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Sending and receiving email with Eudora for Mac OS X


Eudora OSE(open source edition) is an email client that combines Mozilla's Thunderbird with code, features, and GUI elements from Qualcomm's Eudora. Here we use "test@pivo.biz" as an example to configure this email client.

Step 1: Add an email account

Listing Item   After opening Eudora, right click "Local folders" to "open in New Window".

Eudora Mail Client for Mac Configuration


Listing Item   A window will show up where we could create a new account.

Eudora Mail Client for Mac Configuration


Listing Item   In the following window, choose a name for your account, which would be the name that people see when they receive email from you. Here we will just use "test". Then put your email address as the user name and the password you that set up for this account.

Step 2: Set up incoming and outgoing mail server

Listing Item   As you continue, you will see this window looking up the settings for your email account. Click "Stop" to edit the configuration.

Listing Item   For IMAP account, choose type as "IMAP" and use imap.pivo.com as incoming mail server. Use IMAP SSL port 993.

Listing Item   Use smtp.pivo.com as outgoing mail server. Use SMTP SSL port 465. After the above configuration, click "Re-test Configuration".

Listing Item   When you see two green lights on the left of the server settings, click "Create Account" to continue.

Step 3: Verify account information

Listing Item   Now you can see your account on the left side of the email client interface. You just need to verify one last time the account information, particularly the information of the incoming server and outgoing server.

Listing Item   Right click your email account(in this case, test@pivo.biz), and choose Settings tab, "Account settings" window will show up.

Listing Item  Click on Server Settings, and make sure that IMAP server is imap.pivo.com port is 993.

Listing Item   Click on Outgoing Server(SMTP) tab, verify the information of SMTP outgoing server. Make sure that SMTP server is smtp.pivo.com port is 465.

Now we will be able to send and receive email using test@pivo.biz.

NOTE: If you are using POP3 protocol, please change the incoming server address to pop.pivo.com, and POP SSL port 995. If you are using non SSL port, please refer here for port information.





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