reading 'html email' correctly, what soft ?? - MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General

reading 'html email' correctly, what soft ?? - MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General

Hi all,
i noticed email in html aren't showed really well (design of the email looks pretty messy). Is there a software that will allow me to read complex emails correctly ?
Regards,
Mike

HTTPMail Provider
HTTPMail Provider
Find it in PocketGear

taht soft will allow me to add hotmail account, that s not what i want.
What i want is to be able to read emails sent in html format correctly. Even if they have pictures inserted at some places in the email...
(hope i m being clear :? )
10x

nPop
Why don't you try nPop (http://www.wibble-wobble.com/wince OR http://www.nakka.com). It's a freeware.
When you donwload any e-mail message, select to see it using "external viewer": this will open Internet Explorer.

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Sending attachments through web email

When I use pocket explorer to check and send email using my web-based email accounts such as yahoo or gmail, the button to attach files to the messages doesn't appear when I create email messages.
Is this a natural problem of pocket IE? Is there any way to attach files to messages using web-based email and pocket IE?

most likely this has to do with how much PIE supports scripts/java and other things. I'm not so informed of exactly what the problem is, but suffice it to say that it is not supported in PIE. You might want to try netfront.

sorry, you can use a webmail like gmail which supports pop3 and then you can simply load those settings onto the Magician and work from there, that's what I do and it's far more convenient. If you don't have a gmail account and want one, PM me your email address and I'll invite you.

aha, thanks for the info Xilicon! Thanks for the offer as well. I have a gmail account already, but I haven't set it up for pop3 yet. I'll do that soon as I can. Thanks again!

Vanishing sent messages / IMAP

I searched on this forum for the answer and could not find it, so I apologize in advance if I missed it. I am set up for email with IMAP and whenever I send a message from my desktop computer, those emails show up on my Qtec in the sent messages folder. However, when I send messages from my Qtec, they are sent, but vanish completely from my sent messages (or any folder) on my Qtec or my desktop. I have no records of the emails I have sent from my handheld. My temporary workaround has been to cc myself and then move the received email into the sent messages folder, but thats a pain and not the way its supposed to work. Thanks in advance.

did you look in the messaging app
under the menu iteoms tools then options ou see a tab called message.
make sure keep copies of sent items in sent folder is ticked.

I admit I've been Googling
I'm having the same problem on a different Windows Mobile 5 device; I've ticked that setting (as well as syncing the "Sent Items" folder), but the messages still disappear. The same problem occurred on my older Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition device. Very odd.

bug in Pocket Outlook WM5 IMAP sent items problem
its a bug... Its unbelievable that they havent fixed it in WM5 either! I've also been struggling to use this, the keep copy of sent items option being ticked doesnt work with IMAP for some daft reason.
I did some searching on the internet, and the (apparent) reason is to minimise memory usage on the pocket pc, which is fine for POP but the whole concept of IMAP is that all the email is on the server not on the device! So it really is a lack of foresight on the part of microsoft not to think about this, after all this is a great business tool, so the need for decent IMAP checking of sent-items is essential when you are "on the move"
Come on everyone, lets all complain to microsoft to fix this, It seems another solution is to use "flex mail" which has the ability to use a memory card as storage. I'll let everyone know my findings on wether it is a better solution than the built in email pocket outlook client.
Derek

I just tried Flexmail... doesnt work...
I sent the following email to the developers to gain a bit of interest (hopefully)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hardware: jasjar / xda exec - WM5
Version: 2.2
Mail Server Name: own webserver with IMAP support
Connection Used: GPRS
Protocols Used: IMAP
SMS Integration: on
Type of Issue: IMAP Synchronization
Beta version Used:
Issue:
Hi there, I installed your software to hopefully get around the problem where all pocket PC's do not allow access to the "sent items" folder from the device. As I wish to use this device for business it is vital that I can see what email's I have sent from either my desktop PC (running Outlook Express 6) and my xda when out of the office.
Your program seems to work fine (the trial version) but the sent items does not seem to be on the server, but locally stored, which again negates the whole point of imap.
On the Flexmail program, a folder called "Sent" exists which is not on the server. So I see no way of actually using your program to achieve what I need it for!!!
If you plan on fixing this in the next release please let me know asap... as a lot of people on xda-developers.com are scratching their heads in disbelief that microsoft has not fixed such a fundamental bug!
Regards
Derek Foley

