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<H3>Checking for and Receiving Mail</H3>
<P>You can check for new mail manually, or set up Eudora to automatically check
as often as you want. </P>
<H4>Checking Mail Manually</H4>
<P>To check mail manually, do one of the following:</P>
<UL><LI>Select <B>File&gt;Check Mail</B></LI></UL>
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<UL><LI>Click the <B>Check Mail</B> button on the main toolbar</LI></UL><BR>
<UL><LI>Press <B>Command+M</B></LI></UL>
<P>If you have new messages, Eudora transfers them one by one. Depending on the
options you have set, a "new mail" alert is displayed, and the <B>In</B>
mailbox opens with your new messages at the bottom.</P>
<P>If you have multiple personalities (email accounts) set up and you want their
mail checked each time you do a manual check, then for each account or "personality,"
turn on the <B>Check mail on manual checks</B> option in the Personalities Settings
(<B>Special&gt;Settings...&gt;Personalities</B>).</P>
<P>To manually check mail for one or more of your multiple personalities at any
time (Sponsored and Paid modes only), and not just when you check mail for your
dominant account as above, do the following:</P>
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<LI>Select <B>Window&gt;Personalities</B>. The Personalities window is displayed.</LI><BR>
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<LI>Select the personalities for which you want to check mail: Click once on
an icon to select one personality. To select a range, use the <B>Shift</B>
key, or drag-select. Use the <B>Command</B> key to make disjoint selections.</LI><BR>
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<LI>Click the <B>Check Mail</B> button at the bottom of the Personalities window.
Enter your password(s) if necessary, as described further below. Eudora checks
mail for each of your selected personalities, in sequence.</LI>
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<H4>Checking Mail Automatically</H4>
<P>To set up automatic mail checks:</P>
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<LI>Select <B>Special&gt;Settings...</B> and click on the <B>Checking Mail</B>
icon in the scroll list at the left of the Settings dialog.</LI><BR><BR>
<LI>In the large box in the field <B>Check for mail every ? minutes</B>, type
in the number of minutes you want Eudora to wait between mail checks. For
example, if you enter 15, then Eudora checks for mail every 15 minutes.</LI><BR>
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<LI>Click the small checkbox next to the field to turn the setting on.</LI><BR>
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<LI>Click the <B>OK</B> button in the Settings dialog to save your changes and
close the dialog.</LI>
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<P>Eudora checks for mail at the intervals you have requested.</P>
<P>If you have multiple personalities set up (Sponsored and Paid modes only) and
you want their mail checked automatically at certain intervals, open the Personalities
Settings (<B>Special&gt;Settings...&gt; Personalities</B>) and for each account
or "personality," click the <B>Check for mail every ? minutes</B>
option and enter your desired interval. You can have different mail checking
intervals for different accounts, thus staggering your mail checks.</P>
<P><B>Tip:</B> To control when you receive mail, turn off automatic checking and
use manual checking only. If you want Eudora to check for your mail at regular
intervals, turn on automatic checking and enter a comfortable interval. We recommend
15 minutes as a good minimum interval. Checking mail more frequently can put
an unnecessary strain on your incoming mail server.</P>
<H4>Entering Your Password</H4>
<P>The first time you open Eudora and check for new mail, you must enter your
password (for each account for which you are checking mail).</P>
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<LI>When the Password dialog opens, type your password in the text box. The
characters of your password are displayed as bullets (&bull;). </LI><BR><BR>
<LI>If you make a mistake, backspace and type the correct password.</LI><BR><BR>
<LI>Press <B>Return</B> or click the <B>OK</B> button. Eudora then checks your
mail.</LI>
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<P><B>Tip:</B> Capitalization matters in passwords. Type characters in their correct
case (upper or lower, with or without the <B>Shift</B> key), and also be sure
your <B>Caps Lock</B> key isn't down.</P>
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For additional help, visit the <a href="http://www.eudora.com/techsupport">Eudora Tech Support pages</a> for full manuals,
helpful tutorials and a searchable knowledge base.
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