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Setting up inbox to work with other providers – Sprint Nextel Palm Treo 800w User Manual

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Section 3B: Using the Email Features

Setting Up Inbox to Work With Other Providers

You can set up an account in the Inbox application to send and receive email messages,
using an email account that you have with an Internet service provider (ISP), an email account
that you access using a VPN server connection (such as a work account; see “Connecting to
a VPN” on page 341)
, or any other IMAP or POP email account.

1.

Make sure your phone is on (see “Turning Your Phone On and Off” on page 35).

2.

Press Inbox

.

3.

Select Setup E-mail.

4.

Enter the email address and password for the email
account that you want to set up.

5.

If you want to enter your password each time you access
this account, uncheck the Save password box. (If you want
your password entered automatically, check this box.)

6.

Press Next

(right softkey).

7.

Uncheck the Try to get e-mail settings automatically from the
Internet
box, and then press Next

(right softkey).

Did you know?

On the

Accounts

tab in

Inbox Options

, an asterisk appears next to the

account that was active when you opened Inbox Options.

Before You
Begin

Work with your email provider or system administrator to gather the
following information: account type (POP3 or IMAP), mail server name for
receiving mail, your username and password, and any special security
requirements, including whether it is OK to store your password on your
Treo.