What is push e-mail?

[WhiteBlazer01]

Wirelessly posted (HTC Touch Pro 2: Opera/9.80 (Windows Mobile; WCE; Opera Mobi/WMD-50286; U; en) Presto/2.4.13 Version/10.00)

um... I'm asking for a friend who doesn't know, but what is push e-mail? I have Gmail set up with Imap on my... my friends phone, and it downloads every 5 min. . Is push immeidate? What is it?

[faxmonkey]

There's a wiki for that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_e-mail

Push e-mail is used to describe e-mail systems that provide an always-on capability, in which new e-mail is actively transferred (pushed) as it arrives by the mail delivery agent (MDA) (commonly called mail server) to the mail user agent (MUA), also called the e-mail client. E-mail clients include smartphones and, less strictly, IMAP personal computer mail applications.

[Dragon2]

Yes, pushes them to ya phone as soon as they arrive to ya email account....... My buddy had his on yesterday, I sent him a email and instantly the thing came through......

[WhiteBlazer01]

Sounds awesome - immediate e-mail. How do I set it up?

[Mojary]

Originally Posted by WhiteBlazer01

Sounds awesome - immediate e-mail. How do I set it up?

if you're trying to set up push-email for gmail...click on link below. will tell you what to input in your phone's email setup.

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...n&answer=78799

when you get it set up...you may want to check your pop/imap settings in your gmail account to make sure imap is selected. (it should automatically do this for you though. it did when i set it up on my TP2..but just double check).

[Dragon2]

Originally Posted by WhiteBlazer01

Sounds awesome - immediate e-mail. How do I set it up?

that part I cant help ya with..... I rarely get emails and its a battery drainer, so I check mine manually........ Im sure someone else will chime in

[MNotar91]

Originally Posted by WhiteBlazer01

Sounds awesome - immediate e-mail. How do I set it up?

For WM I believe you need a Microsoft Exchange Server. If you want to push your personal email there are services out there that offer exchange servers for about $5 a month. If you have access to an exchange server then you would not have to take that route.

I just got a Touch Pro 2 and switched over from BlackBerry so I no longer have push at the moment, but it's something I can live without for the time being.

[WhiteBlazer01]

Yea, I noticed the Blackberries e-mails come in unusually fats, but now I know it's because they have push.

[popdog54]

Originally Posted by MNotar91

For WM I believe you need a Microsoft Exchange Server. If you want to push your personal email there are services out there that offer exchange servers for about $5 a month. If you have access to an exchange server then you would not have to take that route.

I just got a Touch Pro 2 and switched over from BlackBerry so I no longer have push at the moment, but it's something I can live without for the time being.

You can set your email to Send/Receive every 5 minutes, so I don't know why people even bother with an exchange server unless you are required to use it.

[alex jb]

You should try something like 'xImap pusher'.
I think I got the .cab from xda (could have been here) but you input your gmail details and it works with the IMAP gmail server stuff to receive instant mail.

It's easy to set up and works well for me.