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"Outlook Email"... what's the point?

Maybe I'm really thick & am missing something here, but what's the point of the "Outlook Email" in WM5?
OK, so it syncs with Outlook on the PC using ActiveSync, fine... but it can therefore only send/receive email when the device is connected & synched to the PC. Although the emails from the PC's Outlook copy over to the device, you can't reply to them with the device when the device is not synched to the PC.
If my XDA Mini S is connected & synched to my PC, I'm not gonna use my XDA to reply to emails, I'd use my PC!
Away from the PC, you can download pop email to a different account on the XDA, but... that account can't then be synched with the PC, only "Outlook Email" can be synched, & it can only be used when synched.

Err...you know you can sync with the server wirelessly via GPRS, EDGE, whatever, right?

Its pretty worhtless unless you use push. Atleast as far as I am concerned. It would be nice if it integrated it with your current pop3 account.

i used to think exactly that untill i changed my work over to use an exchange server then it really comes to life. they should creat a cut down program that lets you sync your desktop outlook over the net imo. then every home user could have push email.

Tezcatlipoca said:
OK, so it syncs with Outlook on the PC using ActiveSync, fine... but it can therefore only send/receive email when the device is connected & synched to the PC. Although the emails from the PC's Outlook copy over to the device, you can't reply to them with the device when the device is not synched to the PC.
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Besides using an Exchange Server, as others have pointed out, bear in mind the same WM OS is also used on non-phone Pocket PCs. In the "good ol' days" you sync'd your PPC in the morning, read and replied to your e-mails on your PPC "on the go" and the next time you sync'd, the (as yet unsent) replies you'd composed during the day would transfer to your desktop PC and get sent by (desktop) Outlook.
If you don't use Exchange, then the Outlook Mobile e-mail box is probably useless to you unless your e-mails are non-urgent enough that you can wait until your next sync before your replies are sent, and your GPRS data charges are punitive enough to justify waiting. I have an unlimited data plan so I now use my Wizard as my primary e-mail device and simply have my IMAP accounts setup on the Wizard and disabled e-mail syncing entirely. (Frankly, since Microsoft disabled desktop sync over wi-fi in WM5 I find myself syncing only once a day or two instead of the several times a day I used to sync my PPC 2K2 and 2K3 devices!)
Basically my desktop PC is now my e-mail "archive" since I'm far more likely to read and reply to all of my e-mail on my Wizard.

elecconnec said:
In the "good ol' days" you sync'd your PPC in the morning, read and replied to your e-mails on your PPC "on the go" and the next time you sync'd, the (as yet unsent) replies you'd composed during the day would transfer to your desktop PC and get sent by (desktop) Outlook.
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I guess i'm still living in the good ol' days because thats exactly what i do!!!
question if i may, how do i set it so it syncs the entire email and i don't have to click on "get rest of email" thing on the bottom?

I also sync my phone in the morning and reply to any overnight emails throughout the day, then sync when I get home from work...
Unless it's an important email, in which case, I'll use GPRS to send it from my mobile account.

Push emails from home PC
Hi Guys,
If you have broadband and leave your PC on almost constantly then this may be what you're looking for.
http://www.emoze.com
I haven't tried it yet as I've literally stumbled over it myself but from what I can tell it takes your email as you receive it from your home PC and redirects it to your pda.
I'll let you know if it's any good but it's totally free so check it out for yourselves.
Have fun
Terry

My outlook email syncs (pushmail) with my work-exchange server over gprs, only during working ours.
And for private mail I have a pop3 box checking for new mail every 5 minutes.
Works great!

N!co said:
My outlook email syncs (pushmail) with my work-exchange server over gprs, only during working ours.
And for private mail I have a pop3 box checking for new mail every 5 minutes.
Works great!
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Yeah, but how much data wil be used by your GPRS connection?
Pertinent connection for syncing and also popping you mailbox every 5 minutes will not be that cheap I think
p.s. Wie is je provider en hoeveel ben jij per maand kwijt hieraan ongeveer?

Does anyone else use IMAP to sync? I have IMAP for my home mail and Exchange push for work, seems to work OK. IMAP uses a lot more data though than ActiveSync, and seems a lot slower, and Desktop's Outlook's IMAP client leaves a lot to be desired, but it is an option, at least.

