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Gmail finally working!

I tried hard to make Gmail work with Outlook.
I was able to read my account, but I couldn't send anything, even with the support of this clever forum.
So I finally gave up trying to make Outlook work, and I switched to a free email application using SSL.
It's Qmail, written by a Japanese guy.
After a lot of investigation, I could have my Gmail account working, so if you're interested in understanding how, please continue reading this post.
(Actually Qmail is also a RSS reader and a newsgroup reader!)
If not, you don't need to go on.
1) Read this:
http://www.azol.ru/texts/QMail3_eng_FAQ.htm
excellent guide
2) Download the program here (with the page translated):
http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http://q3.snak.org/download/&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2
There are two files to be downloaded:
a) the stable version http://q3.snak.org/q3/nph-snapshot.cgi?q3u-ppc2003se-armv4-ja.zip
b) the openSSL library to be able to authenticate in Gmail. It's this one:
http://q3.snak.org/download/openssl/openssl-wince-arm-0.9.8a.zip
3) Put all the files in your SD card (strongly suggested) or wherever you want. Creater a subfolder named "mail_in" (in my case).
I suggest to create a link to q3u.exe files to have it in the program folder. I did it using Resco Explorer.
4) rotate the screen in portrait (or you won't be able to se the command bar, and anyway it will be more difficult).
5) Go to Tool-Account and create a new one using options as stated here: http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13287
Incoming Mail (POP3) Server - requires SSL: pop.gmail.com
Use SSL: Yes
Port: 995
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server - requires TLS: smtp.gmail.com (use authentication)
Use Authentication: Yes
Use SSL: Yes Port: 465
Account Name: your Gmail username (including '@gmail.com')
Email Address: your full Gmail email address ([email protected])
Password: your Gmail password
Now THE MOST IMPORTANT part for me. I could read mail but never send before I realized I had to put In the tab ADVANCED, in "Identity" field my gmail address.
Click on the (small) sync icon at the bottom (right) and it should work.
Further details on this good piece of software: http://babelfish.altavista.com/babe...tware/qmail2/./doc/manual/./qs-doc_index.html
and here: http://babelfish.altavista.com/babe...tp://q3.snak.org/wiki/wiki.cgi?page=FrontPage
hope it helps someone not to spend hours to make it work! :wink:

G Mail
My dear...just use Web IS mail and it will auto congifure for it...I use it and it is perfect

Gmail and Outlook
I have mine working with poutlook no problem. Google "gmail on ppc" to find guides on how to set it up.

Hi hdubli, I know Webis mail does it, but it costs money, while qmail is freeware.
illwil, I'm happy your poutlook is doing the job. I tried hard to have the same result, but I couldn't, and I didn't want to spend extra-money to have what I already expected from poutlook.
Putting exactly the same parameters in qmail it simply worked.
Maybe someone else is in my same situation, but I agree with you poutlook should be tried first.

Hey i did a google search for gmal clientsand came across this
http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?t=70622&page=1&pp=25
is this what you guys were talking about
autumno, did you try out the procedure on the aximsite?

Hi,
basically the setup is the same, but I couldn't make it work.
After succesfully using qmail for a while, I decided a completely different approach to gmail.
Considering it gives you the chance to have your messages as rss feeds, I'm using Egress as RSS reader.
It's here:
http://www.garishkernels.net/egress.html
It's not free but good. Unfortunately the free RSS reader I generally used, PRSS doesn't support the gmail format.
So I read my messages using Egress, and if I need to answer, I use its internal browser. It works.

hey i tried to get gmail going on my xda and face the following issue
whenever i try to connect to my gmail account, it first tries to logon
and then goes back to the display showing my user account and password
Incoming E-mail Password
User name --> my user name
Password --> my password
Domain --> Blank
can you guys please help me
this has resulted in a fourth account
Text Messages
Outlook E-mail
MMS
POP3 (new account)

Microsoft Exchange Driving Me Crazy

I have done a search on this site and HOFO and cant seem to come to a solution. I'm about to go crazy.
I know my company uses Microsoft Exchange. I also have webmail access for my email as well as VPN access.
At this point, I'm unsure what to do with all of the info. I was hoping some of you could help me out. I am on yahoo messenger as curiosity7277466 or I am definitely open to calling you or talking via email. I have been really looking forward to making this work. Hopefully someone here can make my first post here a success. Thanks!
Rudy

