Eudora 4 and 5 Remote Instance Problem
When Eudora opens up and tells you that another instance is running [..."remote instance of Eudora is running. Would you like to terminate remote instance, continue and accept the consequences..."], quit Eudora and find and delete your "owner.lok" file. This file can be found in the same folder that you keep your e-mail settings and mailboxes. For some, this is some folder called "...\e-mail" though if you are the only user of the machine and you didn't set up a custom folder, the default location will be something like"C:\Program Files\Qualcomm\Eudora".
The reason that Eudora has this open file error is most likely from a temporary network disconnection. Those having e-mail on a network folder (such as on a departmental server) seem to be at more of a risk of having this happen.
If you find that this owner.lok situation is coming up often or you want to stop it entirely, you need to find and edit your Eudora.ini file. This file can be found using Windows Explorer in the same default or custom folder as the Eudora.lok file. For those on the departmental network server, this will be something like "H:\homedir\e-mail".
We've found that if you add the line "ownerlok=0" at the beginning of your eudora.ini file, you will no longer have this problem.
To edit the Eudora.ini file, locate it with Windows Explorer, double-left click on "eudora.ini" file and it will bring up the file in NotePad. In the first line below "[Settings]", type "OwnerLok=0" (where 0=zero) on it's own line. Then go to File > Save.
Additional Note (from the ITCS web pages):
Resolution: This is the infamous "owner.lok" bug in Eudora 5. The "owner.lok" file is a file that Eudora creates every time you run Eudora, and it prevents other people from reading/downloading your e-mail at the same time--hence, the "lok" locks out others from downloading new e-mail to their computer while you are looking at e-mail on your computer. In theory, every time you close your Eudora, the owner.lok file is removed from your mailbox directory. However, if Eudora crashes while you're using it, or your computer is shut down while you have Eudora open, that file doesn't get removed properly. You have to delete it yourself.
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