I just tried Flexmail... doesnt work...
I sent the following email to the developers to gain a bit of interest (hopefully)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hardware: jasjar / xda exec - WM5
Version: 2.2
Mail Server Name: own webserver with IMAP support
Connection Used: GPRS
Protocols Used: IMAP
SMS Integration: on
Type of Issue: IMAP Synchronization
Beta version Used:
Issue:
Hi there, I installed your software to hopefully get around the problem where all pocket PC's do not allow access to the "sent items" folder from the device. As I wish to use this device for business it is vital that I can see what email's I have sent from either my desktop PC (running Outlook Express 6) and my xda when out of the office.
Your program seems to work fine (the trial version) but the sent items does not seem to be on the server, but locally stored, which again negates the whole point of imap.
On the Flexmail program, a folder called "Sent" exists which is not on the server. So I see no way of actually using your program to achieve what I need it for!!!
If you plan on fixing this in the next release please let me know asap... as a lot of people on xda-developers.com are scratching their heads in disbelief that microsoft has not fixed such a fundamental bug!
Regards
Derek Foley

Solved - simple workaround
Yesterday I spent a few hours trying to solve the problem of seeing sent items on an xda and outlook express as well with IMAP.
After much "mucking around" with different email clients, and not to mention finding some that work with WM5, I eventually figured out a workable solution - It involves installing and using flexmail instead of pocket outlook that comes with the pda.
Flexmail runs as a trial demo... to purchase it is $19.95, it also has SMS capability, and after installing and a restart replaces the messaging link on the today screen.
http://www.pocketinformant.com/products_info.php?p_id=mail&dir=wm&tab_id=purchase
There is one extra step involved to make it work, so its not ideal, (see my earlier posting to the software company who make it) but it means you can achieve what you desired and see all emails sent from either the laptop/desktop pc and pda.
I think if you want to try this solution, It might be an idea to make sure you're using a memory card as this program can be configured to save emails to the memory card, which could be useful if you have large email attachment such as a scanned document, which might fill up the internal memory on the phone easily.
While digging around I found a Viking 2GB SD card (£40.26 ex vat)
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3Jldmlld3M=&product_uid=104113
Instructions
1) install and configure flexmail on your xda/pda to access your IMAP server
2) set up an IMAP email account on your PC with a mail client (e.g. Outlook Express 6)
2) make sure synchronise is set on all folders on the PC and the pda
3) for reference - the IMAP "sent folder" on the server is called "Sent Items"
On flexmail, however, it stores any pocket pc outgoing emails in its own "local folder" called "sent". This is not uploaded for some strange reason.
Therefore to view the emails from anywhere, on flexmail, after sending, just open the "sent" folder and then go to the menu, and move the email into the imap folder called 'Sent-Items'.
A send and receive will upload these items, moving them out of the "local folder" and will then enable them to be viewed on any IMAP client - also on the pda from the same folder.
Flexmail also seems to support html email - which is nice! It has lots of configurable options and seems to be a great bit of software.
Obviously there might be some connectivity issues with larger file attachments over GPRS using IMAP. So try and find a 3G spot if you can - or someone's WIFI router for bigger attachments!
Derek

Best Pop3 Email Program

I have found that the native WM5 messaging program uses a huge amount of data to check mail. It seems to have the following problem -- it downloads more than message ids of previously downloaded emails evey time email is checked. This results in more than ten times the data use for Pop3 email, when compared to snappermail (a palm program). Unfortunately this program isn't available for WM5.
So what is the best Pop3 program? I am looking for an efficient one, preferably with a small footprint. I don't need exchange personally.

Lots of luck. You will not find a PPC mail app as wonderful as Snappermail, IMHO.
Try FlexMail or ProfiMail. Back up your PPC first

Qmail
I'm trying qmail; if it solves the problem I'll post about it. It runs from the miniSD card, which is nice. It has a million settings and a Japanese guide, which is a challenge...

