Opening And Reading Messages - Palm VII Handbook

Important: You incur a cost for any data that was downloaded or sent
to the server before you tapped Cancel.
To view a log of the most recent wireless transaction:
1. Tap the Menu icon
2. Tap Options, and then tap Show Log.
To open a message:
In the iMessenger List screen, tap a message to open it.
Subject
Recipient
To close a message:
Tap Done.

Opening and reading messages

A message is downloaded from the network in compressed
characters. When you open the message, the characters are converted
to an uncompressed, readable form.
The message arrives in segments, each comprising 500 readable
characters.
Note: You are charged for the number of bytes downloaded as
compressed characters, not by the number of readable
characters.
Short messages and long messages
The following table outlines how incoming messages of various
lengths are treated:
Chapter 5
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Sender
Time and date sent
Message body
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