User contributed tutorial
NOTE: riseup recommends that you do NOT USE EUDORA. people report lots of problems when using eudora with riseup.net.Eudora is pretty easy to set up, even for a non-geek like myself. You can use it to compose emails offline and store them until you log on. You can get a free copy (with non-intrusive advertising) from www.eudora.com.
As per general setup instructions: fill in the values as below by going to the ‘tools’ menu at the top of the window.
Tools > Options > Getting Started¶
- Real Name: pseudonym of your choice
- Return Address: yourusername@riseup.net
- Mail Server (incoming): mail.riseup.net
- Login Name: yourusername
- SMTP Server (Outgoing): mail.riseup.net
check ‘allow authentication’
Tools > Options > Checking Mail¶
- Mail Server: mail.riseup.net
- Login Name: yourusername
- Check don’t check without network connection if you use a POP connection
- Secure Sockets when Receiving: check If Available, STARTTLS
Tools > Options > Incoming Mail¶
- check IMAP box
- check minimal headers only if you don’t want the entire email to be
loaded onto your computer (until you read it) or
full message except attachments over if you want the body of the email downloaded. - Authentication style: check passwords
Tools > Options > Sending mail¶
- Return Address: yourusername@riseup.net
- Domain to add to unqualified addresses: riseup.net (optional)
- SMTP server: mail.riseup.net
- if you have the option to set a port, set it to 587
- if you have the option to pick a secure connection, please pick STARTTLS, or maybe it will be TLS
- if either of the two above options exist for you, please let us know so we can update this document!
