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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)

ActiveSync jumps out of nowhere on my Exec

Just sitting in a restaurant, no wifi, not connected in anyway to anywhere.. and the Activesync shows up ?!?!? Writing the correct last time I synced my device (which was this morning at home). WTF is this?

go to activesync app on the ppc
create a server source
enter a totally fictitious name and address
follow the wizard, dont select any items to sync
set the period to sync as manual for both
finish the wizard
open the options
delete the new server source
the default setting is to auto start and sync, by creating the fictitious entry it allows you to change those settings
deleting the server source retains the sync period settings

simon_darley said:
go to activesync app on the ppc
create a server source
enter a totally fictitious name and address
follow the wizard, dont select any items to sync
set the period to sync as manual for both
finish the wizard
open the options
delete the new server source
the default setting is to auto start and sync, by creating the fictitious entry it allows you to change those settings
deleting the server source retains the sync period settings
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Simon,
I have done this numerous times when I had the O2 ROM. Now I have the IMate ROM, it works if I am not connected to anything, so that is good, for that is what I want. One thing I notice when I am connected through WIFI, active sync application on my Exec still opens up on the background. Are you having the same experiences with this setup or am I missing a setting here?

my active sync doesnt auto start AS at all anymore if i set the server source to sync manually, then delete the server source.
i use wifi a lot and it also doesnt start it.
there could be other reasons such as programs you have that auto update from the web when wifi is running, eg SPB weather. again, i set this to update manually.
what other programs do you have that require or use an AS or WIFI connection?

simon_darley said:
there could be other reasons such as programs you have that auto update from the web when wifi is running, eg SPB weather. again, i set this to update manually.
what other programs do you have that require or use an AS or WIFI connection?
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I think you are right. I forgot about Pocket Weather's update settings. Thanks.

Hotmail on Universal

Browser - Opera 8.5 beta
Device - Qtek 9000
Connection - GPRS T-mobile
Location - USA
For some reason, when using GPRS, going to hotmail, it takes me to msnmobile instead of the regular hotmail webpage despite using Opera.
Not only that, it doesn't take me to the mobile hotmail page, even after I log on.
Anybody knows a solution around it?
Tried searching for hotmail but nothing came up that provided me with the solution.

Actually Opera does not offer a user-configurable User-Agent to enable identification of Opera as IE6 so you are forced to mobile websites.
A work around which I did is as follows:-
1) Open your usual hotmail site on your windows xp computer.
2) When the site has fully opened the address bar on your windows xp web browser will look something like this (http://by20fd.bay20.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/hmhome? *******)
3) Copy and paste this entire address to a word document on your windows xp computer and save the word document.
4) Using active sync transfer this word document from your windows xp computer to your pocket pc and open with Word Mobile
5) Run Opera on your PPC and copy and paste the address from your word mobile document to the address bar in the opera window.
6) Press the go button and the website will display.
7 Now you can save the open website as one of your Favourites and this way you will not have to follow the entire procedure each time you want to go to the hotmail site.
It works for me and hope it does for you sas well.
Kind Regards

nope, still automatically redirects to mobile.msn.com
Really frustrating! :evil:

Okay go to the mobile MSN account as opera would take you. Then enter your username and password and log in. Also click the radio button for opera to remember both the username and password i.e. the uppermost radio button. Exit opera then retry the procedure in my above post.
Regards

srmz said:
Actually Opera does not offer a user-configurable User-Agent to enable identification of Opera as IE6 so you are forced to mobile websites.
Kind Regards
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try adding a new section to the opera.ini file in \Application Data\Opera :
[User Agent]
Spoof UserAgent ID=1
Full options are:
Opera = 1
Mozilla = 2
Internet Explorer = 3
Mozilla, no Opera mention = 4
Internet Explorer, no Opera mention = 5
Let me know
MaX

aefelix
Thanks for the info
YES! It works. Changing the User Agent file does allow it to go to the regular hotmail webpage. Don't forget to soft reset.
FYI, I'm using the Opera 8.5 beta on my Qtek 9000.
Google.com still doesn't work on GPRS though. Works great when connected to PC via Activesync....just not through GPRS.
One other thing I need to mention also, after adding the User Agent to the ini file, the top bar where the address and all the icons are, have a background issue. The icons and the address bar all show up fine, but just the background is a little messed up. Nothing you can't live with.
Thanks again Aefelix.

aefelix
Thx, will try that now...
I noticed something though, i normally use WAP over GPRS to browse, i tried it and it didn't work (copy hotmail link and paste it).
But then when i was hooked up via WIFI, it worked on PIE without changing any setting!
How could that be? :shock: :?

Jamps...
I've also noticed that when I use Wi-Fi, hotmail works just fine.
But please do try AeFelix's fix and see if it works for you too.