Don't use Exchange, so it seems like the "Outlook Email" account is fairly pointless for me.

fone_fanatic said:
question if i may, how do i set it so it syncs the entire email and i don't have to click on "get rest of email" thing on the bottom?
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on you phone go to Active sync
click menu > option
highlight email and click settings
Change limit email size to "ALL"

eguess said:
fone_fanatic said:
question if i may, how do i set it so it syncs the entire email and i don't have to click on "get rest of email" thing on the bottom?
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on you phone go to Active sync
click menu > option
highlight email and click settings
Change limit email size to "ALL"
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Thank you! i looked all over the messaging opitons, didn't think it would be in the activesync options. thanks again!

fone_fanatic said:
question if i may, how do i set it so it syncs the entire email and i don't have to click on "get rest of email" thing on the bottom?
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On your desktop PC in Activesync, after syncing but while still connected, double click on "e-mail" in the main pane and an option menu should come up. You can set the size of e-mail to sync there.

Thanks for the tips
Thanks for the help

wait so you cant set up a pop3 mail account on outlook and use edge or w.e to send/recieve and get new email..
wtf...

guyver2077 said:
wait so you cant set up a pop3 mail account on outlook and use edge or w.e to send/recieve and get new email..
wtf...
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Says who? You can do exactly that with either POP3 or IMAP Accounts.

kyphur said:
guyver2077 said:
wait so you cant set up a pop3 mail account on outlook and use edge or w.e to send/recieve and get new email..
wtf...
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Says who? You can do exactly that with either POP3 or IMAP Accounts.
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ok good.. i was gonna set i up with a pop3 email in case i couldnt ever get exchange to work

U can also do "push" even if u r just a home user like me . You can get a free exchange account at www.mail2web.com .

Gmail supported Push mail now

Tested it is working fine.
http://www.google.com/mobile/products/sync.html#p=winmo
Gmail sync. Get your Gmail pushed directly to your Windows Mobile device. Your inbox is always up to date no matter where you are, or what you're doing.

Can I use this 'WITH' my active sync on the PC...
i want to sync GMAIL (email), and my Outlook contacts, and local files... not Gmail contacts!! (gmail contacts are in thousands... all unsorted, some ppl who i emailed once, etc etc..) and Not google calendar..
any ideas etc?

Works exaclty as it should. If you have it already configured for contacts and calendar, just go in active sync options and check emails. Then delete your IMAP account settings on the device.
Works like a charm, finally !

hdaackda said:
Can I use this 'WITH' my active sync on the PC...
i want to sync GMAIL (email), and my Outlook contacts, and local files... not Gmail contacts!! (gmail contacts are in thousands... all unsorted, some ppl who i emailed once, etc etc..) and Not google calendar..
any ideas etc?
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My setup sounds like what you are trying to do. I sync my Outlook Contacts, Outlook Calendar, Outlook Notes, and files with ActiveSync by USB. I added an Exchange server to ActiveSync (on the phone) for my gmail. I ONLY checked email for the gmail account - NOT contacts, calendar, tasks, or anything else. Everything works perfectly. I still sync my calendar, contacts, notes & files with my desktop PC, and I get push email from gmail.
The gmail exchange server configured in ActiveSync did not mess with other (desktop Outlook based) sync settings.

Works great with me too, just a small annoyance... I dont want the emails I receive on the ppc and havent even seen yet, be marked as read on the server...
I checked the settings and theres no mention to that option...

Anyone knows the refresh rate for push email this way. I mean will you be noticed instantly upon receiving an email or will it sync with the server lets say every 15min or so???

thnks everyone... am trying it out now

I cant get the stupid calendar to work but the rest works great.... Is there anyways to have more then 1 email set up like this ?

Pitchb3nd said:
Anyone knows the refresh rate for push email this way. I mean will you be noticed instantly upon receiving an email or will it sync with the server lets say every 15min or so???
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^^
Instantly.. thts the concept of PUSh email...

Cyclops hammer said:
I cant get the stupid calendar to work but the rest works great.... Is there anyways to have more then 1 email set up like this ?
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Sadly no. This is a limitation of winmo: you can setup just one exchange server...

ok now that I switched to gmail push instead of imap I get the "Sent from my HTC Touch Pro2 etc..." I didnt have that with imap. Is there a way to change the footer?
Open up your email, click on menu, tools, then options then select signatures

I'm not being able to receive attachments with GMail activesync, even though I have set activesync to receive attachments less than 100KB.
What could be the problem?

blue_earth said:
I'm not being able to receive attachments with GMail activesync, even though I have set activesync to receive attachments less than 100KB.
What could be the problem?
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try setting max msg size to 100 (or 200kb) and just click on receive attachments (without specifying size)..
i thnk tht shuld work.. will try it myself too

What version of active sync is Google using? 2003 or 2007?

