[Macpartners] Eudora 6.2.3.x for Macintosh and Windows Release Announcement

[Bryant C. Vernon]

Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2005
To:  Members of the MIT Community: itpartners at mit.edu,
macpartners at mit.edu, winpartners at mit.edu,
sw-release-announce at mit.edu
From: Software Release Team <swrt at mit.edu>
Subj: Eudora 6.2.3.x for Macintosh and Windows Release Announcement
Cc:  is&t at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu, it-lead at mit.edu

Good Afternoon,

IS&T would like to reiterate its recommendation that clients use e-mail programs that are bundled with the operating system (such as Apple Mail and Outlook). This announcement is directed to the current Eudora user community. 

Eudora 6.2.3.x features include increased IMAP stability, user interface enhancements, OpenSSL incorporation, and many bug fixes.  Additionally, the installer prompts POP users to migrate to the IMAP protocol.  To learn more about IMAP, please visit http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/email/gettingstarted.html.

For a complete list of new features in Eudora 6.2.3, please visit: Macintosh:
http://eudora.com/download/eudora/mac/6.2/New_Features_Eudora_62.pdf
Windows:
http://eudora.com/download/eudora/windows/6.2/Eudora_62_New_Features.pdf

Known issues:
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-No dual monitor support (Windows).
-Eudora sometimes thinks there's an Internet connection when in fact there isn't (Windows).
-Toolbar icons still display incorrectly on a few systems (Windows).
-Changing Eudora options may result in a dialog box about your filters; a stock answer exists for this issue: http://itinfo.mit.edu/answer.php?id=7835 (Windows)

Who should upgrade:
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IS&T recommends that current Eudora users consider transitioning to the email client that is bundled with their operating system.  Only current Eudora users planning to continue using Eudora should upgrade to 6.2.3.x. Those upgrading to 6.2.3.x should do so at their earliest convenience to obtain bug fixes and security enhancements.

All other users are encouraged to use email clients such as Apple Mail for Macintosh and Outlook for Windows machines.

For the Microsoft Outlook 2003 version page, please visit:
http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=614

To obtain configuration instructions for Apple Mail, please visit:
http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=7670

To obtain configuration instructions for Outlook Express, please visit:
http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/outlookexpress/configoutlookexpress.html

To obtain instructions on migrating mail from Eudora to Outlook Express, please visit: http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=7022.

Please note that release efforts for both Apple Mail and Outlook Express are currently underway.  Support for Apple Mail is expected to be announced on Thursday; Outlook Express by months' end.  Documentation for transitioning from Eudora to Apple Mail is expected near the end of August.  If you have questions about either client, please contact the Eudora release team: eudora-release at mit.edu.

How to obtain:
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Eudora 6.2.3.x for Macintosh and Windows can be downloaded from the MIT Software Download site: http://web.mit.edu/software/.

Note:  You need a current personal certificate to download this software. If you do not have a current personal certificate, you can obtain one from https://ca.mit.edu/.

Where to get help:
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The Eudora 6.2.3 for Macintosh version page is located at: http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=662, and the Eudora
6.2.3.4 for Windows version page is located at: http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=682.
If you need assistance with installing or using Eudora 6.2.3, please contact the Computing Help Desk at computing-help at mit.edu or (617) 253-1101.

All the Best,
The Eudora Release Team:

Bryant C. Vernon
Deb Bowser
Bill Brids
Atticus Gifford
Heather Anne Harrison
Jonathan Hunt

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Bryant C. Vernon
Product Release Coordinator - Software Release Team 
Information Services and Technology (IS&T) 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
Room W92-147 
Cambridge, MA 02139
t: 617-253-5103
f: 617-258-8736
m: bcvernon at mit.edu