Gmail Notifier for Smartphone

[Guest removed-2]

Hi,

I have just changed my email over to a gmail account and have found a great app for the PC called gmail notifier that polls my gmail account and tells me when I have a new message. Does anyone if there is a similar apps available for the Smartphone (C550)?

If not, are there any willing programmers out there to knock one together? I am sure with such a useful app that you could attach a small price tag?

Any help or advise would be appreciated!

Thanks

Mark

[Guest chucky.egg]

Why not just set it to download headers only every N minutes?

[Guest tsutton]

I would agree with what chucky.egg said... set it to download headers only and the C550 (and C500) will alert you of any new e-mail.

[Guest removed-2]

Ok, sounds good to me. Can you point me in the direction of any documentation on how to do this. I do already know the google pop and smtp server details so its just the information on how to put this together.

Thanks for your help.

Mark

[Guest chucky.egg]

Create a new email account in the normal way

For GMail you will need to specify the incoming and outgoing mail servers, and their Port numbers (these are non-standard with GMail, so not specify the Port number will cause it to fail).

Set the interval you want to check the mail account to something appropriate for you. Downloading no email takes just a few Kb, so I would tend to check very frequently if you want to know about emails quickly.

One thing to bear in mind though:

There's a bug in WM2003 which causes the wrong email to be downloaded if you delete some emails and then mark others for download.

What you have to do is delete the emails you don't want, do a Send/Receive, then mark the ones you want to download in full and do another Send/Receive

[Guest removed-2]

Create a new email account in the normal way

For GMail you will need to specify the incoming and outgoing mail servers, and their Port numbers (these are non-standard with GMail, so not specify the Port number will cause it to fail).

Set the interval you want to check the mail account to something appropriate for you.  Downloading no email takes just a few Kb, so I would tend to check very frequently if you want to know about emails quickly.

One thing to bear in mind though:

There's a bug in WM2003 which causes the wrong email to be downloaded if you delete some emails and then mark others for download.

What you have to do is delete the emails you don't want, do a Send/Receive, then mark the ones you want to download in full and do another Send/Receive

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ok, I have tried this but during the setup of the new account I get no option to enter different port numbers, however I can specify the incoming and outgoing servers, just no ports?

help?

Thanks

Mark

[Guest tsutton]

Checking mine... it's set to pop.gmail.com:995 for incoming and smtp.gmail.com:587 for outgoing

Edited October 5, 2005 by tsutton

[Guest removed-2]

Checking mine... it's set to pop.gmail.com:995 for incoming and smtp.gmail.com:587 for outgoing

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Ok, have changed that bit now. It keeps coming up with the login message box and I keep entering my password but it keeps coming back to that screen. I am entering the correct password.

The username I am putting is [email protected] and my password is the password I am using to getin to gmail.

I have the following settings set:-

Your Name = my name

Email Address = [email protected]

Automatic Setup = greyed out

Username: = [email protected]

Password: = gmail password

Domain (if necessary)= left blank

Save Password = ticked

!!! Is the information above where I should supply my details for gmail or is this something else !!!

Server Type = POP3 (now greyed out)

Account Name: [email protected]

Network: = The Internet

Incoming Server: pop.gmail.com:995

Require SSL = ticked

Outgoing Server: smtp.gmail.com:587

Outgoing server requires authentication = ticked

Download the following message = All messages

Header Only

Connect automatically and check every: 15 mins

Does all these settings look right? I am not to sure where I have to enter my User name and then Account Name. If I am doing something wrong then please let me know.

Thanks

Mark

[Guest chucky.egg]

I think your username might just be the bit BEFORE the @gmail.com

[Guest removed-2]

I think your username might just be the bit BEFORE the @gmail.com

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Still not working, its coming up with password and login name for the incoming server. I have tried this as my usersname without @gmail.com and also with [email protected]

Any more suggestions?

Thanks

Mark

[Guest removed-2]

I am right in thinking I should be using the internet for the "The Network" setting or should this be something like WAP etc?

Help..

Thanks

Mark

[Guest chucky.egg]

Yeah, should be Internet and NOT WAP.

You can't download emails over a WAP connection

I'll dig out my C500 and check the settings. Will post again later(unless someone beats me to it)

[Guest chucky.egg]

OK...

Your name: Fred

Email address: [email protected]

Username: [email protected]

Password: 1234

Save password: Yes

Network: The Internet

Incoming Server: pop.gmail.com:995

Require SSL: Yes

Outgoing Server: smtp.gmail.com:465

Outgoing req authentication: Yes

-Outgoing Server Settings-

All blank except:

Require SSL when connectiing to this server: Yes

Download: All messages

Check: Never