HP Palmtop PC User Guide - 111
To use Inbox, make sure your Internet mail service or your corporate mail
system uses SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) or POP3 (Post Office
Protocol 3), which are standard Internet protocols.
• Install the PC modem card in your Handheld PC, as described in your
hardware manual. You will also need to connect to an analog telephone line.
Setting up a mail service connection
To retrieve your messages from the mail server you will first have to create a
Remote Networking Connection on your palmtop PC. The Remote Connection
provides basic information for Windows CE and your modem. To create this
Remote Connection see “To set up a Remote Networking Connection”
in “Connecting to an ISP”. After your have created the basic Remote
Connection you will have to enter specific information in Inbox for the email
service connection.
This specific information is provided to you by your Internet service provider or
your network administrator.
To set up the mail service connection
1. In Inbox, tap the Options button on the toolbar.
2. Tap the Services tab, and then tap Add.
3. Select Internet Mail from the list, and then tap OK.
4. In the Service Name dialog box, type a name for the service, and then tap OK.
The name appears on the Service menu.
5. In the Service Definition dialog box, fill in the information, as provided by
your Internet service provider or system administrator, then tap Next.
Working with Pre-Installed Applications