Chapter 3   WebMail on mobile devices

Table of Contents

3.1  Message reading
3.1.1  Toolbar
3.1.2  Message header and body
3.2  Message writing
3.2.1  Toolbar
3.2.2  Message header and contents
3.3  Contact list editing
3.3.1  Create and edit contacts
3.3.2  Creating and editing distribution lists
3.4  Folder Administration
3.5  User settings

The WebMail interface can also be run in browsers for mobile devices (PDA and Smartphone devices). WebMail automatically recognizes a browser and when such a browser type is detected, it is automatically switched to the WebMail Mini mode, customized for mobile screen parameters. Thanks to special environment, working with WebMail Mini is very fast and comfortable.

As the standard version of WebMail Mini (see chapter 2   WebMail Mini), the version for mobile devices includes the following folders:

For detailed instructions on authentication to WebMail, refer to chapter 1.2  Authentication to WebMail.

Warning: Secured SSL is recommended to be used for connections to the server.

Once an authentication is completed successfully, the INBOX folder is opened (see figure 3.1   WebMail Mini INBOX folder).

 WebMail Mini INBOX folder

Figure 3.1.  WebMail Mini INBOX folder


The environment resembles the one used in desktop browsers. It is just optimized to fit in the smaller size of PDA and Smartphone devices.

The basic difference is that the toolbar is divided in two parts, one of them located above and the other below the main window.

The following sections provide hints on where features known from the desktop version of WebMail can be found and on how to use them.