[WinPartners] Eudora 6.2.1 for Windows Release Announcement

[Bryant C. Vernon]

Date: Thursday, 21 April 2005
To: MIT Community: itpartners at mit.edu, winpartners at mit.edu,
sw-release-announce at mit.edu
Cc: is&t at mit.edu, itag at mit.edu
From: Eudora Release Team <eudora-release at mit.edu>
Subject: Eudora 6.2.1 for Windows Release Announcement
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Good Afternoon!

IS&T is pleased to announce the release of Eudora 6.2.1 for Windows. This version of Eudora addresses a security issue that affects all previous versions of Eudora for Windows. Additionally, it is the first version of Eudora configured to use IMAP as the default e-mail protocol. Existing POP users are encouraged to upgrade to the IMAP protocol. To learn more about IMAP, please talk to your system administrator and visit the Guide to IMAP at MIT page: http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/email/imap.html and the Getting Started with IMAP page: http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/email/gettingstarted.html. 

Please note that IS&T plans to release the newest version of Eudora for Macintosh after the Eudora Release Team has tested it on the soon-to-be-released Mac OS X 10.4 Operating System (Tiger).

Notable features:
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-fixes a security vulnerability found in all previous versions of Eudora for Windows
-Eudora is configured to use IMAP as the default e-mail protocol
-enhanced IMAP functionality
-Eudora is now configured to use SSL by default for receiving and sending mail
-improvements to filters under IMAP
-improved SSL support
-support for deployment in the Windows Domain and tools for large-scale user migration and customization

For more information about Eudora 6.2.1's new features, please see Qualcomm's Eudora Features page: http://www.eudora.com/email/features/index.html

Known issues:
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-the first time you check e-mail using IMAP, you may not see your inbox
-hesiod Support for IMAP on Eudora 6.2.1 does not work consistently
-Eudora sometimes thinks there's an Internet connection when in fact there isn't
-Eudora doesn't have dual monitor support

For more information about known issues and suggested resolutions, please see the Known Issues page: http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=7630.

How to obtain:
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We encourage all current Eudora for Windows users to upgrade to Eudora 6.2.1.  Eudora 6.2.1 for Windows can be downloaded from the MIT Software Download site: http://web.mit.edu/software/.  Please note that you need a current personal certificate to download this software. If you do not have a current personal certificate, then you can obtain one from https://ca.mit.edu/ .

Where to get Help
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The Eudora 6.2.1 version page is located at:  http://itinfo.mit.edu/product.php?vid=663.
If you need assistance with installing or using Eudora 6.2.1, 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