Eudora was developed in 1988 by Steve Dorner, who worked at the Computer Services Organization of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[2] The software was named after American author Eudora Welty, because of her short story "Why I Live at the P.O.";[3][4] Dorner rearranged the title to form the slogan "Bringing the P.O. to Where You Live" for his software.[5] Although he regretted naming it after the still-living author because he thought doing so was "presumptuous", Welty was reportedly "pleased and amused" by Dorner's tribute.