Configuring your email client: Eudora 5.1 (Light Mode)
 
  1. Open Eudora.
  2. Click the 'Tools' menu, and select 'Options.'


  3. Click 'Getting Started' under 'Category:.'
    • Enter your full name in the 'Real name:' field.
    • Enter your full fidnet email address (username@fidnet.com) in the 'Return address:' field.
    • Enter 'pop3.fidnet.com' in the 'Mail Server (Incoming):' field.
    • Enter your fidnet username  in the 'Login Name' field.
    • Click 'Allow authentication' below 'SMTP Server.'
    • Enter 'smtp.fidnet.com' in the 'SMTP (Outgoing) Server:' field.






  4. Click 'Incoming Mail' under 'Category:.'
    • Ensure that the boxes next to 'Leave mail on server' and 'Skip messages over 40K in size' are not checked.
    • Select 'Passwords' for 'Authentication Style.'



  5. Click 'Sending Mail' under 'Category:.'
    • Check the box next to 'Allow authentication.'



  6. Click 'OK,' and then verify your settings by clicking 'File,' and then 'Check Mail.'
  7. Click Save Changes.