6xxx emails in GMail, only can sync 171 emails ...
Is it possible to get all emails ?

What are people setting the "Send/Receive Schedule" to? I checked the box for e-mail on the exchange list but it's not pulling e-mail. My guess is that the time schedule is overriding it????

my emails are not syncing straight away, 5-10mins at times, then instantly at others...very odd
plus battery consumption is very high, anyone else similar experience

Winker-Omnia said:
my emails are not syncing straight away, 5-10mins at times, then instantly at others...very odd
plus battery consumption is very high, anyone else similar experience
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Well im just getting email every 15 minutes. So it is not actually getting pushed to me. Interesting enough my ipod touch is getting email pushed. (BTW im using WIFI for both HTC FUZE and ipod touch)
Do I need to disable forward IMAP in gmail? Im thinking not cause my ipod touch is getting pushed email.

I am unable to receive any HTML emails on my mobile via activesync (for gmail). My wm6.1 activesync settings for email are set to Download All emails from the past, Message format HTML and Download size limit 5 KB. The HTML emails are appearing in my winmo outlook inbox as 0KB in size (so I only receive the subject line). Anyone else experiencing this issue?

Ok guys, I have Miri v12 rom on my Touch HD and I tried to setup my gmail account on Activesync on the Vista Mobile Device Center and also directly on my Touch HD, with the help of this step-by-step guide http://bit.ly/5l5Rw , but in the end when I try to sync, it asks for my Exchange Server credentials, user pass and domain, but no go...
No matter if I put in username: [email protected] or simply in the username field I put the username and then in the domain field I put googlemail.com, It always end up asking me again for the credentials...
Can anyone help me? Am I doing something wrong? I've tried this on my actual rom and on another one, but no luck.

Email (Gmail) problem.. pls answer..

So,
in a first look, this question may seam as an waste of time.. but, two days ago, i went from e71 to HD2... i find hd2 excelent phone, but some features are not as good as i suposed that would be.
first of all, it took me TWO (?!) days to configure e mail, but man would say it is not a rocket science... lol (i had that well known proxy problems, etc...)..
but now, i find VERY iritating the fact that e mails come to my phone with 5-20 (depends on don't know what...) delay?
I use GMAIL, and in a nut shell - my settings are - automatic every 5 minutes.
It is very strange, because my Nokia E71 was perfect, mail arrived SAME time on mobile and gmail....
what should i do to make it "100% push"?
thank you!

I don't know, but if it took you 2 DAYS to configure the e-mail and went thru proxy issues, it is very likely that at some point you misconfigured something and therefore, it's not working smoothly....
I say so because my gmail works just fine, as it should be. Perhaps you should just delete the account and set it up again from scratch.

lovanova said:
I don't know, but if it took you 2 DAYS to configure the e-mail and went thru proxy issues, it is very likely that at some point you misconfigured something and therefore, it's not working smoothly....
I say so because my gmail works just fine, as it should be. Perhaps you should just delete the account and set it up again from scratch.
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thnx for answer.. but, today i went thru ROM update (to 1.48), and i set up whole mobile again (no backup), and same problem again.
i went thru auto setup, not manual, - "like as it should be done"..

if you want push then go through "Outlook" in the Email account wizard and set up your gmail account that way.
if you've set it to check every 5minutes, then it's going to give you a delay.

you can add push gmail through active sync - add server source, through device center or ActiveSync on your pc or through 'data services' on the settings tab of HTC sense. instructions are outlined at Google sync services webpage, you could eh google that.
grtz
Lukas

fards said:
if you want push then go through "Outlook" in the Email account wizard and set up your gmail account that way.
if you've set it to check every 5minutes, then it's going to give you a delay.
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thnx for answer, but i google that, and as i read - it is not possible?

mobrado said:
thnx for answer, but i google that, and as i read - it is not possible?
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goto active sync
enter full email address, untick "attempt to auto detect"
server address "m.google.com" keep ticked this server requires etc....
User name - your full email address again, password and look at all options. You can sync calendar and contacts too. You need to sync twice to get both calendar and contacts working.

gavinfabl said:
goto active sync
enter full email address, untick "attempt to auto detect"
server address "m.google.com" keep ticked this server requires etc....
User name - your full email address again, password and look at all options. You can sync calendar and contacts too. You need to sync twice to get both calendar and contacts working.
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thnx 4 answer, but now, how do I add two accounts??
and i will be very thanking!

mobrado said:
thnx 4 answer, but now, how do I add two accounts??
and i will be very thanking!
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I don't think that's possible, I also want to add 2 accounts for push e-mail (Exchange and GMail)

As far as I know, you can only use one exchange account.

