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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Setting up a Yahoo Mail account on your Treo smartphone

Yahoo! Mail is a web-based email service that can be upgraded for an annual fee to allow POP access. Intermittent POP access is not uncommon and there can be a lag in time of several hours after you configure your Yahoo! account for POP before access via POP becomes active in your mail account. We suggest waiting at least four hours after you turn on POP access before assuming that it is not working and contacting Yahoo! for help.

What you will need:

  1. A Yahoo! Mail Plus account. If you have a regular Yahoo! Mail account, you can upgrade to Yahoo! Mail Plus for a fee. Get more information here.
  2. Turn on POP access in your Yahoo! Mail Plus account setup.
    • Log in to your Yahoo! Mail Plus account on a desktop computer browser and ensure that the POP access option is enabled. This option is located under Mail Options in the Mail Delivery Status page.
  3. Your email account name and password.
  4. Your Windows Mobile Treo smartphone provisioned for internet access.
  5. Between 5 and 10 minutes of your time.

Troubleshooting:

  • Not receiving mail? Make sure you have enabled POP access in your Yahoo! Mail Plus account. Please note, your account will not be POP enabled if you have selected the "Forwarding" option. Get more information here.
  • If you are having problems sending mail, use Verizon’s server to send instead:

    SMTP Server: smtp.vzwmail.net
    Username: your 10-digit cellphone number followed by @vzwmail.net
    Password: your password that you set up on the vtext.com webpage

Basic Email Settings for Yahoo! Mail Plus

Incoming mail (POP3) server: pop.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com (use authentication, optionally use port 587)
Account Name/Login Name: your Yahoo! Mail ID (your email address without the "@yahoo.com")

  1. From the Start menu, select Messaging.


  2. Tap Menu, then select Tools. Select New Account.


  3. Enter the email address you want to set up (Example: palm.user@yahoo.com), then press Next.


  4. Your smartphone will search for automatic settings associated with that email type. Wait until the Status box says "Completed," then press Next.


  5. Enter your information:
    • Your name: Your first and last name as you want it to appear when you send an email.
    • User name
    • Password
    • Save password: Check this box if you don't want to enter your password every time you check your email, or if you'll be setting up automatic email checking.



  6. Press Next.

  7. Enter the requested information:
    • Account type
    • Name: This is the name that identifies your account in the list of email accounts in the Messaging application (Example: Friends).



  8. Enter the server information:
    • Incoming mail*
    • Outgoing mail*
    • Domain

      *To specify a port for the incoming or outgoing mail server, enter "pop.mail.yahoo.com: [port number]" or "smtp.mail.yahoo.com: [port number]."




  9. Select Options.
    1. On the first Option screen, check the box to enable automatic email checking. Since this is a personal account that isn't behind a firewall, leave the Connection setting as "The Internet." Press Next.

    2. On the second Option screen, select how far back you want your smartphone to retrieve email (default is 3 days). Check the box next to "Outgoing mail requires authentication." Press Next.

    3. On the third Option screen, select how much of your email messages you want to receive when you sync. You can always select "Get the rest of this message" when you're reading an email that was truncated. Many users prefer to get message headers or just a small portion of the message body when they sync, to save time or data charges.

    4. Select Finish. You'll be asked whether you want to download mail for the new account now. Select Yes or No.


Setting up a Gmail account on your Treo smartphone

A Gmail account can be configured to behave as a POP3 account; in other words, you can use an email application rather than a web browser to get your mail. Gmail stores all of your email under 'All Mail.' You can use the labels and filters feature in Gmail to organize your mail, but all your messages will remain in 'All Mail.' Gmail labels are not recognized in POP email clients such as VersaMail. Learn more about using POP with Gmail.

What you will need:

  1. A Gmail account.
    • Make sure you have enabled POP in your Gmail account: under 'Settings,' choose the Forwarding and Pop tab and select 'Enable POP only for mail that arrives from now on.' Remember to save changes.
  2. Your email account name and password.
  3. Your Treo 700w smartphone provisioned for internet access.
  4. Between 5 and 10 minutes of your time.

Troubleshooting:

  • Gmail users have reported getting an empty inbox when they download messages on their Treo smartphone. Subsequent syncs fail to download any messages. If this happens to you, log in to your Gmail account on a desktop computer and click on Settings. Click on the Forwarding and POP tab and select 'Enable POP only for mail that arrives from now on.' Remember to save changes.

  • If you are having problems sending mail, use Verizon’s server to send instead:

    • SMTP Server: smtp.vzwmail.net
    Username: your 10-digit cellphone number followed by @vzwmail.net
    Password: your password that you set up on the vtext.com webpage

Basic Email Settings for Gmail

Incoming mail (POP3) server: pop.gmail.com (use SSL and port 995)
Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: smtp.gmail.com (use authentication and SSL; use port 465 or 587)
Account Name/Login Name: your full Gmail email address (username@gmail.com)

  1. From the Start menu, select Messaging.


  2. Tap Menu, then select Tools. Select New Account.


  3. Enter the email address you want to set up (Example: joe.treo@gmail.com), then press Next.


  4. Your smartphone will search for automatic settings associated with that email type. Wait until the Status box says "Completed," then press Next.


  5. Enter your information:
    • Your name: Your first and last name as you want it to appear when you send an email.
    • User name
    • Password
    • Save password: Check this box if you don't want to enter your password every time you check your email, or if you'll be setting up automatic email checking.



  6. Press Next.

  7. Enter the requested information:
    • Account type
    • Name: This is the name that identifies your account in the list of email accounts in the Messaging application (Example: Friends).