I'm using qmail as well. It's very small and quick but it doesn't properly support landscape, which is annoying.

Best POP Mail
I have used QMail for quite a while, good product, frequent updates, a living site. Advantage: it's free.
BUT: it's a far cry from WEBIs' new Flexmail 2007. A real Blockbuster.
See here
http://www.pocketinformant.com/products_info.php?p_id=mail&dir=wm (Info and DL)
Cheers
hrb

I was using the Flexmail trial before installing Qmail, and I can tell you, Qmail is about 100 times faster. Doesn't have nearly as many options though and isn't as easy to use.

Will flexmail run off the miniSD card and still check mail periodically?
Qmail v3 now checks periodically, even when installed on the minisd. On the other hand, it is in many regards more klugy than the WM5 messaging, especially with regard to the email editor, lack of today screen support, and support for landscape mode. Still, it uses much less data to accomplish the same thing, which is what drove me away from WM5 messaging. Having only used it for two days, some of the kluginess can probably be eliminated with the options.

Is Flexmail just a wrapper for WM5 Messaging?
I ask this because I tried Flexmail. It has many nice features, and a great interface. However, I am trying to find a "lean" program for use when I am in Europe, one that doesn't have the inefficiencies of the WM5 messaging program. It doesn't seem possible to run WM5 messaging and Flexmail simultaneously; clicking on messaging or /Windows/tmail.exe bring up Flexmail. This makes me think that Flexmail doesn't have its own mail checking engine.
In any case, it seems equally inefficient as WM5. My benchmarking on Qmail, in contrast, is that it uses less than 1/3 of the data that WM5 Messaging uses. I sent myself a variety bunch of emails, downloaded them with Messaging, checked again, deleted them from the server, and checked again, then repeated the exact process with Qmail, and the total KB used was 30% of the WM5 Messaging, according to SPB GPRS Monitor.

Go for either Qmail of FlexMail 2007. Also see the mailer roundup at http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=569&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Thanks, Menneisyys
I'm trying Qmail and nPOP. I like the simplicity of nPOP, and it the clear winner for minimizing data use (which is what started this; when I am data-roaming Europe, I need a more efficient email program than messaging).
The big problem with nPOP for me is that it can't search contacts for email addresses. Otherwise it works pretty well. I'd definitely use Qmail if there was an English manual. It is nice to have such programming control but frustrating that the descriptions of the commands are translated from Japanese.
Flexmail is as bad as WM5 messaging for data use, and uses a lot of resources generally. It is bloated, IMHO, but it does let one do about anything one wants.

Re: Thanks, Menneisyys
prestonmcafee said:
I'm trying Qmail and nPOP. I like the simplicity of nPOP, and it the clear winner for minimizing data use (which is what started this; when I am data-roaming Europe, I need a more efficient email program than messaging).
The big problem with nPOP for me is that it can't search contacts for email addresses. Otherwise it works pretty well. I'd definitely use Qmail if there was an English manual. It is nice to have such programming control but frustrating that the descriptions of the commands are translated from Japanese.
Flexmail is as bad as WM5 messaging for data use, and uses a lot of resources generally. It is bloated, IMHO, but it does let one do about anything one wants.
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Answered this at http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=1203&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Thanks Thanks Thanks!
That is exactly what I needed to know! The problem I couldn't understand was how I would, with no new messages, get 100K of downloads, but it was grabbing copies of existing messages through autofetch.
That is very helpful, and just turning off autofetch when traveling will do the job!
Of course, there is still stuff I like about qmail...

FlexMail 2007 is seriously different than FM 2006...
I've been using FlexMail 2006 since May. But it was very slow, and had a propensity for losing track of things every so often. I've upgraded to FlexMail 2007 and it is significantly different. It is much faster, and I haven't had any problems with it since I started using it. I can't answer any questions about how much it downloads, since I haven't paid any attention to that - but I can say that it works with my data on my miniSD card, and the program installed on the main memory. (I like it this way because the main memory is faster, so the program is quite zippy from there.) I'm using a Cingular 8125. I was over-clocking this baby at 276 just so the old FlexMail 2006 would be usable, but I don't overclock now unless I fire up Opera...

