13-10-2010, 09:55
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Android / POP mailboxes
Hi,
How well do Android mobiles handle pop3 mailboxes?
I don't think they can use push for pop3 can they?
Cheers!
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13-10-2010, 10:08
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Re: Android / POP mailboxes
My desire did indeed handle my pop emails fine.
As for push, I think support for it was added in the 2.2 update.
http://blog.boxedice.com/2010/10/07/...ions-tutorial/
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13-10-2010, 10:28
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Re: Android / POP mailboxes
OK - so I have a couple of pop3 mailboxes - I'm assuming I can set these up on Android and get them to poll / sync according to a schedule?? If I delete a message does it delete from the pop3 mailbox or are there settings I can configure?
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13-10-2010, 10:32
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Re: Android / POP mailboxes
You can set the time interval for it to check and delete from the server if you wish or leave it on there yup.
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13-10-2010, 10:44
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Re: Android / POP mailboxes
Cool - so it's pull email not push...
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13-10-2010, 11:16
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Re: Android / POP mailboxes
For mobile use, IMAP is a much better protocol as you could end up with a very large bill and a slow responding phone if you receive emails with large attachments, IMAP only downloads the message headers and possibly a small portion of the body and will not download the full message until you prompt it
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13-10-2010, 12:25
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Re: Android / POP mailboxes
That's how I've got my mail set up on my Android
IMAP on mobile and then POP at main PC. Works brilliantly
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13-10-2010, 13:04
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Re: Android / POP mailboxes
I use IMAP all of the time, mainly because I'm quite good at deleting ones I don't need. I just find the syncronisation between PC/Mobile better on IMAP (as you see the same messages)
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13-10-2010, 17:37
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Re: Android / POP mailboxes
Do you still have to setup a check / sync schedule with IMAP?
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13-10-2010, 18:08
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Re: Android / POP mailboxes
Well, I only sync gmail and that has push, but if its your ntl/tw/domain-based email then yes you probably would have to set up a schedule.
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13-10-2010, 18:17
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Re: Android / POP mailboxes
Quote:
Originally Posted by haydnwalker
Well, I only sync gmail and that has push, but if its your ntl/tw/domain-based email then yes you probably would have to set up a schedule.
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Yeah - but gmail has it's built in mail app to intergrate with Google systems so push for that mail is a given.
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13-10-2010, 19:34
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Re: Android / POP mailboxes
I have gmail pick up all my mail. Works a treat 
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