Nokia 3600 specifications Remote Mailbox, Open the mailbox, View E-MAIL Messages When Online

• REMOTE MAILBOX

When you open this folder, you can connect to your remote mailbox:

•to retrieve new e-mail headings or messages, or

•view your previously retrieved e-mail headings or messages offline.

Tip: The Settings wizard program included in the PC Suite for Nokia 3650 or PC Suite for Nokia 3600 can help you configure access point and mailbox settings. You can also copy existing settings, for example, from your computer to your phone. See the CD-ROM supplied in the sales package.

If you select New message→ Create:→ E-mail or Mailbox in the Messaging main view and you have not set up your e-mail account, you will be prompted to do so. See “Settings needed for e-mail” on page 81.

When you create a new mailbox, the name you give to the mailbox automatically replaces Mailbox in the Messaging main view. You can have several mailboxes (max. six).

Open the mailbox

When you open the mailbox, you can choose whether you want to view the previously retrieved e-mail messages and e-mail headings offline or connect to the e-mail server.

When you scroll to your mailbox and press , the phone asks you if you want to Connect to mailbox? Select Yes to connect to your mailbox or No to view previously retrieved e-mail messages offline.

Another way to start a connection is to select Options→ Connect.

VIEW E-MAIL MESSAGES WHEN ONLINE

When you are online, you are continuously connected to a remote mailbox via a data call or a packet data connection. See “Data connection indicators” on page 12, “GSM data calls” on page 34, and “Packet data (General Packet Radio Service, GPRS)” on page 34.

Note: If you are using the POP3 protocol, e-mail messages are not updated automatically in online mode. To see the newest e-mail messages, you need to disconnect and then make a new connection to your mailbox.

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