To get the most out of Eudora see the following:
It is mightily edited to only show you the beginning.
Thanks for requesting the current x-eudora-settings list. This update includes
some x-eudora-settings URLs that are of use ONLY with Eudora 5.2 - I've listed
out the new ones below, since there's no telling how an older version of
Eudora will react to some of the new settings.
If you put ADD in the Subject line of your request, I've added your name to a
list to receive updates automatically as I get them after a new release of
Eudora (since a few do change each time). If you wish to remove your address
from this list, reply to this message and put the word REMOVE in the Subject
line. The following URLs will help you create the necessary messages as well:
<mailto:x-eudora-settings@tidbits.com?Subject=ADD>
<mailto:x-eudora-settings@tidbits.com?Subject=REMOVE>
Please note that this service is done with the permission of Qualcomm but is
otherwise independent. Report all problems with this email service to Adam
Engst at <ace@tidbits.com>, not to Qualcomm. Also note that all addresses
collected for the update list are covered by the TidBITS Privacy Policy at:
<http://www.tidbits.com/about/privacy.html>
What are X-Eudora-Setting URLs?
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The Macintosh version of Eudora offers a vast number of settings and options,
far more than could reasonably be exposed in the Settings dialog box. Rather
than overwhelm most users with the myriad options, in versions of Eudora
before 4.2 Qualcomm let people use ResEdit or AppleScript to modify hidden
settings. Those techniques are still possible, but they proved too hard for
many users, plus they were difficult to explain in email. So Qualcomm came up
with the idea of an x-eudora-setting URL that users could double-click to
bring up a dialog box for changing unusual settings in Eudora 4.2 and later
(similar functionality is exposed in the Windows version of Eudora through
x-eudora-option URLs that map to items in the eudora.ini file; I don't
maintain a list of those). x-eudora-setting URLs contain the number of the
setting and optionally the value of the new setting, which makes it easy for
someone to send email with an x-eudora-setting URL and the instructions to
"just double-click this URL and then click the OK button." It makes answering
questions about Eudora much easier. For instance, if someone asked how to make
Eudora automatically save messages being composed, I could just send this URL,
which sets Eudora to auto-save every 2 minutes (120 seconds).
<x-eudora-setting:11520=120>
How do you use X-Eudora-Setting URLs?
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First off, be aware that many of these settings are hidden because they aren't
necessary for most people. I don't recommend that you scroll through this
file, clicking every x-eudora-setting that looks interesting, since you may
change something you shouldn't inadvertently. If you don't understand some
setting, don't change it. I'd also suggest that you make a record of which
settings you change in case you need to revert to the defaults (which you can
do quickly by holding down all the modifier keys - Control, Option, Command,
Shift - and choosing Settings from the Special menu; note that this method
does not delete your personality settings).
That said, using x-eudora-setting URLs is simple, once you have one in a
window in Eudora. Just double-click it, and a dialog box appears, explaining a
little more about the setting, telling you what the default is, what the
current value is, and providing a field for you to enter a new value. What you
enter for a new value depends on the setting. For instance, in my example
above, the value is the number of seconds. However, if a setting has only two
possible values, on and off, y generally means on and n generally means off
(there are some instances where those two are reversed; the list below clearly
labels them). For instance, to enable Eudora to open Web browser windows in
the background when you Command-click a Web URL within an email message,
double-click this x-eudora-setting URL:
<x-eudora-setting:258=y>
Sometimes the replacement values are more complicated. For instance, when you
create a new nickname using the Make Address Book Entry command in the Special
menu, Eudora fills in a nickname for you comprised of Firstname_Lastname. If
you're like me, you don't think to type underscores when typing names
(especially now that Eudora automatically completes the nickname as you type).
You can change that underscore to a space, so nicknames you create are easily
typed. Double-click the URL below, and in the dialog box that appears, change
the third character, an underscore, to a space, and then click OK.
<x-eudora-setting:6713>
Unfortunately, deciphering Qualcomm's explanations of the different settings
below can be tricky at times. If you have questions about a certain setting,
I'd recommend asking on the Eudora mailing list before you change anything.
You can also read through the archives of the list.
<http://www.listmoms.net/lists/#eudora-mac>
