molloy@emerald.icd.teradyne.com (Phil Molloy) (06/18/91)
It appears that I may have expected more of Eudora than I should have. Since I am rather new at using this package (1 day) can someone enlighten me? Facts: Mac+ running Sys 7.0 at one end Sun SS1 running OS4.1.1 at the other end as the pop 3 server. 1) Using the modem communications tool, I expected Eudora to log into my UNIX account then attempt the telnet connection. It does not. It simply makes the connection then immediately starts telnet. Am I supposed to put a modem on my UNIX network that is always logged into an account? No! That would be silly/stupid. In looking at the setup/preferences of Eudora, I see now that there is no place to specify any send-expect-send strings to facilitate a login session. I now assume that this capability does not exist. Am I wrong? 2) Using the serial communications tool (after establishing the connection/ account with MacLayers) I am able to read mail. I had to fiddle with telnet because it doesn't accept what Eudora sends "telnet name port /stream". Note the space between the port number and /stream. The problem now is that the connection often fails. I have to keep trying to get new mail before it succeeds. There are error messages in the prompt/alert box of Eurora but they don't stay around long enought to read. My next step is to put something in the path that will log all i/o to a file so I can see what's happening. 3) Sending mail fails miserably. The connection to port 25 is made, but the protocol aborts. Is this because I am running sendmail on my SS1 like this: /usr/lib/sendmail -bd -q1h If I add the -bs switch, then telnet is refused access. Any ideas? Any clue where I can get help? So far I like the interface that Eudora presents. Give it the ability to establish an account and I would be happy. My use of a mail reader at home is to check in during the evening and the weekend to catch any problems that have to be dealt with. My phone is rather busy with 3 kids and a wife and I can't afford to keep a connection open while I try to read my 100 mail messages per day. Thanks, Phil -- Philip E. Molloy KA1CD molloy@icd.teradyne.com
dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner) (06/18/91)
In article <15206@renoir.attain.teradyne.com> molloy@emerald.icd.teradyne.com (Phil Molloy) writes: >It appears that I may have expected more of Eudora than I should have. >[problems with using Eudora over a modem deleted] >Any clue where I can get help? RTFAB (Read The Fine About Box :-)), where you can find the author's address. >Any ideas? RTFM :-), Appendix D specifically. There's no reason you shouldn't be able to make Eudora work in your situation. Might take ten minutes with ResEdit, and another ten minutes diddling on your UNIX box. If your version of the manual is too old to have Appendix D, then get a new copy by anon ftp to ftp.cso.uiuc.edu, mac/eudora subdirectory, doc.i.hqx. If you can't do anon ftp, or you don't want to print out the manual, you can now order a Eudora package from UIUC. The price isn't quite set yet, but I expect it will be around $20 for the 80 page printed manual, three disks, and postage. Email me if you want details. [This is NOT a departure from our policy of free Eudora distribution; we're just recovering costs from people who don't use the standard (anon ftp) distribution channel.] -- Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office Internet: s-dorner@uiuc.edu UUCP: uunet!uiucuxc!uiuc.edu!s-dorner