Window
Figure 4

  1. Select the Sending Mail icon in the left pane. (See Figure 5)
    1. Check the box next to Allow authentication.
    2. Under Secure Sockets when Sending, select Required, STARTTLS from the drop down menu.

Figure 5: Screenshot of Sending Mail Window
Figure 5

  1. Click the OK button. Your UCI email is now set up to send and receive email securely.

If you have any problems, please call the OIT Help Desk at 949-824-2222, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.