When you've added push gmail through active sync is there any way to rename the outlook account to Gmail ? Just looks a bit odd going to 'outlook' to read my gmails.

so.. nokia vs htc 1:0..
i had two accounts - two GMAIL accounts, and it was working WITH NO DELAY, with regular setup..
so, very disapointing in HTC's features...

so.. nokia vs htc 1:0..
i had two accounts - two GMAIL accounts, and it was working WITH NO DELAY, with regular setup..
so, very disapointing in HTC's features...

Still having gmail problems

I had problems with syncing my googlemail account with my HD2, and couldn't get old messages to sync. I've now fixed this thanks to advice received on here, at least for my inbox. It still won't sync sent mail, or other mail folders, even though I've checked them in the box to sync in "mail menu>tools>manage folders"
Can anyone help with this issue?

I'm confused. If you use the IMAP protocol then your email folders get synced anyway. That's how mine works (not bothered with push-mail as I don't need it).
Can you explain your problem better please?
WB

For me, Gmail sync worked nicely for inbox but not for sent messages. After working a lot on the problem, I found that you have to specify folders (meaning sent mail folder) also on Activesync on your PC with the HD2 connected. At least syncing sent mails then worked for me. So, check out the active sync desktop sync settings also.

wacky.banana said:
I'm confused. If you use the IMAP protocol then your email folders get synced anyway. That's how mine works (not bothered with push-mail as I don't need it).
Can you explain your problem better please?
WB
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My inbox syncs but no the sent message folder doesn't, nor do other folders from my gmail account.

Yes you are right re Gmail. I am rooting around for a solution at the moment. Will let you know if I find one.
Have got a gut feel that youmight only be able to do the full folder set through outlook. I'm searching now.
WB

wacky.banana said:
Yes you are right re Gmail. I am rooting around for a solution at the moment. Will let you know if I find one.
Have got a gut feel that youmight only be able to do the full folder set through outlook. I'm searching now.
WB
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OK thanks

roland234 said:
For me, Gmail sync worked nicely for inbox but not for sent messages. After working a lot on the problem, I found that you have to specify folders (meaning sent mail folder) also on Activesync on your PC with the HD2 connected. At least syncing sent mails then worked for me. So, check out the active sync desktop sync settings also.
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Had a look at active sync, and there's no setting for Gmail. There is one for Email, but this does not affect Gmail. Any other ideas?

Hi, well I am now a bit unsure about my suggestion to fix it via Active sync on the PC. I just now had to reinstall gmail (after hard reset for other reasons), and initially I did not get any mails in the sent folder. However, I then unchecked the sync mark for "sent mails" both on the HD2 and PC. Then rechecked them. Still did not work. Then I sent an email, and voila first this email got into the sent folder, and after some seconds all the rest of the sent mails on my gmail account appeared.
So, end result is that after changing back and forth whether to sync the sent mail folder, and sending emails, I got it to work. Not a very clear help, sorry, but I am sure you will get it in order in the end

Snerkler,
I have been hunting around and experimenting all day. Its not good news.
Look here..http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=0263a42300d6bc90&hl=en
I can't get any other folder to sync bar the inbox, even though I have now changed the way I do this on my device to push mail via google sync.
I think the only way, which I did not test, is to use Outlook on a PC as your mail client accessing Google mail using the IMAP4 protocol so your messages remain synced at all times, then sync your phone to your laptop and get all your folders that way.
I have not tested that out as I don't have the time. It may work or it may be complete cobblers.
If anybody else can throw any positive light on this then please do.
WB

