UC Davis did not renew its site license for Eudora effective July 1, 2005, because Eudora's price rose significantly. Given that there are other good email programs available for less or for free, UC Davis decided it could not justify Eurdora's expense.

 

From a licensing standpoint ANR personnel can continue to use the version of Eudora in place now and keep on using it forever, but a number of security vulnerabilities have been discovered in this version. The newest version, Eudora 6.2.1, fixes these vulnerabilities, but people cannot upgrade to it without renewing the license.

 

In order to address these security vulnerabilities, everyone should either upgrade to the newer Eudora version or migrate to another email client.

Several online lessons are available that present the current email situation and what your options are.  They are on the CS website at http://anrcs.ucdavis.edu under Email, Network & Web Services. The lessons are also linked here.

Overview: Pros and cons of email options

Windows email: Import Eudora to Outlook

Windows email: Outlook basics

Windows email: Dealing with spam in Outlook

Windows email: Getting started with Thunderbird

Windows email: Multiple users/multiple accounts in Thunderbird

Macintosh email: What are the options?

Macintosh email: Switching to Thunderbird

Feel free to call Damon, Claudia, Blaine, or Jim with any questions or difficulties and they'll do their best to help.

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Damon DiPietro
ANR Communication Services
Phone: (530) 297-4433
Fax: (530) 757-5731

Claudia Myers
ANR Communication Services
Phone: (530) 297-4444
Fax: (530) 297-4438

Blaine Sullivan
ANR Communication Services
Phone: (530) 297-4440
Fax: (530) 297-4438

Jim Coats
ANR Communication Services
Phone: (530) 297-4445
Fax: (530) 297-4438