Eudora Drawbacks and Deficiencies in Eudora Forrest Stroud
Drawbacks and Deficiencies in Eudora
A couple of deficiencies have manifested with the releases of Eudora 5.x and 6.x in the form of a rather confusing upgrade policy and a smattering of new (and old) bugs. As far as upgrading to Eudora 5 or 6 goes, any current user of Eudora (or Eudora Light) can upgrade to the free Sponsored mode, but only those who have paid for and registered a 4.3.x edition of Eudora can upgrade for free to the Paid mode of Eudora 5/6.
Those who have paid for one of the earlier 4.x releases of Eudora Pro (4.0-4.2) will have to purchase an upgrade license for $29.95 before being able to use the Paid mode of Eudora 5/6. Complicating matters even more, those looking to take advantage of the $29.95 discount price will first have to download the evaluation release of Eudora 5/6 and then register the new release from within the 5/6 interface.
As a result of Eudora's upgrade policy for version 5/6, we have given the new release an Upgrade Meter rating of 5 for registered users of v4.3 and for those seeking to use the free Sponsored mode, and a 3 for all other users of the client. If you're a paid user of an earlier version of Eudora Pro, you'll need to consider whether the benefits of upgrading to v5 or v6 offset the cost of doing so.
Beyond its confusing upgrade policy, there's another point to consider before upgrading, especially if you have yet to download or use Eudora 4.3. If you have used one of the 4.3.x releases of Eudora and found the client to be too buggy for your tastes, you'll likely fare no better with 5/6. Many of the same bugs users have been complaining about since the earlier releases appear to remain in v5 and v6; as a result, if you're currently running an earlier release of Eudora without problems, you'll need to consider whether the new additions in Eudora 5/6 are worth the potential frustration of having to put up with the occassional bug or two.
