48 Chapter 4Connecting directly to an e-mail serverIn addition to synchronizing e-mail messages with your desktop computer,you can send and receive e-mail messages by connecting to an e-mailserver using a modem or network card connected to your device. You needto set up a remote connection to a network or an ISP, and a connection toyour e-mail server. For more information, see Chapter 7.When you connect to the e-mail server, new messages are downloaded tothe device Inbox folder, messages in the device Outbox folders are sent,MessagingUse Messaging to send and receive e-mail messages in one of theseways:• Synchronize e-mail messages with Microsoft Exchange or MicrosoftOutlook on your desktop computer• Send and receive e-mail messages by connecting directly to an e-mailserver through an Internet service provider (ISP) or a networkSynchronizing e-mail messagesYou can e-mail messages as part of the general synchronization process.You will need to enable mail synchronization in ActiveSync. For moreinformation on enabling mail synchronization, see the ActiveSync onlinehelp on your desktop computer.During synchronization:• Messages are copied from the mail folders of Exchange or Outlookon your desktop computer to the ActiveSync folder in Inbox on yourdevice. By default, you will receive messages from the past five daysonly and the first 100 lines of each message.• E-mail messages in the Outbox folder on your device are transferred toExchange or Outlook, then send from those programs.• E-mail messages in subfolder must be selected in ActiveSync on yourdesktop computer in order to be transferred.NOTE You can also synchronize e-mail messages with your desktopcomputer from a remote location. For more information onconnecting your device, see Chapter 7.