# Eudora stopped receiving, sending mail **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 22, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eudora-stopped-receiving-sending-mail/203108 "2003-09-22T15:35:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eudora-stopped-receiving-sending-mail/203108/1 "2003-09-22T15:35:07Z")
I use an iMac with Eudora for e-mail and a local ISP. About a week ago, Eudora stopped receiving and sending mail. I know mail is coming in because I can check it on the Web. But when I check mail, nothing comes in. I have outgoing mailed queued up, but when I hit “send,” it acts like it’s sending, but it doesn’t and the messages remain queued. The only thing that has changed is that the ISP recently sent around a message saying that we should turn on SSL. I spent about an hour on the telephone yesterday and the only solution they could come up with is to switch over to Outlook Express. Needless to say, I find this an unsatisfactory solution. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eudora-stopped-receiving-sending-mail/203108/2 "2003-09-22T17:42:11Z")
I’m using Eudora with Windows, but the setup should be the same: Go into Tools/Options, and under “checking mail” there should be a dropdown box titled “Secure sockets when receiving.” Check with your ISP for which setting you should use here; you may be able to find this information on their web site in the FAQ or Help files.