HTC AM171 PDAs & Smartphones User Manual


 
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4. Enter Your name and the Account display name and then tap Next.
Note If the E-mail Setup wizard was unsuccessful in finding and downloading settings from the Internet,  
select Internet e-mail from the Your e-mail provider list on the next screen. You will be asked to enter  
e-mail server settings. See “To specify e-mail server settings” for details.
5. In the Automatic Send/Receive list, choose how frequent you want e-mail messages to be 
automatically sent and downloaded on your device.
Note Tap Review all download settings to select download options, set the e-mail format as HTML or plain  
text, and more. For more information, see “To customize download and format settings."
6. Tap Finish.
To specify e-mail server settings
If Auto Setup is unsuccessful, contact your ISP or e-mail provider for the Incoming mail server and Outgoing
mail server settings so you can enter them on your device.
Other options that you can select include the following:
Select the Outgoing server requires authentication check box, if required by your provider.
If the outgoing e-mail server requires a different user name and password for sending e-mail, clear the 
Use the same user name and password for sending e-mail check box. You will be prompted to enter 
this information.
Tap Advanced Server Settings, then select the Require SSL check boxes if your e-mail provider 
uses an SSL connection for more secured e-mail. From the Network connection list, select the data 
connection that you use for connecting to the Internet.
To customize download and format settings
Before you tap Finish when setting up your POP3 or IMAP4 e-mail account, you can tap the Review all
download settings link at the bottom of the screen to choose download options, message format, and other 
settings.
Options Description
Automatic Send/Receive You can select a time interval for connecting to the Internet automatically to send 
and receive messages.
Download messages Set the number of days of messages that you want to be downloaded to your 
device.
Send/receive when I click Send By default, messages are immediately delivered when you tap Send. If you prefer 
to save outgoing messages to the Outbox folder first, clear the check box. (In 
this case, you will need to manually send messages by tapping Menu > Send/
Receive).
Use automatic send/receive
schedule when roaming
This allows your device to data roam when there is a set time interval for 
connecting to the Internet automatically. Since this may result in higher 
connection costs, you may want to leave the check box cleared.
When deleting messages Choose whether to delete messages from the mail server when you delete them 
on your device.
Message format Select HTML or Plain Text.
Message download limit Select the e-mail download size. If you have large volumes of e-mail, use a lower 
size or select to download headers only.
Set up a custom domain e-mail
When you are using an e-mail domain name that is hosted by a different e-mail provider (for example, your 
e-mail address may be Benjamin@startup.com but Email.com hosts the e-mail account and provides e-mail 
services), select the Custom Domain option in the E-mail Setup wizard to set up your  e-mail account on your 
device.
1. Add a new e-mail account. See “Add an e-mail account” for instructions.
2. Enter your 
E-mail address and the Password for your e-mail account and select the Save password
option. Tap Next.
3. Clear the 
Try to get e-mail settings automatically from the Internet and then tap Next.
4. In 
Your e-mail provider, select Custom domain and then tap Next.