I just download Qmail and I added one of my POP3 Accounts and it is fast. However, when I try to establish my Hotmail (Free) Accounts I have no success. Is this because of Hotmail (Free Account) or what do I need to do. I have an MDA with WM5

SSL
I think that is an SSL issue and you need to install the SSL software; read about that in a QMail thread. (I'm not an expert.) QMail comes with SSL software separately.

email 4 all on WM
GMail, Hotmail, Exchange, Newsgroups, and RSS all on the same Windows Mobile (WM5 and up) reader, with HTML, links, & attachments all working.
It is not a new reader- it’s qmail (qmail3) version 3.0.7. I am not an expert, and don’t have a clue as to all of the filter settings and crap that you can do with it, but I did figure out how to get all of the above working in ONE PROGRAM! Below are the workarounds and settings that I discovered.
I previously used Qusnetsoft reader for NNTP and RSS and Flexmail 4 for email. I was unhappy with the Flexmail viewer (no touch scrolling; scroll bar with stylus only) and email navigation from open mail to folders a bit of a pain. Qusnetsoft took too long to sync (nice interface though). I had used QMail3 before and liked it, but still use Hotmail and was bummed by MSN no longer supporting POP.
First… Download QMail (http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Internet-Utilities/Email/QMAIL-8837.shtml) for WM.
Then, for each account, In QMail, <Menu<Tool<Account<Add Account
GMAIL
Name=Gmail (or whatever)
Class=mail
Incoming=POP3 (or IMAP, but I’ll cover POP3 settings)
Outgoing=SMTP Then tap “OK”
In General Tab…
Incoming=pop.gmail.com
Outgoing=smtp.gmail.com
Name=your name
Address=your email
Reply-To=your email
In User Tab…
Username=your Gmail Login Name
Password=your GMail Password
Check Authenticate
Username=your Gmail Login Name
Password=your GMail Password
In Details Tab…
Incoming mail Port=995
Secure=SSL
Outgoing mail Port=465
Secure=SSL
All other Settings are fine or adjust at your discretion.
HOTMAIL
First off, if you are not living in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, or the Netherlands (Where MSN has made POP for hotmail available again) you’ll need to change your location in Windows Live or Hotmail to reflect that you now live in one of those places. The site I used for these settings is http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/...and-smtp-support-instantly-for-all-countries/ Once this is done, the Qmail settings are as follows…
Name=Hotmail (or whatever)
Class=mail
Incoming=POP3
Outgoing=SMTP Then tap “OK”
In General Tab…
Incoming=pop3.live.com
Outgoing=smtp.live.com
Name=your name
Address=your email
Reply-To=your email
In User Tab…
Username=your Hotmail Login Name
Password=your Hotmail Password
Check Authenticate
Username=your Hotmail Login Name
Password=your Hotmail Password
In Details Tab…
Incoming mail Port=995
Secure=SSL
Outgoing mail Port=25
Secure=SSL
All other Settings are fine or adjust at your discretion.
Exchange
Not all exchange servers will work this way- your admin must have access enabled. I work for a school district and they have a web interface. Here are the QMail settings that get me in.
Name=Work (or whatever)
Class=mail
Incoming=POP3
Outgoing=SMTP Then tap “OK”
In General Tab…
Incoming=www.your domain name.web access suffix eg. www.avondale.k12.az.us
Outgoing=.your domain name.web access suffix eg. www.avondale.k12.az.us
Name=your name
Address=your email
Reply-To=your email
In User Tab…
Username=your Domain/Login Name eg. Avondale/JPerkins
Password=your Exchange Password
Check Authenticate
Username=your Domain/Login Name eg. Avondale/JPerkins
Password=your Exchange Password
In Details Tab…
Incoming mail Port=143 (auto selected)
Secure=none
Outgoing mail Port=25 (auto selected)
Secure=none
All other Settings are fine or adjust at your discretion.
Newsgroups
Name=newsgroups (or whatever)
Class=news
Incoming=NNTP
Outgoing=NNTP Then tap “OK”
In General Tab… (Check with your service provider for NNTP access settings- here’s some for AT&T)
Incoming=news.sf.sbcglobal.net
Outgoing= news.sf.sbcglobal.net
Name=your name (any name)
Address=your email
Reply-To=your email
In User Tab…
Username=your service provider’s login eg. [email protected]
Password=your service provider’s Password
Check Authenticate
Username=your service provider’s login eg. [email protected]
Password=your service provider’s Password
In Details Tab…
Incoming mail Port=119 (auto selected)
Secure=none
Outgoing mail Port=119 (auto selected)
Secure=none
All other Settings are fine or adjust at your discretion.
RSS
Name=RSS (or whatever)
Class=rss
Incoming=RSS
Outgoing=Blog Then tap “OK”
Then tap “OK” and Then tap “OK” again
Select RSS from drop-down menu, tap-and-hold in the blank white space and select Subscribe to Feed…
Enter Feed Site eg. www.npr.org Tap Next
The Name should auto select (if you are connected to the internet). Tap “OK”
All other Settings are fine or adjust at your discretion.
I use an HTC Kaiser (AT&T Tilt) w/cooked diamond rom 6.1 and I don’t have a data plan- I have WIFI at home @ work, so I needed something that could load everything onto my device for offline viewing when out-n-about. If you open a message then tap ok, then <Menu<Edit<Select All then tap-and-hold any off the messages, select <Mark<Mark Download, then do a Sync or Roundup again (you can find these by tapping and holding icons on the bottom toolbar) you can download full emails/news articles/etc. Hope this helps someone
nate