it's pretty easy.
*IF* your company has an Outlook Web Access (OWA) Email Server setup so that you can access webmail from the net, you should be able to setup your outlook/exchange email as well.
I bought my 8125 a few nights ago - and while sitting in the store, entered my OWA info and, boom, had my contacts, email, etc. within a few minutes.
Open ActiveSync on your device and click on menu/configure server.
enter your server email address - it should be in the format of mail.doman.com. so, for example, it could look like one of the following:
mail.xda-developers.com
inetmail.yourcompany.com
The point is it will use the same web address that you use for webmail from outside the company. If you use https://mail.xda-developers.com to gain access to your OWA, you'll use mail.xda-developers.com as your server address. You'll likely need to select the SSL connection.
Hit next.
Your use name is your Active Directory user name. The password is your corporate password; and the domain is your AD domain.
You may typically know your user credentials as domain\user name, yet you do need to keep the separate on this screen. Enter user name, passowrd, and domain. Click on the save passwork box.
Hit next. Select your preferences and hit finish.
that's it. you're done.
enjoy.

The key question is which version of Exchange is being used, and what has been exposed to the Internet.
Browsing to Outlook Web Access is the usual clue. Exchange 2003 OWA looks very different from the previous versions - it is very similar to Outlook.
First thing I would try is OMA - Outlook Mobile Access. You can try it from a desktop before you start playing around with your handheld.
https://servername.domain.com/oma
You should get a prompt with username and password.
Enter your username in the format of domain\username and then your regular domain password.
You should then get a list of options in plain text. You can now read your email etc.
Move over to your handheld and enter the same URL and the same thing should happen.
If that doesn't work then you will have to speak to your Exchange administrators to see whether the options have been enabled. There are a number that aren't enabled by default which can stop OMA working.
As Exchange Active Sync works through the OMA virtual directory, if OMA doesn't work then I would be surprised is EAS works.
Exchange ActiveSync setup is as previously posted - but without support enabled on the server, it will never work.
Simon.

The best bet is for you to call your help desk. They may not know but they could probably open a ticket to the Exchage team and you will get a correct answer from them.
There are many different ways to expose the Exchange Front End server to the internet that just guessing will drive you crazy. Some companies expose the whole exchange web directories and other only expose OWA
With all the Firewall Settings Web Proxies and ISA configurations out there it will be hard to tell if you can use Active Sync.
URLs follow this method of connecting to the different IIS Web inerfaces of Exchange
mycompany.domain.com/exchange = OWA
mycompany.domain.com/OMA = WAP based OWA
mycompany.domain.com/ActiveSync = is for ActiveSync
So they have to expose ActiveSync to allow you to use it.
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Got exchange access now how do that push thing

A awesome member here offered free exchange accounts so I took one. Now how do i use it to set up direct push I have the server address and my account info but where from here I am lost

Is the exchange account hosted on an Exchange 2003 Service Pack 2 server? If not, Direct Push wont work as it is.
If server is Exchange 2003 SP2, setup active sync to add a server, enter details. Then goto Active Sync schedule and setup to receive when new items arrive, then manually sync once (this will send settings to the server). Thats about it

i assume you refer to mail2web
its on my site
Sign up live.mail2web.com and use push mail on your WM5 devices for FREE!! (Your WM5 must have push mail enabled - aka AKU2)
Ok so you have setup the account but dont know how to setup the mobile device, well follow these instructions and you should be up and running with free push mail
In Activesync
click
- add server source..
Server name: mobile.exchange.mail2web.com
User name: [yourusername]@mail2web.com
Domain: ad2

can't connect to any POP3/SMTP site that requires the use of SSL.

I recently got this email from att yahoo:
Dear AT&T Yahoo! Member,
We're making some security improvements to your AT&T Yahoo! service. These changes will affect members who send or receive email from a desktop or mobile client program, such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, Eudora, Apple Mail, or Thunderbird.
To help us ensure the security of your email, you will need to change the settings on your desktop or mobile email client program.
you may take the following steps to change the settings on your desktop or mobile email client program:
Open your email client program.
Locate the email account settings for your particular client.
Change the POP server to pop.att.yahoo.com.
Change the SMTP server to smtp.att.yahoo.com.
Check the option labeled Use an encrypted connection (SSL) and change the SMTP port to 465.
Check the option labeled Use an encrypted connection (SSL) and change the POP3 port to 995.
Confirm the above settings then click OK.
I already tried my first comandment "Thou shalt not ask before search!" but alas I can't seem to find how to change ports on e-mail set up. I'm running wm6 but I don't know if wm5 had this abbilty as I didn't need it then. Any help would be great!

So, mabey I should have posted under wm6 & titled the post photon question. At the very least somebody would reply to flame me or something. lol

I had the same problem. Turned out to be the operator. They do not offer full Internet services, only WAP and unencrypted e-mail (i.e. no SSL). The problem sorted itself out after switching to another operator . . .

