Java Desktop System Email and Calendar User Guide

Configuring How to Receive Email

Specify your receiving email settings in the second Receiving Email page in the Setup Assistant. Table 2–3 lists the settings for receiving email that you can configure.

When you complete the receiving email settings, click on the Forward button.

Table 2–3 Receiving Email Settings

Element 

Description 

Automatically check for new mail every

Select this option if you want Email and Calendar to check for new messages automatically. Use the spin box to specify how often to check for new messages, in minutes.

Check for new messages in all folders

Select this option if you want Email and Calendar to check for new messages in all your IMAP folders.

IMAP option only.

Show only subscribed folders

Select this option to view only the IMAP folders to which you have subscribed, not all of your IMAP folders.

IMAP option only.

Override server-supplied folder namespace

An IMAP namespace is a directory where your messages are stored. Select this option if you want to store your messages in a namespace other than the default namespace that the IMAP server provides.

IMAP option only.

Namespace

If you select the Override server-supplied folder namespace option, enter the namespace in which you want to store your messages in this field.

IMAP option only.

Apply filters to new messages in INBOX on this server

Select this option to apply your message filters to messages that are delivered to your Inbox folder on the IMAP server, as well as to messages that you download to your local area.

IMAP option only.

Global Catalog server name

Enter the name of your global catalog server, if this is different from your Exchange server.

Microsoft Exchange option only.

Limit number of GAL responses

Select this option to restrict the number of items that Email and Calendar finds when you search the global address list (GAL). If you restrict the number of items to find, this decreases the workload of the server.

Use the spin box to specify the maximum number of items that you want Email and Calendar to find.

Microsoft Exchange option only.

Mailbox name

If your mailbox name in Exchange is different to your Windows username, type the mailbox name in the text box.

Microsoft Exchange option only.

OWA path

Enter the Outlook Web Access (OWA) path in this field. OWA is a feature in Exchange that allows users to access their Exchange information from a web browser. The OWA URL is the URL that you use to access Exchange from a web browser. The OWA path is appended to the OWA URL.

Typically, the value for this field is /exchange.

Microsoft Exchange option only.

Public Folder server

If your public folders are located on a different server to your personal folders, enter the name of the public folder server in this field.  

Microsoft Exchange option only.

Apply filters to new messages in Inbox on this server

Select this option to apply your message filters to messages that are delivered to your Inbox folder on the Exchange server, as well as to messages that you download to your local area.

Microsoft Exchange option only.

Leave messages on server

Select this option to store copies of your messages on the POP server. 

POP option only.

Apply filters to new messages in INBOX

Select this option to apply your message filters to your Inbox folder.

Valid only for the following options: 

  • Maildir-format mail directories

  • Standard Unix mbox spool or directory

Store status headers in Elm/Pine/Mutt format

Select this option if you want to use the X-Status message header format.

Select this option if you use email applications that use the X-Status message header format. For example, Elm, mutt, and Pine use the X-Status message header format.

Standard Unix mbox spool or directory option only.

Use the '.folders' folder summary file (exmh)

Select this option if you want Email and Calendar to use the folder summary file that is generated by the exmh application.

MH-format mail directories option only.