As we're noticing unsolvable stability problems with new versions of Eudora
as a mail client in our new mail architecture and old versions don't work
at all, we're phasing out Eudora in favour of Mozilla Mail as our officially
supported mail client. To make the transition as smooth as possible, we've
set up this page describing the process in detail.
In our examples we're assuming you're using Windows 2000 and Eudora 4.x or
5.x. You'll be setting up Mozilla 1.3 (older versions work as well).
It is also possible to use the commercially blessed release by Netscape,
known as Netscape Communicator 7.0. Netscape 7.0 is basically Mozilla with
a Netscape logo and some addons, such as a spell checker. If you prefer Netscape
7.0, the examples below will slightly differ, but the process in general
is similar.
It is recommended to first read the whole page entirely before you start
doing anything. This way you can resolve any uncertainties beforehand, so
you won't end up with a broken mail system.
First step: collect the necessary information
You'll need the following information:
Your username. This is the same as your Windows username.
Your UNIX password.
It's common that you've let Eudora remember your password so you didn't have
to remember it or at least didn't have to type it every time you open your
mailbox. As you're going to configure a new mail program, you'll need this
password. If you never use your UNIX password and, as a consequence, forgot
it, you have 2 options. The first is to visit the helpdesk and have them
change it, the second is to "crack" your current Eudora installation. To
crack your Eudora password, do the following:
make sure you have a network drive mapped to \\sw\pkg. Students should
automatically have a drive mapping of \\sw\pkg to S:. In the step below,
substitute S: with the drive you've mapped.
Navigate in Windows Explorer to S:\eudorapass and run eudpass.bat.
If you stored your mail in the default location (H:\Mail) this should present
you with the password.
If you're using a different location (i.e. some staff members have their
mail folders on their local machine) the supplied batch file won't work.
In this case do the following:
copy the EUDPASSW.COM file from S:\eudorapass to your Eudora directory,
i.e. C:\Program Files\Eudora
open a command prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd -> OK)
go to your Eudora directory, i.e. (commands in bold):
H:\>C:
C:\>cd "\Program Files\Eudora"
C:\Program Files\Eudora>
run "eudpassw .", i.e.:
C:\Program Files\Eudora>eudpassw .
It should present you with your password.
Check free disk space
The mail import function of Mozilla will copy the mail from the Eudora directory.
This means that during the transition you'll be using twice the disk space
for mail. If for instance your mail is stored in H:\Mail (the default location),
check the size of that directory. This amount (and probably a little bit
more) should be free on your the drive you'll be storing your Mozilla mail.
Please check this and, if necessary, clean up to prevent Bad ThingsTM
from happening.
[Staff only] Install Mozilla 1.3
Log in as Administrator
Install Mozilla 1.3 by running \\sw\depot\mozilla\mozilla-win32-1.3-installer.exe
Check if everything went well by going to https://wwwsec.cs.uu.nl/. There shouldn't
be any warnings, you should see an image of a lock and a key.
Configure IMAP account in Mozilla
Start Mozilla Mail component
A "wizard" should appear offering you to configure your Email or Newsgroup
account
Make sure "Email account" is selected and click Next
Type your full name and Email address and click Next
Select IMAP and enter the name of the incoming mail server and click
Next
Staff: imaps.cs.uu.nl
Students: imaps.students.cs.uu.nl
Enter your username, click Next
Enter a suitable name for the account. The default should be fine.
Click Next
At the end it summarizes everything you've entered. Confirm by pressing
Finish or Back if you want to change something.
The wizard closes and you immediately get a popup with an error. Don't
worry, this is normal. We're going to fix this now.
Choose the Mail and Newsgroup Account Settings from the Edit menu
Click Server Settings
Check the Use secure connection (SSL) box
Change the Local directory on the bottom to the directory you want
to store your mail, i.e. "H:\Mozilla\Mail\imaps.cs.uu.nl". The default works,
but is in your Windows profile. Your Windows profile gets copied from and
to the server every time you log in or log out. If you've got lots of mail
the login/logout process will take longer and there isn't any advantage you're
gaining by puting your mail in your profile.
Click Local Folders
Change the Local directory on the bottom to i.e. H:\Mozilla\Mail\Local.
The same reasoning about your Windows profile applies even more here (because
Local Folders contain actual messages and can get quite large). This should NOT be the same directory as the IMAP
directory above. Otherwise you will lose your mail for
some reason when you logout!
Finish by clicking OK
Click the Get Msgs button on the top left. It prompts for your password
and offers to remember it.
Click on Inbox. You should see the messages in your Inbox on the server.
Enjoy
Import Eudora mail
Select Import from the Tools menu
Select Messages, click Next
Select Eudora, click Next
It should now import your Eudora messages (it automatically finds your
Eudora mail directory). Eudora mail folders will be placed in a folder below
Local Folders. This can take a while, depending on the amount of mail to
be imported, of course
You can move the imported mail folders directly under Local Folders,
or even your Inbox on the IMAP server by dragging the folder name to Local
Folders or Inbox. This will also take a while.
At the moment we don't have a policy regarding
the disk usage on the IMAP mail server, but there will be one on the near
future. You can view the amount of disk space each mail folder uses by enabling
the Size column. [screenshot echt f*kking nodig hier]
Import Eudora address book (if any)
Select Import from the Tools menu
Select Address books, click Next
Select Eudora, click Next
Mozilla automagically imports your Eudora address book