Add a colon then (port #, no spaces) after each in/Out server. That is how I have it set up with my 8525/ wm5

Thanks, I'll give that a shot. If not I guess I can open a hot mail account and forward email till att fixes the auto set up in August (per the "help" desk)

[Q] Push Email on Galaxy 3

Hi,
I am using Galaxy 3 I5801 with Android 2.1.
I browsed the internet and found confusing opinions about push email on my device.
All I want to know is:
1. Can I use Push email on my Galaxy 3 just like I use on a Blackberry
i.e. I pay a fixed charge for unlimited email receiving and sending to my service provider(airtel) on my device. However, this charge does not cover any Internet browsing (GPRS) charges.
2. Can I configure my corporate email account (not gmail or yahoo) on to my phone using push mail?
Hope my question is valid and understood.

aalekh87 said:
Hi,
I am using Galaxy 3 I5801 with Android 2.1.
I browsed the internet and found confusing opinions about push email on my device.
All I want to know is:
1. Can I use Push email on my Galaxy 3 just like I use on a Blackberry
i.e. I pay a fixed charge for unlimited email receiving and sending to my service provider(airtel) on my device. However, this charge does not cover any Internet browsing (GPRS) charges.
2. Can I configure my corporate email account (not gmail or yahoo) on to my phone using push mail?
Hope my question is valid and understood.
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yes you can, in the email app. i have my college email configured (had it on eclair and have it now on jpb)
there are also other apps that support corporate accounts, like k9. though i havent tried any

thanks for the reply
thanks for the reply mate.
what I understood out of this is that
1) I contact Airtel (my service provider) and ask them to activate push email on my connection and tell them the plan that I want.
2) configure my corporate email account on my galaxy 3 using K9 or like application
Is this the way to go?

aalekh87 said:
thanks for the reply mate.
what I understood out of this is that
1) I contact Airtel (my service provider) and ask them to activate push email on my connection and tell them the plan that I want.
2) configure my corporate email account on my galaxy 3 using K9 or like application
Is this the way to go?
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Im not sure about step 1, since I am not in the same situation (I dont have a special service for email - I use "regular" internet). I do think that if you are already paying for it that you dont have to, but you there is no risk in contacting airtel, is there, so why not contact them?

I am , as well, facing issues configuring my corporate exchange email account on Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801.
1. I have a monthly GPRS plan (from Vodafone).
2. In order to configure the email account, I entered the email id and password,
3. I opt for the exchange account option.
4. I enter the domain\userid and password ( password is pre-populated)
5. I then enter the outlook web acess URL of my corporate exchange server and then it tries to get the incoming server settings. Doesn
t work - Get an error message " Unable to open connection to the server"
6. I then re try with the exchange server details ( as configured in my PC outlook client), it tries to get the incoming server settings. Doesn
t work - Get an error message " Unable to open connection to the server"
7. I have tried with all combinations of uppercase / lowercase - no luck at all.
8. Interestingly the google mail which gets auto-configured works well !!!
Can I get some help please ?

vj2011 said:
I am , as well, facing issues configuring my corporate exchange email account on Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801.
1. I have a monthly GPRS plan (from Vodafone).
2. In order to configure the email account, I entered the email id and password,
3. I opt for the exchange account option.
4. I enter the domain\userid and password ( password is pre-populated)
5. I then enter the outlook web acess URL of my corporate exchange server and then it tries to get the incoming server settings. Doesn
t work - Get an error message " Unable to open connection to the server"
6. I then re try with the exchange server details ( as configured in my PC outlook client), it tries to get the incoming server settings. Doesn
t work - Get an error message " Unable to open connection to the server"
7. I have tried with all combinations of uppercase / lowercase - no luck at all.
8. Interestingly the google mail which gets auto-configured works well !!!
Can I get some help please ?
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My experience:
in the email app:
1.add account
2.email addres:
[email protected]
Password:
********** (you are not getting that )
3. next-> exchange account ->
4. I then get:
Domain user name:
\borisivan.babic
Password:
**********
Exchange server:
student.fsr.ba
use secure check
accept all not checked.
5. I change
domain user name to
[email protected]
and
Exchange server to:
pod51007.outlook.com
and it works for me.
Dunno about your exact server setup, so you might have to put something else instead of pod51007.outlook.com however, if it is from microsoft try that.

Thanks mate !
Tried the "pod51..." server details too , unfortunately it doesn't work, I will have to check with the system admin team within my organization to get the server details.

vj2011 said:
Thanks mate !
Tried the "pod51..." server details too , unfortunately it doesn't work, I will have to check with the system admin team within my organization to get the server details.
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np. you should be able to find it yourself, after you login on your pc. though im not sure i can help you that much with that.