prestonmcafee said:
I have found that the native WM5 messaging program uses a huge amount of data to check mail. It seems to have the following problem -- it downloads more than message ids of previously downloaded emails evey time email is checked. This results in more than ten times the data use for Pop3 email, when compared to snappermail (a palm program). Unfortunately this program isn't available for WM5.
So what is the best Pop3 program? I am looking for an efficient one, preferably with a small footprint. I don't need exchange personally.
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checkout http://community.seven.com/main.php. it consumes less memory and its easy on battery consumption also. Push email works like charm and I can sync n number of accounts with this.

IMAP to gmail configuration?

Hi,
I'd like to configure Windows Mobile to make that the delete mail action in my gmail account archives the mail instead of deleting it.
I've read some post over the web talking about this issue, and giving some solutions, but none of them for Windows Mobile.
In essence, the solution implies to change the "label" that is associated with the delete action, so it must change from "[gmail]/trash" to "[gmail]/All mail" (this is my own interpretation of what I've read, very simplified ), but I don't know how to do this. I've searched the registry and the file system looking for some configuration entries, but I've been unable to find any
Any ideas? Is this possible to do?
(my ppc is a HTC TouchHD, by the way)
thanks

1 of the differences between imap and pop3 is that
imap dont delete the mails
you should try to change to pop3 in your pda

Use the IMAP connection and just move the messages to a folder on your PPC, this will change the tags in your gmail account. Thus moving the email from your Inbox to the folder of your choice.

Hi again,
Thanks Rudegar and Deedee for your replys. (sorry for my delayed answar, but I've been out of home some days)
Rudegar, I've been testing the pop3 access, but I have a problem. I use POP (with MS Outlook) in my main computer, so I always have my mails there and organized as I want (folders, subfolders, filters to delete, move, etc...) This is my main "mail box" and I like it this way 8·). The problem now is that if I download one mail from one pop3 "reader" (be it the PC or the PPC) the other one "loses" the mail. I suppose that gmail marks the mail as downloaded by pop so it is not "served" anymore. This makes the pop option "not an option" 8·(
Deedee, I've been playing a little more with the IMAP folders, and, as you say, I can move the messages to folders. The problem here is that this is not so easy as simply deleting it, and letting gmail to keep it archived. What I want is to be able to delete the messages but to be sure that there are kept safe by google, just in case ;·)...
What I want to do is exactly what is described in this page (http://vjarmy.com/archives/2007/10/tutorial_easy_archiving_for_gmai.php), but I don't know if there is some way to do the same in Windows Mobile
Thansk again for your help 8·)

it's done! well... in fact it has been always done! 8·)
As a nice "side efect" of using a spanish version of Windows Mobile, mails are never marked as "Trash", but as "Elementos eliminados", what, of course, gmail does not understands and treats it as a normal label. So emails are never sent to the trash folder, wich is what I wanted! 8·)
So problem solved! Thanks again for your pattience 8·D

