Configuring Eudora 7.1 for Windows to Connect to the Virginia Tech Exchange Server
Time to Complete (in minutes): 7
- Question:
- How do I configure Eudora 7.1 for Windows to connect to the Virginia Tech Exchange Server?
- Answer:
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Important:
- Outlook for Windows and Entourage for Mac OS were designed to be the e-mail clients of choice when accessing an Exchange server. If you use any other e-mail client, you should expect some quirks.(http://www.computing.vt.edu/email_and_calendaring/exchange/macintosh/)
- Faculty and staff members can find information about getting an Exchange account on the Exchange page (http://www.computing.vt.edu/email_and_calendaring/exchange/index.html). Students, alums, faculty, and staff members can find information about their VT Mail account on the VT Mail page (http://www.computing.vt.edu/email_and_calendaring/vt_mail/index.html).
To configure Eudora to connect to the Virginia Tech Exchange server:
- Start Eudora.
- From the Tools menu, select Options....
- Under Category:, click the Getting Started icon.
- In the Real Name: text box, type your name as you want it to appear in messages you send.
- In the Email Address: text box, type: [Your Hokies ID]@exchange.vt.edu
Note: Replace [Your Hokies ID] with your Hokies ID.
- In the Mail Server (Incoming): text box, type: exsecure.vt.edu
- In the User Name: text box, type your Hokies ID.
- In the SMTP Server (Outgoing): text box, type: auth.smtp.vt.edu
- Under Category:, click the Checking Mail icon.
- From the Secure Sockets When Receiving drop-down list, select Required, Alternate Port.
- Under Category:, click the Incoming Mail icon.
- To the right of Server Configuration:, select the IMAP option.
- Under Category:, click the Sending Mail icon.
- From the Secure Sockets When Sending drop-down list, select Required, Alternate Port.
- Click OK.
- From the File menu, select Check Mail.
- In the Password: text box, type your Hokies password.
- Click OK.
