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Securing Password Transfers for Reading Email in Eudora

These pages describe how to configure Eudora for Kerberized connections. You should already have installed and configured MacLeland and MacSamson, and created a .klogin file in your CMGM account for Kerberized connections. MacSamson is Stanford's own Kerberized telnet client (for logging in to CMGM, using PINE, ELM, or other telnet applications). MacLeland is a Stanford-specific program to Kerberize password connections.

Instructions for configuring Eudora mailbox settings and for installing Eudora are available here.


Open Eudora and View Eudora Settings

Open your Eudora file and select "Settings" from the "Special" menu. Select the "Checking Mail" icon from the left side of the Settings window:



Towards the bottom of the window, select the radio button next to the word "Kerberos" for the authentication field (as in the picture above).

Next, scroll down the settings options (left hand side) until you see "Kerberos". Click on "Kerberos" once to select it.

If you do not have the "Kerberos" icon, download it here. Move this file into your own "Eudora Folder" (if you are at a computer that only has one Eudora user, this folder is located in the System Folder). Restart Eudora.

There is another way to find the "Kerberos Settings" file:

  • Open your Eudora Pro folder, then Extras, then Plugins.
  • Copy the "Kerberos Settings" file into the System folder / Eudora Folder (the Eudora Folder that is inside the System Folder). NOTE: copying the Kerberos Settings file into the Eudora application folder sometimes works as well, but since it always works in the System / Eudora folder, we direct people to do it that way.



Verify that you Eudora Kerberos Settings look exactly the same as in the screenshot above. Note "IR.STANFORD.EDU" should be in all-caps.

Eudora is now ready for Kerberos authentication.

Using MacLeland

How to use MacLeland.

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 10, 1999