Hi Aefelix,
Tried modifying the Opera.ini by adding the User Agent section as advised.
Now it takes me to the regular hotmail login page and allows log in as well. But after log in none of the links such as Mail, Calendar, etc appear to work. So I cannot actually go beyond the page which appears after the log in is through.
Anybody else experienced this and any suggestions??
Kind Regards

WM 6.1 Exchange Server Email Manual Connection instead

Hi,
Did a search for this type of problem but couldnt find anything. I have a HTC Diamond WM6.1 from Orange in UK.
I have successfully configured it to use Activesync & Webmail but when I configure it to connect to my works exchange server (using their webmail address at is states) I cannot set that connection to manual as I could with my webmail. It therefore connects every few minutes by itself and remains connected.
In Messaging, I clicked New Account and followed the instructions for POP mail (Gmail) and there is an option to schedule the send/receive but this is not the same for the "Outlook Email" option.
Am I missing something??? I dont think so.. is it possible to modify this through registry?
Thanks.
Nathan

I stumbled on this yesterday, it may help you get to the settings you're after.
If the link doesn't work just try googling "activesync dummy server fix".
http://frommypocket.pocketprimer.co...nage-activesync-and-the-dummy-server-fix.aspx

RuM3100 said:
Hi,
Did a search for this type of problem but couldnt find anything. I have a HTC Diamond WM6.1 from Orange in UK.
I have successfully configured it to use Activesync & Webmail but when I configure it to connect to my works exchange server (using their webmail address at is states) I cannot set that connection to manual as I could with my webmail. It therefore connects every few minutes by itself and remains connected.
In Messaging, I clicked New Account and followed the instructions for POP mail (Gmail) and there is an option to schedule the send/receive but this is not the same for the "Outlook Email" option.
Am I missing something??? I dont think so.. is it possible to modify this through registry?
Thanks.
Nathan
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Exchange email is different from POP/IMAP.
You need to use Activesync on the phone to change those settings (which affect email, calendar events, tasks and contacts which are synced with the exchange server via Activesync over the air):
- Start->Programs->Activesync
- Soft right key (Menu)->Schedule
Then you can change the "Peak times:" and "Off-peak times:" settings from "As item arrive" (which is the default pushed email setting) to "Manually".
Cheers!!
NOTE: You can also quickly enable/disable push email (which is the "As item arrive" setting mentioned above) by going to "Settings " tab in TF3D, then tap on "Communications" and finally use "Microsoft Direct Push" ON/OFF to do the job.

Hats off guys..! Thanks. I didn't know that Activesync played a part when I wasnt connected to the laptop.
All sorted!!
Regards
Nathan

New HD2, troubles with pop3/smtp email setup. [RESOLVED]

Resolved. Seems like the email server want to be imap when accessed by HD2. I have it setup and working as pop3 on ALL my other email clients and it works. It finally worked after I tried it as imap on the HD2.
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I'm having trouble setting up an email account to check. I have all my settings correct and I've checked this a dozen times. I always get this message:
Messages cannot be downloaded to your mobile device. Make sure you are connected and that your e-mail account settings are correct. Then, try to download messages again.
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The status says 'Error Sychronizing'.
I've also tried changing the 'Network connection' in the Advanced Server Setting of the Email Setup.
The pop3/smtp server is just an ip address, but I don't think that should matter. It works in all other programs and Android.
Any ideas? This is really frustrating since this should be a basic function of a smartphone.

i guess you are setting your email thru SENSELESS...been there before, but guess what?
you have to set your mails in windows otherwise it won't work !!! go to start, email and set your setting in wm mode (remember wm 6.1? same interface!) hehe
don't forget to check all the dropdown menus
as i had experienced, setting emails is very easy in palm and android(nexus one)
here its a bit complicated

iwang said:
i guess you are setting your email thru SENSELESS...been there before, but guess what?
you have to set your mails in windows otherwise it won't work !!! go to start, email and set your setting in wm mode (remember wm 6.1? same interface!) hehe
don't forget to check all the dropdown menus
as i had experienced, setting emails is very easy in palm and android(nexus one)
here its a bit complicated
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I actually did set it up through the 'not pretty' email app. I did get my personal email account which is imap/smtp to work. However, I rather have my work email account working..
I'll check my personal email account through pop3/smtp servers in a bit.

what server does your employer use? hotmail?

We host our own email server.
I thought it was the fact that mobile outlook didn't like the pop3/smtp server as an IP, so I mapped wm hosts with a name for that IP. Opera will pick up on the hosts change and go to the right place. Unfortunately, mobile outlook still gives me the same error.
I was able to log into imap and pop3 server for my personal email, which is on another server.