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Dialup Eudora
Introduction
As of version 4.0, Eudora no longer supports the built-in Serial Dialup (shell) connection
method found in previous versions of Eudora. Eudora now requires that you use the
Microsoft SLIP/PPP Dialup Networking connection method that is a standard feature of
both Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.x.
The Microsoft SLIP/PPP Dialup Networking facility offers the following advantages over
the retired Eudora Serial Dialup feature:
■ TCP/IP running on top of SLIP/PPP is inherently more reliable than a Serial Dialup
connection because reliable, end-to-end data transmission is an integral feature of
TCP/IP.
■ A SLIP/PPP dialup connection is application-independent and supports TCP/IP, IPX,
and NetBEUI protocols. Eudora Serial Dialup was not generic and applied specifically
to checking and sending mail with Eudora.
■ A SLIP/PPP connection supports transmission of binary data, as required by the
IMAP4 protocol.
■ Microsoft Dialup Networking supports a wider range of modem hardware, and naviga-
tion scripts are generally modem-independent.
As with the old Serial Dialup function, Eudora can use Microsoft Dialup Networking to
automatically dial your mail server, check and/or send mail, and then automatically hang
up the connection.
General Steps
Following are the general steps necessary to set up Microsoft Windows to use Microsoft
Dialup Networking. If you have already set up Microsoft Dialup Networking and can
successfully connect to your Internet Service Provider, then skip to the section “Config-
uring Eudora to Auto-Dial the Phonebook Entry” following.
1 Make sure you have a SLIP/PPP account – You must arrange for SLIP/PPP account
access through your Internet Service Provider. If you can choose between SLIP and
PPP, we recommend PPP.
2 Install your modem – Configure Microsoft Windows so that it recognizes your modem
hardware.
3 Install networking components – Configure your MS Windows networking software
to include the TCP/IP protocol.
4 Install Dialup Networking components – Configure your MS Windows networking
software to include the Microsoft Dialup Networking tool and the Remote Access
Services.