roland234 said:
Hi, well I am now a bit unsure about my suggestion to fix it via Active sync on the PC. I just now had to reinstall gmail (after hard reset for other reasons), and initially I did not get any mails in the sent folder. However, I then unchecked the sync mark for "sent mails" both on the HD2 and PC. Then rechecked them. Still did not work. Then I sent an email, and voila first this email got into the sent folder, and after some seconds all the rest of the sent mails on my gmail account appeared.
So, end result is that after changing back and forth whether to sync the sent mail folder, and sending emails, I got it to work. Not a very clear help, sorry, but I am sure you will get it in order in the end
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It does show sent mails from my HD2, but not ones sent from my laptop

wacky.banana said:
Snerkler,
I have been hunting around and experimenting all day. Its not good news.
Look here..http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=0263a42300d6bc90&hl=en
I can't get any other folder to sync bar the inbox, even though I have now changed the way I do this on my device to push mail via google sync.
I think the only way, which I did not test, is to use Outlook on a PC as your mail client accessing Google mail using the IMAP4 protocol so your messages remain synced at all times, then sync your phone to your laptop and get all your folders that way.
I have not tested that out as I don't have the time. It may work or it may be complete cobblers.
If anybody else can throw any positive light on this then please do.
WB
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I'll give it a go syncing to outlook later and see what happens, cheers

Noticed something very strange with Gmail. I've just logged onto my Gmail account and I now have 2 sent mail folders since using my HD2. One has all mail sent from my laptop, and one the mail sent from the HD2.
Does anyone know why this is and how to merge the 2?

wacky.banana said:
Snerkler,
I have been hunting around and experimenting all day. Its not good news.
Look here..http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=0263a42300d6bc90&hl=en
I can't get any other folder to sync bar the inbox, even though I have now changed the way I do this on my device to push mail via google sync.
I think the only way, which I did not test, is to use Outlook on a PC as your mail client accessing Google mail using the IMAP4 protocol so your messages remain synced at all times, then sync your phone to your laptop and get all your folders that way.
I have not tested that out as I don't have the time. It may work or it may be complete cobblers.
If anybody else can throw any positive light on this then please do.
WB
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I just looked at the link you posted about gmail, and it appears it's someting to do with gmail's servers or something. What I don't understand is why it worked fine on my iphone, but not my HD2. Perhaps someone can explain? (May I just remind folk I'm not that clued up on all the tech stuff)
Also, I have outlook on my computer linked to my googlemail account, and am trying to figure out how to set outlook on my phone to sync with it, but I sure as hell can't figure it out. I've searched "outlook" but can't find the answer. Does it only sync when connected to the computer? if so this means I wouldn't be able to access my mail whilsst out and about so no use to me

wacky.banana said:
Snerkler,
I have been hunting around and experimenting all day. Its not good news.
Look here..http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=0263a42300d6bc90&hl=en
I can't get any other folder to sync bar the inbox, even though I have now changed the way I do this on my device to push mail via google sync.
I think the only way, which I did not test, is to use Outlook on a PC as your mail client accessing Google mail using the IMAP4 protocol so your messages remain synced at all times, then sync your phone to your laptop and get all your folders that way.
I have not tested that out as I don't have the time. It may work or it may be complete cobblers.
If anybody else can throw any positive light on this then please do.
WB
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Using the link posted above I've used this method
"The only other workaround I can think of is to set-up a filter on the web-side of gmail that filters any items you have sent into the new 'Sent Items' folder, which was created when the mobile sync took place. This way, at least your sent mail will show up under 'Sent Items' on the phone. Again, not optimal, but is another option. The major downside to this option is if you use Outlook, you will actually see 2 send item messages, the original and the one that is filtered"
At least I can now see all sent email, although I cannot retrieve old sent email, ie those sent prior to setting up a filter. But from now on at least it should be ok, fingers crossed. I've not managed to sync outlook to the phone as it's on my personal computer, and as I understand it I need to be linked to an exchange server (whatever that is) to be able to sync

Hello again,
Take a look at this.....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5065742&postcount=7
Works for me at the moment but still testing. Note that the number of items synced/downloaded seems to be determined by the global setting you set of how many days worth of emails you want downloading and what size.
I would advice care in syncing too many folders if you use the method above as:
a) it may take ages to do and
b) rapidly kill your battery.
I have simply gone for Inbox & Sent, which will do me for now while I am on the move.
WB

wacky.banana said:
Hello again,
Take a look at this.....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5065742&postcount=7
Works for me at the moment but still testing. Note that the number of items synced/downloaded seems to be determined by the global setting you set of how many days worth of emails you want downloading and what size.
I would advice care in syncing too many folders if you use the method above as:
a) it may take ages to do and
b) rapidly kill your battery.
I have simply gone for Inbox & Sent, which will do me for now while I am on the move.
WB
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That was one of the first things I tried, but it doesn't work for me :-/

Snerkler,
PM me later tonight and I will walk you through how mine works. Bit pushed for time right now.
WB

Will HD2 US do aol / yahoo push mail? I've looked at the manual and no mention?

