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Mac Forum / Applications / Eudora / March 2007Ports and Protocols
I was just comparing Eudora and Mail. It looks to me as if Mail will allow the use of the standard POP and SMTP ports on one account but alternate ones on another account, whereas Eudora will insist on only one POP port and only one SMTP port. Am I correct in this? There are situations in which it could make a difference.  Signaturehttp://www.decohen.com Send e-mail to the Reply-To address; mail to the From address is never read > I was just comparing Eudora and Mail. It looks to me as if Mail will > allow the use of the standard POP and SMTP ports on one account but [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Am I correct in this? There are situations in which it could make a > difference. Again, make a second Settings file in which you specify the ports you want. Have aliases of those Settings available. Just fire up the one you want, without quitting Eudora. The change will happen instantly. SignaturePeter > > I was just comparing Eudora and Mail. It looks to me as if Mail will > > allow the use of the standard POP and SMTP ports on one account but [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > want. Have aliases of those Settings available. Just fire up the one you > want, without quitting Eudora. The change will happen instantly. Or, use x-eudora-settings to set the port on a personality-by-personality basis. (All of Eudora's x-eudora-settings can be set on a personality-by-personality basis. Send a blank email to x-eudora-settings@tidbits.com to get a full list of the settings and an explanation of how to use the settings on a personality-by-personality basis). Roberta SignatureRoberta Millstein usenet@spamaway.rlm.net Remove "spamaway" to reply -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > Or, use x-eudora-settings to set the port on a > personality-by-personality basis. (All of Eudora's x-eudora-settings > can be set on a personality-by-personality basis. Send a blank email to > x-eudora-settings@tidbits.com to get a full list of the settings and an > explanation of how to use the settings on a personality-by-personality > basis) Many thanks. I din't know the trick of using the settings for a particular personality. Signaturehttp://www.decohen.com Send e-mail to the Reply-To address; mail to the From address is never read > > Or, use x-eudora-settings to set the port on a > > personality-by-personality basis. (All of Eudora's x-eudora-settings [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Many thanks. I din't know the trick of using the settings for a > particular personality. Yeah, it's a cool feature that's not well-publicized (perhaps because it's not something that the average user would want to fool with). Roberta SignatureRoberta Millstein usenet@spamaway.rlm.net Remove "spamaway" to reply -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com There is a "Personality Ports" plugin which adds a panel to Preferences to allow you to specify the POP/SMTP/IMAP ports, and a few other options, for each personality. > > I was just comparing Eudora and Mail. It looks to me as if Mail will > > allow the use of the standard POP and SMTP ports on one account but [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > want. Have aliases of those Settings available. Just fire up the one you > want, without quitting Eudora. The change will happen instantly. I understand this method, but I was wondering if I had missed something hidden that would have enabled me to avoid it. Signaturehttp://www.decohen.com Send e-mail to the Reply-To address; mail to the From address is never read > I understand this method, but I was wondering if I had missed something > hidden that would have enabled me to avoid it. Well yes, there's Roberta's suggestion of using x-eudora-settings. It's just that (1) I'm using Eudora in Light mode so I don't use personalities and (2) I find my method easier to remember and to apply, because I've been using multiple Settings files for years. SignaturePeter > > I understand this method, but I was wondering if I had missed something > > hidden that would have enabled me to avoid it. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > personalities and (2) I find my method easier to remember and to apply, > because I've been using multiple Settings files for years. Since I only change my port settings every now and again, once I have the appropriate x-eudora-settings, I save them in a text file. Then, when you need them again, you just open up the file in Eudora and the links will be clickable. Not a perfect solution for those of us with spotty memories, but not bad either. Roberta SignatureRoberta Millstein usenet@spamaway.rlm.net Remove "spamaway" to reply -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > Since I only change my port settings every now and again, once I have > the appropriate x-eudora-settings, I save them in a text file. Then, > when you need them again, you just open up the file in Eudora and the > links will be clickable. Not a perfect solution for those of us with > spotty memories, but not bad either. Sounds good enough to me. I use some odd dialup ISPs in Geneva, several times a year, so on my TiBook I have three sets of Eudora prefs aliased in a 'Comms' folder on my desktop. It's almost quicker than thought to open it and double click the 'Demon', 'Econophone' or 'Bluewin' settings. SignaturePeter |
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