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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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