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Chapter 4
Connecting directly to an e-mail server
In addition to synchronizing e-mail messages with your desktop computer,
you can send and receive e-mail messages by connecting to an e-mail
server using a modem or network card connected to your device. You need
to set up a remote connection to a network or an ISP, and a connection to
your e-mail server. For more information, see Chapter 7.
When you connect to the e-mail server, new messages are downloaded to
the device Inbox folder, messages in the device Outbox folders are sent,
Messaging
Use Messaging to send and receive e-mail messages in one of these
ways:
• Synchronize e-mail messages with Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft
Outlook on your desktop computer
• Send and receive e-mail messages by connecting directly to an e-mail
server through an Internet service provider (ISP) or a network
Synchronizing e-mail messages
You can e-mail messages as part of the general synchronization process.
You will need to enable mail synchronization in ActiveSync. For more
information on enabling mail synchronization, see the ActiveSync online
help on your desktop computer.
During synchronization:
• Messages are copied from the mail folders of Exchange or Outlook
on your desktop computer to the ActiveSync folder in Inbox on your
device. By default, you will receive messages from the past five days
only and the first 100 lines of each message.
• E-mail messages in the Outbox folder on your device are transferred to
Exchange or Outlook, then send from those programs.
• E-mail messages in subfolder must be selected in ActiveSync on your
desktop computer in order to be transferred.
NOTE You can also synchronize e-mail messages with your desktop
computer from a remote location. For more information on
connecting your device, see Chapter 7.