Nokia N800 - Retrieve and read e-mail messages

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Retrieve and read e-mail messages

E-mail messages sent to you are not automatically
received by your device, but by your remote mailbox on the
e-mail server. To read your e-mail messages, you must first
connect to the mailbox and retrieve the messages.

To retrieve e-mail messages from a remote mailbox, select

E-mail

>

Message

>

Send & receive

, or tap

in the

toolbar. This option retrieves messages from all accounts
set for the device.

If you want to receive messages only from a specific
account, in the application main view, hold the stylus on
the

for a second, and select the desired account.

If you have e-mail messages in the

Outbox

folder, these

messages are sent simultaneously.

To retrieve the contents of a selected message, tap the
message header. You can set the device to only download
message headers. If the mailbox type is IMAP4, you can

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also download a message without attachments. To open a
message, tap the header of the message twice.

To disconnect from a mailbox, tap the internet connection
icon

on the status indicator area, and select

Disconnect

. The internet connection ends.

To open an unread message from the task navigator, tap

, and select the desired message.

Important: Exercise caution when opening
messages. E-mail messages may contain
malicious software or otherwise be harmful to
your device or PC.