There are two methods to check your designated POP server to see if you have new mail. One method is automatic and the other is manual. Both methods deliver any mail addressed to you from the POP server to your Machine. Before any checks are made, however, the POP server requests your account password.
Note: If automatic checking is set, the Check Mail command under the File menu displays the next time that an automatic check is scheduled to occur.
When Eudora does a mail check, you can be notified of new mail in one or all of four different ways: an alert dialog, a special sound, or the opening of the In mailbox. These options are turned on or off in the Switches... dialog (see the "Switches... Dialog" section).
When you receive notice that new mail has arrived, select Eudora from the applications menu. Mail always arrives in the In mailbox. The messages are listed in the order they are received, with the most recent message listed last.
If the In mailbox is not already open, select In from the Mailbox menu. Unread messages are designated by a small black dot, or bullet, on the left side of the message summary. Double-click anywhere on a message summary to open the message. Incoming messages are saved indefinitely in the In mailbox until they are deleted or transferred to another mailbox.
If the Show Progress option in the Switches... dialog is turned on, the Progress window is displayed momentarily at the top of the screen as the POP server is checked.
If there is no mail waiting at your account on the POP server, control is returned to you.
If there is a problem reaching the POP server, an error message alert is displayed. To rectify the problem, review the POP server settings in the Configuration... dialog for correctness.
If there is new mail, it is transferred automatically from the POP server to Eudora on your Machine. If the Show Progress option in the Switches... dialog is turned on, a progress window is displayed at the top of your screen allowing you to monitor the mail transfer.
If the Get Attention By: Alert option in the Switches... dialog is turned on, the new mail dialog is displayed, stating that new messages have been delivered.
Depending on your settings, the In mailbox window may display. Mail always arrives in the In mailbox. Unread messages in the In mailbox are designated by a small black dot, or bullet, on the left side of the message summary. Double-click anywhere on a message summary to open the message. Incoming messages are saved indefinitely in the In mailbox until they are deleted or transferred to another mailbox.
The Leave Mail on Server option in the Switches... dialog solves this dilemma. If this option is turned on, Eudora transfers all of your new messages from the POP server to the Machine you are presently using (presumably a secondary Machine), while keeping copies of those messages in your account on the POP server. On the next mail check from the secondary Machine, Eudora ignores the copies of previously read messages and looks for new ones.
If the Leave mail on server option in the
Switches... dialog is turned on, the following
progress window is displayed on your screen when
Eudora transfers the new mail.
When using your primary Machine, you should turn the Leave Mail on Server option off, so that all messages (new ones as well as copies of old ones you read through other systems) are transferred to and consolidated on the one primary system. The Leave Mail on Server option should be used with care, since it can result in a buildup of messages on the POP server machine.
Note: Eudora looks for a Status: R header to determine if a message has been read. Your POP server must cooperate for this to work; most do.
Note: Eudora requires some help from your POP server to make Skip Big Messages work properly. Specifically, Eudora expects your server to add a Status: header once Eudora has downloaded the first few lines of the message. Eudora uses that line as a signal that it already has the first few lines and doesn’t need to download them again.