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"Using Eudora, 2nd ed.", Dee-Ann LeBlanc, 1997, 0-7897-1166-4,
U$24.99/C$35.95/UK#22.99
%A   Dee-Ann LeBlanc
%C   201 W. 103rd Street, Indianapolis, IN   46290
%D   1997
%G   0-7897-1166-4
%I   MacMillan Computer Publishing (MCP)
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%T   "Using Eudora, 2nd ed."

With the explosion of growth in dialup IP Internet connections, Eudora
very quickly surged to the front of the pack in terms of mail user
agents.  Until Netscape Navigator 3.0, it was the preferred program
for local Internet Service Providers to hand out (not least, perhaps,
because of the free version).  Even the Lite edition has a number of
advantages over both the Netscape and Microsoft products, and while
Eudora is not as functional or flexible as Pegasus, it is certainly
better known.

Over the last few years, I have had numerous interchanges with email
users, and even trainers, who, it slowly became clear, saw email
exclusively through the Eudora screen.  Therefore, I was delighted to
find that LeBlanc starts with some basics, background, and
fundamentals before jumping into the menus.  At appropriate points
(such as Styled Text) the reader is reminded that not everyone uses
Eudora--certain special features are *not* universal.  Netiquette is
dealt with in detail, down to aspects of how much text to quote in a
reply.

The coverage of Eudora itself is clear, comprehensive, and logical. 
The most common, and necessary, functions are explained first, with
advanced functions later.  (Oddly, the one piece of information that
most frustrated me when starting to use Eudora--the keystroke to use
to go to the next message--was not covered in the text.  It was
provided in the quick reference chart.)

copyright Robert M. Slade, 1997   BKUSEUDR.RVW   970706