HX4750 as laptop replacement?

[GrahamG]

I have had this PDA for a couple of days and have a few questions. The PDA works fine, it syncs with my PC, works quite well as a web browser via wi-fi. Great so far. But I want to use email via a POP3 account. So far without success. I can receive but not send even though my laptop works fine with the same user name / passwords etc. This could be an issue with my ISP, I just dont know. I am confused as how the PDA's Outlook is supposed to work. I can see my contact list, write a new email, but when I tap the send icon the message moves to the outbox and thats it. The Connect/disconnect icon and sending/receive icon are greyed out. I cannot find anyway to set the account up. I can set up other POP3 accounts which as I said receive but dont send out.

I dont understand why there is an Outlook, plus other accounts after I set them up. I would have thought that I set up outlook and then assign an account to it, but this doesn't seem to be it and I dont get it at all.

Can someone tell me what is supposed to happen? Is the PDA Outlook supposed too work like a PC Outlook? I cannot find any help info on the HP site, or the Microsoft site.

[AnswerDude]

For sending mail issue, there's an option "Outgoing e-mail server requires authentication" tab that you may want to check

[Assassin]

I never use my for sending e-mails only reading them. I think when it sync's with the PC it should transfer the file to the PC's Outbox and then send it from there.

[GrahamG]

Thanks, On the outgoing email thing. My company has installed an SMTP server which is supposed to work from anywhere. At the moment I can travel with a laptop almost anywhere and as long as the hotel provides internet access I can send and retrieve POP3 emails no problem. I can go back to the office and synchronise - all works fine. The problem with the PDA is that with the same settings (including the "Outgoing e-mail server requires authentication" which must be set) Simply does not work, it receives but does not send. So we either have a problem with the SMTP server or I need a replacement email account manager / or email program for the PDA that gives us more settings possibilities. I guess one way or another we will find out what is wrong.

The problem is that I dont understand how the PDA's Outlook program is supposed to function. I have since found some info on the Microsoft site, but nothing that helped me. I really need to get some advice from someone who has used the PDA Outlook and can explain the fundimentals so that I know what to expect.

Is the standar PDA Outlook email the way to go, or are there better solutions out their?

Thanks again for your suggestions!

[maybonot]

i use the built in outlook to recv pop mail from yahoo but I never try to send -- for that I have been using IE and going to the web and logging in
i now remember that the outlook never worked to send
I also never sync to my desktop -- outlook always did crazy things to my contacts calendar and mail
I know thare is a program nPOPw which will recv and send mail and works very well
maybe a search on the forum will get you a good substitute program.
I use my ipaq as a substitute laptop and nolonger take my laptop on service calls
with a BT mouse and ir keyboard i can do anything i need

[GrahamG]

Hi, I seem to be having some luck. Unlike your Ipaq mine does seem to sync really well. It ran all day. Thats just one day but it is encouraging. I have installed another email program called WebIS mail. My email is now working (I can send and receive) via the wi-fi now, this seems to prove that there is something wrong with the standard Outlook account program. I am now looking for other (better) email programs. WebIS does work but it has fallen over a couple of times and I am not too excited about using it long term. Can anyone recomend a good email. I have not tried NpopW yet because I couldn't install it properly.

[conipto]

Try using exchange server sometime..

Bill

[GrahamG]

Hi Bill, You have already lost me. I just did a websearch and see that there are several webservers around at $4-$10 p/month. Is this what you are talking about. Or getting our IT people to implement it? I know nothing... give me a couple of hints please..

[AnswerDude]

He's talking about this:
http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/default.mspx

[GrahamG]

Thanks, I will read up on it, right now I am a new kid on the block with a PDA, still learning the basics