Installing QMAil

After downloading the zipfile containg the application (please be advised that for older models you have to look here), you have to install it. You can do this by unziping the zip-file and name the folder containg all the unzipped files QMail. Copy the entire contents of the directory to your Windows Mobile device. Best place to place your applications is in the programs directory. Also decide where you want to store the messages, a good place could be your memory-card. It is wise to create a seperate directory for this before starting QMail.

On your Windows Mobile device, go to Program /Files/Qmail directory, and tap-and-hold the q3u.exe and select copy. After this, you go to /Windows/Start Menu/Programs and select create shortcut. By doing this, you have added Qmail to your startmenu.

Some mail-providers, like GMail, require SSL support in order to connect to their servers. If you need SSL support, you also have to download the SSL package for QMail. Like with the main package, you will have to unpack it and copy it to your Program /Files/Qmail folder as well.

After doing this, you can start Qmail from the startmenu. When you start Qmail for the first time, you get a dialog asking where the mai-folder should be placed. In this dialog, just point to the directory you previously created.

Configuring accounts

Configuring a POP3 account

1. In QMail you select Tool in the menubar, and select Account...,
2. In the opened window, you can see all accounts. In this window, you select Add Account...
3. In the window that pops up, you can fill out the most important data.
   
   In the name field you can place the name you whish to use to identify the account with, under class you have to select mail, under incomming protocol you have to select POP3, under outgoing protocol you have to select SMTP. Under Message Box you can choose if you want one file for every message in your mailbox (could come in handy if you want to access them individually from the filesystem as well), or if you want to store them all in one big mailbox.
4. After tapping ok in the screen, you get the window asking for the information for the servers you wish to connect to.
   
   Under Incomming you have to fill out the incomming POP3-server. Under Outgoing you will have to fill out the SMTP-server you wish to use. Under User Information you have to fill out your name and e-mail adress. In the User-tab you can enter your credentials (username/password) for the servers. Sometimes, SMTP servers require different credentials  than the POP3 server. If that is the case, you will have to activate the settings for the SMTP server as well.
5. If you want to use SSL support, you also have to go to the detail tab. If you have installed the SSL-package (see above for more information), you can activate the SSL-option there.
6. After clicking ok, you will see that you have created your mail account.

Configuring an IMAP account

1. Connect to the internet before you start this manual: you will have to download the folderlist from the server and activating the internet account during the configuration of an IMAP account does not give you the desired results.
2. In QMail you select Tool in the menubar, and select Account...,
3. In the opened window, you can see all accounts. In this window, you select Add Account...
4. In the window that pops up, you can fill out the most important data. In the name field you can place the name you whish to use to identify the account with, under class you have to select mail, under incomming protocol you have to select IMAP4, under outgoing protocol you have to select SMTP. Under Message Box you can choose if you want one file for every message in your mailbox (could come in handy if you want to access them individually from the filesystem as well), or if you want to store them all in one big mailbox.
5. After tapping ok in the screen, you get the window asking for the information for the servers you wish to connect to. Under Incomming you have to fill out the incomming IMAP4-server. Under Outgoing you will have to fill out the SMTP-server you wish to use. Under User Information you have to fill out your name and e-mail adress. In the User-tab you can enter your credentials (username/password) for the servers. Sometimes, SMTP servers require different credentials  than the IMAP server. If that is the case, you will have to activate the settings for the SMTP server as well.
6. If you want to use SSL support, you also have to go to the detail tab. If you have installed the SSL-package (see above for more information), you can activate the SSL-option there.
7. After clicking ok, you will be asked if you want to select the folders that are going to be synchronized. It is advisable to select OK. After that you can select the appropriate folders.
8. After clicking OK in the selection screen, you will be back in the overview screen containing all accounts, showing that you have created your mail account.

Configuring NNTP

1. In QMail you select Tool in the menubar, and select Account...,
2. In the opened window, you can see all accounts. In this window, you select Add Account...
3. In the window that pops up, you can fill out the most important data. In the name field you can place the name you whish to use to identify the account with, under class you have to select news, under incomming protocol and outgoing protocol you have to select NNTP. Under Message Box you can choose if you want one file for every message in your mailbox (could come in handy if you want to access them individually from the filesystem as well), or if you want to store them all in one big mailbox.
4. After tapping ok in the screen, you get the window asking for the information for the servers you wish to connect to. Under Incomming and Outgoing you will have to fill out the NNTP-server you wish to connect to, for example msnews.microsoft.com for the general Microsoft News-server. Under User Information you have to fill out your name and mail-adress. Under User Information you have to fill out your name and e-mail adress. In the User-tab you can enter your credentials (username/password) for the servers, if necessary. For public news-servers, you don't have to fill out anything.
5. After clicking ok, you will see that you have created your news account. Close this Window as well.
6. After this, you can add new newsgroups. You can add newsgroups by:
• In the general window, you select the news-group, after which you can tap-and-hold, after which you can select create.
• In the window you can enter the newsgroup name, for example microsoft.public.pocketpc.
7. After you are done adding the desired newsgroups, you can start synchronizing by using the Send/Recieve option from the Tool menu, under Sync.

Configuring RSS

1. In QMail you select Tool in the menubar, and select Account...,
2. In the opened window, you can see all accounts. In this window, you select Add Account...
3. In the window that pops up, you can fill out the most important data, in the name field you can place the name you whish to use to identify the account with, under class you have to select RSS, under incomming protocol you have to select RSS, under outgoing protocol you have to select Blog. Under Message Box you can choose if you want one file for every message in your mailbox (could come in handy if you want to access them individually from the filesystem as well), or if you want to store them all in one big mailbox.
4. After tapping ok in the screen, you get the window asking for the information for the servers you wish to connect to. Select OK. After which you will see that you have created your RSS account.
5. After this, you can add new RSS feeds. You can add RSS feeds by:
• In the general window, you select the RSS-group, after which you can tap-and-hold, after which you can select create.
• In the window you can enter the RSS-feeds name, for example football. Tap OK.
• Select edit URL, and add the URL of the RSS feed (for more information about finding RSS feeds, please look at our list of RSS feeds ). After this, you can press OK.
6. After you are done adding the desired RSS feeds, you can start synchronizing by using the Send/Recieve option from the Tool menu, under Sync.

External references

• Azol's manual for installing and configuring QMail
• Menneisyys tutorial for configuring the NNTP reader
• Babelfish translation of the official manual
• Babelfish translation of the macro-codes in QMail