E-Mail Clients --- Synchronise two PCs,BackDora,Setting up LDAP & vFolders

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<u>E-Mail Clients</u>

Synchronise two PCs

If you have two computers, both running Eudora, with separate address books, you can use this plug-in to synchronise the address book between both machines. It has an interface window, where you select the address file-NNdbase.txt-from the first computer and then from the second computer. A destination file that consists of a compiled address book, from both machines, is created. The plug-in is available at http://eudora.interweb.be/addins.html.

BackDora

BackDora, an add-in from ajsystems.com, helps to backup Eudora e-mails and the address book. It packs together important files into a compressed zip file. The add-in is available as a free download at http://eudora.interweb.be/addins.html. The add-in works as a standalone application, but uses Eudora's settings. When you run BackDora for the first time, you will be requested to select the profile to backup.

Setting up LDAP

Many companies provide LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) servers for tracking people's contact information. To configure an LDAP server in Evolution, go to Tools > Settings, select the 'Directory Servers' tab and click Add. You will see the LDAP configuration assistant. Click on Next and enter the server name, for example ldap.somecompany.com, and select the login type. Click Next, select the port number to use-by default it is 389-and enter the search options, if any. Select a display name, click Next and then click on Finish.

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vFolders

vFolders are virtual folders, which can be used to receive mail using specific search criteria. This is quite similar to filters except that vFolders do not contain any e-mail-what appears in the virtual folders are just links to actual e-mails, contained in the inbox. Deleting mails in vFolders does not delete them from the inbox. To create a new virtual folder, select Tools > Virtual Folder Editor. Click Add and specify the rule name, for instance, Huge Mails. Select the If criteria, for example, file size, and the vFolder sources, and click OK.