Nokia E61 manual Instant messaging, Connect to an IM server, Search IM users or IM groups

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from the message center manually, or Off to prevent receipt of any multimedia messages.

• Allow anon. msgs. — Select whether you want to receive messages from unknown senders.

• Receive adverts — Select whether you want to receive messages defined as advertisements.

• Receive report — Select Yes to have the status of the sent message to be shown in the log (network service). Receiving a delivery report of a multimedia message that has been sent to an e-mail address may not be possible.

• Deny report sending — Select Yes to not send delivery reports from your device for received multimedia messages.

• Message validity — Select how long the messaging center tries to send the message (network service). If the recipient of a message cannot be reached within the validity period, the message is removed from the multimedia messaging center. Maximum time is the maximum amount of time allowed by the network.

Instant messaging

Select Menu > Connect. > IM.

Instant messaging (IM) (network service) allows you to converse with other people using instant messages and join discussion forums (IM groups) with specific topics. Various service providers maintain IM servers that you can log in to after you register to an IM service. Service providers may differ in their support of features.

If IM is not available from your wireless service provider, it may not appear in the menu of your device. Contact

your service provider for more information about signing up for IM services and costs for services. For more information on the availability of IM settings, contact your network operator, service provider, or dealer.

You may receive the settings in a special text message from the network operator or service provider that offers the IM service. You must save the settings to access the service that you want to use. You can also enter the settings manually.

Connect to an IM server

To converse with an IM user or users, and to view and edit your IM contacts, you must log into the instant messaging server. Open IM, and select Options > Login. Enter your user ID and password, and press the joystick to log in. You can obtain the user name, password, and other settings to log in from your service provider when you register for the service.

Search IM users or IM groups

To search for IM users and user IDs, select IM contacts > Options > New IM contact > Search. You can search by User's name, User ID, Phone number, and E-mail address.

To search for IM groups and group IDs, select IM groups > Options > Search. You can search by Group name, Topic, and Members (user ID).