ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell Information Technologies (CIT) announces that a new version of the e-mail program Eudora is now available for Windows users. With its improved user interface, version 6.2.1 also fixes a security hole that could enable a specifically crafted mail message to cause Eudora to crash or to execute virus-like code simply by opening or previewing the message.

If you use Eudora to access your e-mail through uPortal.Cornell, you've already been prompted to upgrade. (If you haven't yet accepted, do so.)

For those who do not routinely launch Eudora through uPortal.Cornell, click on the "Install Eudora 6.2.1 for Windows" link in the Updates and Extras folder in the Bear Access channel. Once the update is installed, you may continue to access Eudora 6 the same way you were accessing Eudora 5. Rest assured -- all settings, filters, addresses and the like will be transferred during the upgrade.

If you are using IMAP (this allows you to access your e-mail messages from multiple locations), visit http://www.cit.cornell.edu/computer/email/eudora/imapconfig.html and follow the directions to make one additional configuration change. Some users will, as a side effect, lose some of their locally stored settings, such as labels. You willnot lose any messages.

Macintosh users received this Eudora upgrade in 2004. If you have questions or need assistance, send e-mail to helpdesk@cornell.edu or call CIT's Contact Center at 255-8990.