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To edit an account:
1.On the Account Setup screen, change any of the following:
If the VersaMail application knows the protocol for the mail service you 
selected, it displays the correct protocol.
2.Ta p  N e x t .
Changing the account username and password
In the next part of the VersaMail Account Setup, you can change the username 
and/or password for this account. The VersaMail 2.5 application provides strong 
encryption for your password.
To edit the...

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2.(Optional) Tap the Password box, and then enter a new password. The 
Password box displays the word “Assigned” to indicate that a password has 
been entered.
3.Tap OK. The Password box displays the word “Assigned” to indicate that a 
password has been entered.
4.Ta p  N e x t .
Editing the names of the outgoing and incoming mail servers
If your e-mail address or the names of the outgoing and incoming mail servers 
have changed or have been...

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5.Do one of the following:
– To accept these mail options and begin using the VersaMail application, tap 
Done. This takes you to the Inbox of the account you set up. See “Getting, 
sending, and managing e-mail” later in this chapter for information on 
getting and sending e-mail. 
– To edit additional mail options, tap Next. Continue with the next set of 
procedures.
Editing mail retrieval options for a POP or IMAP account
The next VersaMail Setup screen...

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2.Ta p  N e x t .  
Leave mail on 
server (POP 
account only)To get e-mail on your handheld but also leave it on the server 
so you can view it later on your desktop, select the Leave 
mail on server check box. For example, if you create an 
account to receive e-mail from your Yahoo account and select 
this option, your old Yahoo e-mail is still visible the next time 
you visit Yahoo.com to access your Yahoo e-mail Inbox.
Port NumberThe port...

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Editing outgoing mail options
Outgoing mail options are the same for POP and IMAP accounts.
To edit outgoing mail options:
1.(Optional) Change any of the following:
2.Ta p  N e x t .
Editing a signature
If you added a signature to the e-mail messages you send, you can edit the 
signature. For example, you can change your name or the telephone number that 
appears in each message you send. 
Display NameEnter the name you want to appear on your outgoing messages,...

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To edit a personal signature:
1.(Optional) To add a signature, select the Attach Signature to messages check 
box, and then enter the text of the signature. 
To edit an existing signature name, phone number, and so on, edit the 
information on the signature lines.
To remove a signature, deselect the Attach Signature to messages check box.
This signature is attached to all your outgoing e-mail.
2.Ta p  N e x t .
Editing advanced outgoing mail...

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2.Ta p  O K .
Deleting an e-mail account
When you delete an account in the VersaMail application, the account is removed 
from your handheld. The account still exists on the server. For example, deleting 
your Yahoo account from the VersaMail application deletes only the account from 
your handheld. Your e-mail account still exists at Yahoo.com. 
NOTEYou can delete all but one of your e-mail accounts; you must have at least one 
account.
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5.Tap Yes in the Delete Confirmation dialog box to delete the account and all 
associated e-mail messages.
6.Ta p  O K .
After you perform the next HotSync
 operation, the memory associated with an 
account and its messages is released. 
Selecting a different service for a given e-mail account
When you set up connections on your handheld (using the Phone Link application 
on your handheld), you pair each connection with a network service and...

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2.Tap Details.
3.Tap the Always connect using check box. A pick list of available services 
appears. The currently used connection is displayed by default.
4.Select the connection you want to switch to from the Service pick list.
5.Tap OK, and then tap OK again. If there is an existing service connection, it is 
disconnected and the new connection is initiated. The VersaMail application 
sends and checks for any new e-mail using the new connection.
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Troubleshooting account access problems
Occasionally you may experience problems using an e-mail account after you set 
it up. If you followed the account setup procedures described in “Setting up and 
managing e-mail accounts” earlier in this chapter but experience problems using 
the account, you may need to verify that the account complies with your e-mail 
provider ’s requirements. See Appendix B for troubleshooting information for...