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Eudora

Email client based on Thunderbird.

Version:  8.0.0b7

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Eudora - needs multiple address and better relay support

Feedback Type:  Review

Contributed by: swsd Saturday, June 11 2005 @ 11:36 PM PDT

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: 1-6 months

Recommend Product: YES

I have used Eudora since the mid 80's and although it is far from perfect, I would not swap it for any other mail program. I am relieved to find that this new version now allows me to use the Mac OSX address book. I wish it were the only thing it would use!
What I sorely need, however, is to be able to have a drop-down menu of alternate email addresses for an individual. I find I have to guess at nicknames to see if they expand to the correct address. Occasionally I just give up and open the address book.

Another problem that I have is the "smtp relay personality". I have nine email accounts on five different servers. Some require authentication, one requires pop before smtp. There seems to be no good way of reliably switching from one smtp server to another - a job I often have to do 2-3 times a day as I visit different offices. If ONLY Eudora could read the "location" information in my Apple menu and select the appropriate smtp server......

I also wish there were a simple way of changing between "Send" and "Queue" for outgoing mail - sometimes I am on a modem and sometimes on wireless and it is frustrating to see error messages spawning when I happen to be offline but Eudora is active. Surely it could check to see if an internet connection is active before trying to send or pick up mail?

Overall, I think the program is fair value for the money and I will continue to support it if the developer will make these needed changes.   
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Eudora - needs multiple address and better relay support - balzercomp

Simply keep the alt-key pressed when clicking "Queue". You will be asked what to do.

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Friday, June 17 2005 @ 11:46 PM PDT


Eudora - needs multiple address and better relay support - WhiteDog

If you want to que a message, hold down the Option key when you hit the send button.

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Saturday, June 18 2005 @ 03:52 AM PDT


Eudora - needs multiple address and better relay support - WhiteDog

If you want to que a message, hold down the Option key when you hit the send button.

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Saturday, June 18 2005 @ 03:53 AM PDT


Eudora - needs multiple address and better relay support - Fred E--2008

I fully agree - Eudora is superior in many respects - separate files for email folders (safer in terms of file corruption than a single database), much faster at searching than anyone else, and automatic storage of attachments in a separate Finder folder instead of inside a database file. BUT, addressing using nicknames that you have to memorize is almost useless to me where many of my addressees have different potential email addresses. AND I too need simple setup and use of selectable SMTP addresses. Even with its virtues, I can't use Eudora with these clunky defects.

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Saturday, June 18 2005 @ 03:27 PM PDT