I've looked all over..and can't find a section that mentions push mail from yahoo, aol, etc.
I'm coming from the iPhone so the push mail works on the Yahoo side and I believe on the aol side.
I know that MS exchange has push feature to the phone but what about the other standards? gmail?
I noticed on Cookies HT there is a push mail icon but that did not work (i take it that's for ms direct push?)
Lastly...is there a setting or app that allows ALL mail to send / receive vs just doing one account at a time (annoying)?
Thank you!

the microsoft direct push functionality (supported on ALL windows mobile devices in at least the past 3-4 years) works with ANY microsoft exchange server.
this means it will work for gmail (i am using it myself!) because google has the exchange server on their end. google itself provides a generic windows mobile tutorial on how to set it up and you can find a video guide on youtube specifically on how to set it up on a stock HD2 (technique should work on custom ROMs too). my only additional advice is to back up your contacts (either to microsoft myphone or using pimbackup) before proceeding because the google sync can also upload your contacts to google, and you don't want your contacts to get nuked in case something goes wrong during the initial sync. another potential confusion you might face is that you will see the labels set up on gmail as folders on your device's client. by default, syncing of folders is disabled, but you can go into "manage folders" under one of the menus when viewing your inbox on the device to pick the folders that you want to sync in addition to the inbox. finally, the first sync may take several minutes (even an hour) depending on the duration you have set up to sync (i use a setting for last one month worth of emails) and on your connection speed (try to use wifi for the first sync).
i don't know about yahoo or aol but if they support the microsoft exchange server on their side, then push email should theoretically work in these cases also.
all in all, i rather like the functionality because it is highly configurable. you can even set up "schedules" such that it works in push mode on, say, weekdays from noon to midnight and switch to, say, 4 hour poll mode while you are sleeping.
then again, i haven't experienced push email on any other device such as the black berry or iphone so my view point is rather limited.

Simply put yes. I have yahoo pop3 servive and get my yahoo mail just fine on the HD2

dubie76 said:
Simply put yes. I have yahoo pop3 servive and get my yahoo mail just fine on the HD2
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pop3 in "poll mode" is different from push email, which is what the OP was asking about.
however, for most practical purposes, pop3/imap in quick poll mode (like once every 5 minutes) is really not that bad, but it might adversely affect battery life.
i suppose poll mode is fine for most of us but some individuals/businessmen might rely on quick email delivery straight to their phone so its more logical to consider poll vs push as two separate technologies in discussions!

Do the folders selected to be sync with inbox will sync automatically?
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another potential confusion you might face is that you will see the labels set up on gmail as folders on your device's client. by default, syncing of folders is disabled, but you can go into "manage folders" under one of the menus when viewing your inbox on the device to pick the folders that you want to sync in addition to the inbox.
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Hi,
I was searching for this and thank you for letting me know how to do it! I didn't know there is a "manage folders" option until I scroll down (Din knew I can scroll down, lol)
By the way, as mentioned above, do the folders selected sync automatically? Will they appear on the mail tab?
Thank you.

guys i have been searching for a way to get push email with yahoo on my hd2 but till now i got nowhere!i get into activesync but iam suck on where i have to write "domain" and "server" details!any help appreciated!

fuorigioco1981 said:
guys i have been searching for a way to get push email with yahoo on my hd2 but till now i got nowhere!i get into activesync but iam suck on where i have to write "domain" and "server" details!any help appreciated!
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you can create an exchange account using your gmail login,if you have it,otherwise you can create a new gmail account and use it for send/receive your mail in push:in gmail web page you must add your yahoo account for check and than configure the exchange as i explane!

pop3 is NOT push. There is a delay. Depends on when you have it checking.

As far as i know, the default windows mobile does NOT support push email for yahoo. If you want push email, use seven like i did. Worked fine on my hd2.
http://community.seven.com/main.php
It will allow push email from yahoo and many others. It is NOT an email app where you read them in seven, but a tool to push it to your phones normal email program. (what you would be using now)
I have been using it for a long time and had no problem.