Palm P80880US Handbook - Page 141
Using a corporate e-mail account, VPNs, network VPN. See
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Setting up and managing e-mail accounts s Your e-mail address and password s The login script (if any) that you need for connecting to your ISP or mail server NOTE Information about your e-mail account is available from the e-mail provider. Depending on the type of e-mail service you have, you may be able to access this information by going to the e-mail provider's web site or by contacting the provider's customer support. Using a corporate e-mail account If you want to access e-mail on your handheld using your corporate e-mail account, you create this account on your handheld in exactly the same way as any other account (see "Creating an e-mail account" later in this chapter), with one exception: for a corporate e-mail account, you may need to set up a virtual private network (VPN). See "VPNs" later in this chapter for information. The following considerations apply when setting up a corporate e-mail account: Username and password Protocol Incoming and outgoing mail server settings These might be your Windows 2000 username and password, your Lotus Notes ID username and password, or something else. Check with your company's server administrator to obtain the correct username and password. The VersaMail 2.6 application provides strong 128-bit AES encryption for your password. Most corporate mail servers use IMAP for retrieving mail. In rare cases, your company server may use POP. Check with your company's server administrator to verify the protocol. Check with your company's server administrator to obtain these settings. See "Creating an e-mail account" later in this chapter for steps for inputting your username, password, protocol, and incoming and outgoing server settings when you set up your corporate e-mail account. With a corporate e-mail account, you can access the following types of mail servers, among others: s Microsoft Exchange s Lotus Domino s Sun iPlanet VPNs If you want to access e-mail on your handheld using your corporate e-mail account, you may need to set up a virtual private network (VPN) on your handheld. A VPN enables you to log in to your corporate mail server through the company's firewall (security layer). Without a VPN, you cannot "break through" the firewall to gain access to the mail server. 131