  8. Enter the server information:
    • Incoming mail*
    • Outgoing mail*
    • Domain

      *To specify a port for the incoming or outgoing mail server, enter "pop.gmail.com: [port number]" or "smtp.gmail.com: [port number]."




  9. Select Options.
    1. On the first Option screen, check the box to enable automatic email checking. Since this is a personal account that isn't behind a firewall, leave the Connection setting as "The Internet." Press Next.

    2. On the second Option screen, do not select how far back you want your smartphone to retrieve email (Gmail users who have selected this option experience difficulties retrieving mail). Check the box next to "Outgoing mail requires authentication." Select Outgoing Settings, and enter your username, password, and check the box next to "Require SSL for outgoing mail." Tap OK in the top right corner when you are done. Then, press Next.


    3. On the third Option screen, select how much of your email messages you want to receive when you sync. You can always select "Get the rest of this message" when you're reading an email that was truncated. Many users prefer to get message headers or just a small portion of the message body when they sync, to save time or data charges.

    4. Select Finish. You'll be asked whether you want to download mail for the new account now. Select Yes or No.


Setting up an AOL Mail account on your Treo smartphone

AOL now allows access to AOL Mail accounts via IMAP mail clients such as Outlook. AOL refers to this service as Open Mail Access. AOL Mail accounts are available nominally as IMAP accounts but do not support all IMAP features. AOL IMAP servers do not allow folders to be created or deleted in the root folder. You will see an Inbox, Sent Items, Saved, Spam, and Voicemail (if you subscribe to this service) folder. Mail deletion is controlled by you but also by AOL’s standard mail aging policies. Contact AOL support for current details of IMAP limitations.

What you will need:

  1. An AOL account.
  2. Your email account name and password.
  3. Your Treo 700w smartphone provisioned for internet access.
  4. Between 5 and 10 minutes of your time.

Troubleshooting:

If you are having problems sending mail, use Verizon’s server to send instead:

SMTP Server: smtp.vzwmail.net
Username: your 10-digit cellphone number followed by @vzwmail.net
Password: your password that you set up on the vtext.com webpage

Basic Email Settings for AOL

Incoming mail (IMAP) server: imap.aol.com (port 143; for encrypted or SSL mail settings, choose port 993)
Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: smtp.aol.com (requires authentication; use port 587 or 25)
Account Name/Login Name: your AOL screen name

  1. From the Start menu, select Messaging.


  2. Tap Menu, then select Tools. Select New Account.


  3. Enter the email address you want to set up (Example: palm3o@aol.com), then press Next.


  4. Your smartphone will search for automatic settings associated with that email type. Wait until the Status box says "Completed," then press Next.


  5. Enter your information:
    • Your name: Your first and last name as you want it to appear when you send an email.
    • User name
    • Password
    • Save password: Check this box if you don't want to enter your password every time you check your email, or if you'll be setting up automatic email checking.



  6. Press Next.

  7. Enter the requested information:
    • Account type
    • Name: This is the name that identifies your account in the list of email accounts in the Messaging application (Example: Friends).



  8. Enter the server information:
    • Incoming mail*
    • Outgoing mail*
    • Domain

      *To specify a port for the incoming or outgoing mail server, enter "imap.aol.com: [port number]" or "smtp.aol.com: [port number]."




  9. Select Options.
    1. On the first Option screen, check the box to enable automatic email checking. Since this is a personal account that isn't behind a firewall, leave the Connection setting as "The Internet." Press Next.

    2. On the second Option screen, select how far back you want your smartphone to retrieve email (default is 3 days). Check the box next to "Outgoing mail requires authentication." Press Next.

    3. On the third Option screen, select how much of your email messages you want to receive when you sync. You can always select "Get the rest of this message" when you're reading an email that was truncated. Many users prefer to get message headers or just a small portion of the message body when they sync, to save time or data charges.

    4. Select Finish. You'll be asked whether you want to download mail for the new account now. Select Yes or No.


Setting up a personal email account on your Treo smartphone

What you will need:

  1. An email account.
  2. Your email account name and password.
  3. Your Treo 700w smartphone provisioned for internet access.
  4. Between 5 and 10 minutes of your time.

Troubleshooting:

  1. From the Start menu, select Messaging.


  2. Tap Menu, then select Tools. Select New Account.


  3. Enter the email address you want to set up (Example: username@yourisp.com), then press Next.


  4. Your smartphone will search for automatic settings associated with that email type. Wait until the Status box says "Completed," then press Next.


  5. Enter your information:
    • Your name: Your first and last name as you want it to appear when you send an email.
    • User name
    • Password
    • Save password: Check this box if you don't want to enter your password every time you check your email, or if you'll be setting up automatic email checking.



  6. Press Next.

  7. Enter the requested information:
    • Account type
    • Name: This is the name that identifies your account in the list of email accounts in the Messaging application (Example: Friends).



  8. Enter the server information:
    • Incoming mail*
    • Outgoing mail*
    • Domain

      *To specify a port for the incoming or outgoing mail server, enter "[incoming server]: [port number]" or "[outgoing server]: [port number]."




  9. Select Options.
    1. On the first Option screen, check the box to enable automatic email checking. Since this is a personal account that isn't behind a firewall, leave the Connection setting as "The Internet." Press Next.

    2. On the second Option screen, select how far back you want your smartphone to retrieve email (default is 3 days). Check the box next to "Outgoing mail requires authentication." Press Next.

    3. On the third Option screen, select how much of your email messages you want to receive when you sync. You can always select "Get the rest of this message" when you're reading an email that was truncated. Many users prefer to get message headers or just a small portion of the message body when they sync, to save time or data charges.

    4. Select Finish. You'll be asked whether you want to download mail for the new account now. Select Yes or No.

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