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Eudora (Win) - Configuring Smtpauth for non-WiscMail Accounts

This Document contains directions on configuring Eudora to Use SMTP Relay Personalities. This should allow someone to setup Eudora to check their departmental email address AND send email through the WiscMail server using a NetID to authenticate.

For Example, if your primary email address is your departmental email address (bucky.badger@department.wisc.edu), and your WiscMail address is bbadger@wisc.edu, but you don't check this email account. The only way to send message with SMTPAuth is to authenticate with your WiscMail account information. Most email clients allow you to specify an alternative username to send mail; Eudora does not.

In Eudora, it is still possible to set this up, but it is not an intuitive solution. The following directions will walk you through this process:

These directions assume that Eudora is already set up to check your departmental email correctly.

1. First we need to creat a new personality in Eudora for your WiscMail (non-departmental) Account. Open Eudora, and go to Tools--> Personalities. A window will appear displaying your personalities.

2. Right-click in a blank area of the personalities window, and select New....

3. In the "New Account Wizard" that appears, select Skip directly to advanced account setup, and click Finish.

4. On the "Create New Account" screen, fill out the information as follows:
   • Personality Name: WiscMail
   • Real Name: Your name as you'd like it to appear on emails. (e.g. Bucky Badger)
   • Return Address: Your departmental email address (e.g. bucky.badger@department.wisc.edu)
   • Login Name: Your NetID for WiscMail (e.g. bbadger).
   • SMTP Server: smtpauth.wiscmail.wisc.edu
   • Authentication allowed: Should be checked.
   • Secure Sockets when Sending: Required, STARTTLS
   • Check Mail: Should NOT be checked.
   Then click on the Incoming Mail tab.

5. On the "Incoming Mail" tab of the new personality screen, make the following changes:
   • Server: wiscmail.wisc.edu
   • Configuration: IMAP
   • Secure Sockets when Receiving: Required, Alternate Port
   Then click OK to close this Account setup window.

6. Go to Tools--> Options, and click on the Sending Mail icon.

   Change the following settings on this screen:

   • SMTP server: smtpauth.wiscmail.wisc.edu
   • SMTP Relay Personality: WiscMail
   • Allow Authentication should be checked.
   • Secure Sockets when Sending: Required, STARTTLS
   Click OK to save these settings.

It is probably a good idea to send yourself a test message to make sure this is set up correctly.

When you send a message, you should see a "Enter Password" screen. Type in your WiscMail accounts password to send messages (not your Departmental Email accounts password).