Windows Mobile 6.1 SMTP fix
Mobility Site —
Have you experienced issues with the SMTP functionality of POP and/or IMAP accounts on your Windows Mobile 6.1 device.
This behavior is associated with a feature that is introduced in Windows Mobile 6.1. The feature allows for mobile operators to specify an alternate SMTP server name that is used if e-mail messages cannot be sent by using the user-specified SMTP server name. If the mobile operator does not specify an alternate SMTP server name and if the Windows Mobile 6.1-based device does not connect, the e-mail account is corrupted and cannot send e-mail messages.
Microsoft has made this fix which should correct the issue: ...
Microsoft releases Windows Mobile 6.1 send mail patch
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
Microsoft has released a patch for Windows Mobile 6.1 that fixes problems with sending email in case of an unspecified SMTP server. Here’s what they say:
This behavior is associated with a feature that is introduced in Windows Mobile 6.1. The feature allows for mobile operators to specify an alternate SMTP server name that is used if e-mail messages cannot be sent by using the user-specified SMTP server name. If the mobile operator does not specify an alternate SMTP server name and if the Windows Mobile 6.1-based device does not connect, the e-mail account is corrupted and cannot send e-mail messages.
The patch can be downloaded from ...
Microsoft Offers Email Patch for Windows Mobile 6.1
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... Policy Terms of Use Home News Microsoft Offers Email Patch for Windows Mobile 6.1 [image] [image] News Brief [image] [image] Related News [image] [image] Discuss [image] [image] posted Today, 9:47 AM by Eric M. Zeman Microsoft has made an over-the-air update available that fixes a glitch with Windows Mobile 6.1 email services. The patch is free and solves POP3 and IMAP email issues seen be a number of users. more info at Mobile Burn more info at Microsoft Comment on this news item S. Koreans ...
Windows Mobile patch released to fix email problem
jkOnTheRun —
It was recently divulged that Windows Mobile 6.1 had a bug that came into effect when carriers did not specify a secondary smtp server in their ROM builds. It seems that WM 6.1 would corrupt the user's email database in this event so severely that it could not be fixed. The only solution was to totally rebuild the smartphone with a clean WM install. Today Microsoft released a patch to prevent this problem from occurring so you'd better go get it if you're running 6.1. ...
Windows Mobile 6.1 POP and IMAP Send Mail Patch - English
D' Technology Weblog —
This behavior is associated with a feature that was introduced in Windows Mobile 6.1. It provides a way for users to send e-mail through an alternate outbound e-mail server provided by their mobile operator in the event that the default outbound e-mail server becomes inaccessible.
The problem occurs if a mobile operator doesn’t use this feature, and therefore doesn’t supply a value for the alternate SMTP address. When the mobile device fails on any attempt to connect to the e-mail provider’s default SMTP server, Windows Mobile 6.1 automatically loads the value for the alternate SMTP server—which in this case is blank. The e-mail account configuration ...
