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To delete messages before a certain date:
1.Tap the Menu icon  , and then tap Delete Old from the Message menu.
2.Tap the Folder pick list, and then select the folder that contains the messages 
you want to delete.
3.Tap the Older than pick list, and then tap One Week, One Month, or Choose 
Date.
If you tap Choose Date, you can select a date from the calendar.
4.Tap Delete.
5.(Optional) Tap Also delete message(s) on server if you want to delete the 
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6.Tap OK. 
Emptying the trash
Deleted e-mail accumulates in the Trash folder and takes up space on your 
handheld. To increase memory, you should empty the trash regularly. If you want 
to automatically empty the trash, you can set a preference to empty the trash 
immediately or empty any e-mail older than a certain number of days. 
To empty the trash:
1.Tap the Menu icon  , and then tap Empty Trash on the Message menu.
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– Older Than 3 Days
– Older Than 1 Week
– Older Than 1 Month
4.Tap OK. 
Marking messages as read or unread
You can mark messages as read or unread. When you tap a message to read it, it is 
automatically marked as read.
To mark messages as read or unread:
1.Tap the folders pick list, and then select the folder you want.
2.Tap the icon next to the message you want to mark.
3.Tap Mark Read or tap Mark Unread.
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If you tap Both, this screen appears. 
– Tap OK to connect with the server and immediately mark the messages as 
read or unread on the server. This action also processes any other pending 
actions on the server, such as messages not yet deleted.
– Tap Cancel if you want the messages marked during the next HotSync 
operation or the next time you connect to the server.
NOTEBecause POP servers do not support the read or unread message 
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Adding or updating a Contacts record directly from a message
You can add or update an e-mail address in Contacts directly from the body of a 
received e-mail message.
To add a new Contacts record:
1.On the Message screen, tap the Menu icon  , tap Options, and then tap Add to 
Contacts.
A dialog box appears with the “From” address displayed. If a Display Name 
exists for this Contacts record, the Last name and First name fields show the 
display name.
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2.(Optional) If the Last name and First name fields are blank, enter the first and 
last name associated with the “From” e-mail address.
3.Tap OK to add the e-mail address to Contacts, and then tap OK in the 
confirmation dialog box.
You can also update an existing Contacts record with a new e-mail address, or 
create a second Contacts record for a name that has an existing record. The 
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5.Select Synchronize Active Accounts.
6.(Optional) Select the check box Enable Informational Logging if you want the 
HotSync log to record information, such as errors encountered, about the 
conduit during a HotSync operation.
7.(Optional) Select the check box Set Selection As Default to make the current 
settings the default settings for all accounts.
Setting synchronization options and account settings
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To configure an account and set the synchronization options:
1.On the VersaMail Configuration For User screen, click the plus sign to the left 
of the account you want to configure.
2.Under the account name, click Mail Client Sync Setup.
3.Select the option Check this box to synchronize this mail account when you 
perform a HotSync operation; otherwise, the account cannot be synchronized.
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4.Click the Mail Client pick list and select the desktop e-mail application you will 
use to synchronize the selected account with your handheld. For each 
application, additional setup information is displayed in the Setup Notes box. 
See the following table for additional setup information for each client.
TIPIf your e-mail application is compatible with Extended MAPI, try Microsoft 
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Microsoft 
Outlook Express 
5.5 or laterIf you select Microsoft Outlook Express, enter the password for 
your e-mail account. 
To synchronize a VersaMail e-mail account with Microsoft 
Outlook Express 5.5 or 6.0, you must set Outlook Express as the 
default e-mail handler.
NOTEMake sure your username and password are set up 
correctly within Outlook Express.
To configure Outlook Express: 
1.In the Control Panel, click Internet Options....