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Folder behavior with a direct connection to an e-mail server
The behavior of the folders you create depends on whether you are using ActiveSync, POP3, or
IMAP4.
• If you use ActiveSync, e-mail messages in the Inbox folder in Outlook will automatically be
synchronized with your device. You can select to synchronize additional folders by designating
them for ActiveSync. The folders you create and the messages you move will then be mirrored
on the server. For example, if you move two messages from the Inbox folder to a folder named
Family, and you have designated Family for synchronization, the server creates a copy of the
Family folder and copies the messages into that folder. You can then read the messages while
away from your desktop computer.
• If you use POP3 and you move e-mail messages to a folder you created, the link is broken
between the messages on the Pocket PC and their copies on the mail server. The next time you
connect, the mail server will see that the messages are missing from the Pocket PC Inbox and
delete them from the server. This prevents you from having duplicate copies of a message, but
it also means that you will no longer have access to messages that you move to folders created
from anywhere except the Pocket PC.
• If you use IMAP4, the folders you create and the e-mail messages you move are mirrored on
the server. Therefore, messages are available to you anytime you connect to your mail server,
whether it is from your Pocket PC or desktop computer. This synchronization of folders occurs
whenever you connect to your mail server, create new folders, or rename/delete folders when
connected.
