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Set up a POP3/IMAP4 e-mail account
Set up a POP3 or IMAP4 e-mail account on your device if you have an e-mail account with an Internet service
provider (ISP), a work account that you access using a VPN server connection, or a web-based account such as
Gmail®, Yahoo!® Mail Plus, etc.
1.
Tap Start > Messaging.
2.
Tap Menu > Tools > New Account.
3.
On the E-mail Setup screen, select Other (POP3/IMAP) in the Your e-mail provider list, then tap Next.
4.
Enter your e-mail address, then tap Next. Auto configuration attempts to download necessary e-mail
server settings so that you do not need to enter them manually.
5.
Once Auto configuration has finished, tap Next.
6.
If Auto configuration was successful, the User name field automatically gets populated. Enter your
display name (the name you want displayed when you send e-mail) and password. Select Save
password so you do not need to enter it each time you connect to your e-mail server.
If Auto configuration was not successful, contact your ISP or network administrator for the settings and
enter them manually.
7.
Tap Next.
8.
Review your account information, make any necessary changes, then tap Next.
9.
Review the server information (incoming mail server and outgoing mail server names), and make
changes if necessary.
Note
The domain name is not required for an account with an ISP but may be required for a work account.
10.
Tap Options to select download options. For more information, see "To customize download settings".
11.
Tap Finish.
12.
A message then appears, prompting whether or not you want to download messages to your device.
Tap Yes or No according to your preference.
To customize download and format settings
Before you tap Finish when setting up your POP3 or IMAP4 e-mail account, you can tap Options to set the
following options:
Options
Connect and check for
messages
Connection
Only display messages
from the last ___ days
Incoming mail
server requires SSL
authentication
Outgoing mail requires
authentication
Use separate settings
Description
Select a time interval for connecting to the Internet automatically to send and receive
messages. This may result in higher connection charges. To save costs, you can select
never to connect automatically.
Select the service or data connection to use for connecting to the Internet.
Set the number of days of messages that you want to be downloaded to your device.
Select this to ensure you always receive e-mail for this account using SSL
authentication. This enables you to receive personal information more securely. Please
note that if you select this and your ISP does not support an SSL connection, you will
not be able to connect to receive e-mail.
Select this if your outgoing e-mail server (SMTP) requires authentication.
If your outgoing e-mail server requires a different user name and password than the
ones you entered before, select this check box then tap Outgoing Settings to enter
the required settings.
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