Printing

Eudora can print a current message or messages, text files, signatures, or the contents of the Ph or Trace windows. To print from within Eudora, select Print... from the File menu with the message or Ph window displayed. Eudora automatically prints headers and footers on each page, giving the window title, page number and your return address.

Quitting Eudora

To quit the Eudora program, select Exit from the File menu. If you have queued messages, or timed messages due to be sent in the next 12 hours, you are asked if you want to send them (see the "Quitting with Queued Messages" section). If the Empty Trash on Quit option in the Switches dialog is turned on, quitting Eudora also empties your Trash mailbox.

Mail Storage

When you install Eudora, it creates a number of files within the assigned directory. In addition, Eudora creates additional files as needed for mailboxes, signatures, and other settings. The Eudora files are described below.

eudora.ini
nndbase.txt
nndbase.toc
in.mbx, out.mbx, trash.mbx
in.toc, out.toc, trash.toc
lmos.dat
eudora.log, eudoralog.old
signatur.pce
descmap.pce

eudora.ini

Your Settings information is saved in the eudora.ini file, along with other information. This file contains notes that describe each entry.

nndbase.txt

Your nicknames are saved in the nndbase.txt file.

nndbase.toc

This file is the table of contents for your nicknames.

in.mbx, out.mbx, trash.mbx

These files hold your mail. You'll see files like these for every mailbox you create.

Note: These files are in UNIX mail format.

in.toc, out.toc, trash.toc

These files are the tables of contents for your mailboxes. They make it much faster for Eudora to access your mail. You'll see files like these for every mailbox you create.

lmos.dat

This file contains information about the messages on your mail server.

eudora.log, eudoralog.old

Eudora can keep records of all mail transfers. These records are kept in the eudora.log and eudoralog.old files. The eudoralog.old file is overwritten and a new eudora.log file is created when the eudora.log file reaches its approximately 100K maximum size. To enable logging, set the LogLevel entry in the [Debug] section of the EUDORA.INI file.

signatur.pce

The signature is kept in the signatur.pce file.

descmap.pce

Mappings between mailbox names and DOS 8.3 file names are stored in the descmap.pce file.

Sharing a PC with Other Users

If you are sharing a PC with other users, make a separate mail directory and create a separate program item for each user. The directories can be named whatever you like, and put anywhere you like, including on floppies or network drives. To tell Eudora which directory to use, specify that directory as the first parameter on the Command Line of the Program Item Properties dialog.

Summary of Eudora Menu Commands

File
Edit
Mailbox
Message
Special
Window
Help

File

This menu provides basic file and mail program functions.

Close
Close the current window.

Save
Save changes to the contents of the topmost window. This applies to composition windows, signature win dows, the Nicknames window, and the Filters window.

Save As...
Save the current message(s) to a plain text file.

Send Queued Messages
Send all messages that have been queued for delivery.

Check Mail
Pick up new mail from the POP server. The time in parentheses (if displayed) indicates the next time Eudora will automatically check for mail.

Print...
Print the current message(s) or Ph window.

Print Setup...
Set printing options.

Exit
Exit the Eudora application.

Edit

This menu provides text editing and sorting tools.

Undo
Reverses the last editing action taken on a piece of text.

Cut
Delete selected text and place it on clipboard.

Copy
Copy selected text and place it on clipboard.

Paste
Place contents of clipboard at chosen insertion point in message.

Paste as Quotation
Place contents of clipboard at insertion point, with `>' characters at the beginning of each line to denote quoted text.

Clear
Delete selected text.

Select All
Select entire contents of message or mailbox.

Wrap Selection
Insert carriage returns at the end of each line of the current selection, in the same way Eudora does when it sends mail. With the [Shift] key, unwrap text the way Save As... does when Guess Paragraphs is turned on.

Finish Nickname
Complete the partial text of a nickname in a message header field.

Insert Recipient
Insert the chosen nickname/address from the Quick Recipient list at the insertion point.

Find submenu
Search for designated text or character string within message(s).

Sort submenu
Sorts message summaries in a mailbox. Hold down the [Shift] key to reverse the order of the sort.

Mailbox

This menu lets you open a mailbox, or bring an open mailbox to the front.

In
Open mailbox where incoming messages are stored until deleted or transferred to another mailbox.

Out
Open mailbox where messages you compose are stored, and where queued messages are held until actually sent, and where copies of sent messages may be initially stored.

Trash
Open mailbox where deleted messages are stored.

New...
Display New Mailbox dialog to create a new mailbox.

[Your Mailboxes]
Mailboxes you create are also displayed in this menu.

Message

This menu lets you create and delete messages.

New Message
Open new message composition window.

Reply
Reply to the sender of the current message.

Forward
Forward the current message to someone else.

Redirect
Forward the current message to someone else, but make the return address be the person who originally sent the message.

Send Again
Resend a message rejected by the mail system. Be sure to fix whatever caused the problem before you queue the message.

New Message To
Send a message to someone on the Quick Recipient list.

Reply To
Reply to the current message, but send the reply to someone on the Quick Recipient list.

Forward To
Forward the current message to someone on the Quick Recipient list.

Redirect To
Redirect the current message to someone on the Quick Recipient list.

Queue For Delivery/Send Immediately
Save the message in the Out mailbox and mark it as queued (ready to be delivered), or send it immediately. Note: This menu item toggles based on the Immediate Send option in the Switches dialog.

Attach File...
Attach file(s) to the current message.

Change
Change Queueing and Priority options.

Delete
Transfer the current message to the Trash mailbox; also used for deleting messages from the Trash mailbox.

Special

This menu provides additional Eudora functions.

Make Nickname...
Create abbreviations for addresses in the current message.

Add As Recipient
Add selected text to the Quick Recipient list.

Remove Recipient
Select a recipient from this menu and the recipient is removed from the Quick Recipient list.

Empty Trash
Delete all messages from the Trash mailbox.

Compact Mailboxes
Reclaim unused space in all mailboxes.

Settings...
Display the Settings dialog.

Forget Password
Make Eudora ask for your password the next time it checks for mail.

Change Password
Change your password on the POP server computer. This requires a special server.

Window

All Eudora window titles are listed in this menu. Select one to open it or bring it to the front.

Cascade
Cascade open windows.

Tile Horizontal
Tile open windows horizontally.

Tile Vertical
Tile open windows vertically.

Arrange Icons
Arrange all icons at the bottom of the main window.

Send to Back
Send the topmost current window to the back of all displayed windows.

Mailboxes
Display the Mailboxes window.

Nicknames
Display the Nicknames window.

Ph
Display the Ph window.

Signature
Display the Signature window.

Help

The Eudora Help menu and About Eudora screen are listed in this menu.

Contents
Display the on-line help contents.

Search for Help on...
Display a list of search topics.

How to Use Help
Display the Microsoft Windows How to Use Help window.

About Eudora...
Display the About Eudora screen.