Outlook in WM - sending emails from Outlook Account

Hi Everybody,
I recently got TP2 rhodium. The 1st WM system for me.
I tried to use Outlook in a "natural" way but I found some simple things I can't do.
Explain.
I have 3 accounts in my phone:
- "Outlook", which is synced with my company PC via ActiveSync.
- A "work account", that I use to receive and send emails using my company ISP (i.e. [email protected]) when I am away.
- A "personal account", that I use to receive and send emails using my personal ISP (i.e. [email protected]) when I am away.
Everything works: Outlook sync, work send-receive emails, personal send-receive emails.
The most simple thing I expect I can do is:
1) I sync Outlook via Activesync. So I get an updated copy of my pc inbox/outbox in my TP2. Including emails I didn't read yet.
2) I go away, get in the inbox of my phone outlook account and read emails. There's one I need to reply immediately!
3) I reply to that email, but...
the reply goes into the outgoing box but it remains there. It will be sent the next time I'll sync, but it will be next week.
I didn't find a way to use one of the 2 other accounts to send that email from inside the "outlook account". It's a reply, so I have to write it inside that account.
The most natural thing would be:
- an option in the "from" field allowing me to use one of the two accounts
- send the email
- watch it going in the outbox of my "outlook account", so that it will be synced the next time.
in addition,
if I send an email from my "work account", it will go into its outbox, but I cannot move it to the "outlook account" outbox, so that it can't be synced when I connect to my pc!!
I suppose many people encountered the same problem.
I tried to search, but I couldn't find any.
Anyone can address me to a solution?
I thank you all in advance.

Hi..
Thats what i did in the past.. i sync emails so that i know which ones i need to reply... but found it a hassle at times...
why not try using pop3 directly? Jus save a copy of emails on server.... i pop as and when i need... but only my outlook in laptop downloads emails.. i find it better in sense i have contorl when i use outlook.. but thats jus me and my 2cents..

Hi chuachongchee,
I hope I'll find a straight way for you and for me to do what I mean.
I can't believe it is not possible to do such an elementary thing with an almost 600€ gear and a WM at its 6th release!!! And such a cool design !!
Do outlook mobile developers ever work away from their pc?
I am not good in WM software "handling", but a lot of people is, and I am sure someone has already solved this issue.
Just hope I'll find one...

hi asamax,
Just confirming that I have a similar problem that would be solved if I could change the "From" field in the outgoing message (as with your problem).
I also have done a lot of searching and found nothing yet.
I have found that its possible to write "plugin" apps for
tmail (aka Outlook mail for WM) but found none that allow the change of the "From" field - annoying!

haongusa said:
hi asamax,
Just confirming that I have a similar problem that would be solved if I could change the "From" field in the outgoing message (as with your problem).
I also have done a lot of searching and found nothing yet.
I have found that its possible to write "plugin" apps for
tmail (aka Outlook mail for WM) but found none that allow the change of the "From" field - annoying!
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Don't mind,
I am sure this will be solved.
Such simple change + Such evident miss.
Please skilled-xda-developers write an outlook hacked rev. allowing:
- choose the account in the email "from" field
- copy/move emails between different accounts folders
- some additional options for each accounts would be useful: default c/c and hidden c/c recipients.
the 3rd in the list allowed me to solve this issue in my old Nokia E70 (!!).
I just put a rule for incoming mail in my PC outlook: when I receive a mail in whic i am in hidden c/c AND in the from fields, move it in the sent items folder. But it was not a very clean way... I expect more from my brand new rhodium!!!

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