Getting, sending, and managing e-mail169TIP Alternately, if you have configured an e-mail account to synchronizemessages between your handheld and your desktop, you can perform aHotSync operation after setting up a scheduled auto get to ensure that onlynew messages will be retrieved during auto get. See “Synchronizing e-mailbetween the handheld and the desktop” later in this chapter for configurationinformation.Auto get notificationsThe auto get mail feature provides three types of alerts during and after messageretrieval:n Depending on the connection type, a series of status messages may appearduring the auto get connection and mail retrieval process.n You can choose to have your handheld alert you when a new message arrivesin your account. The beep or alert sound your hear is called a notification. Yourhandheld also notifies you of a new message’s arrival by blinking an indicatorlight or vibrating if certain preferences are selected. For more information, see“Making your handheld buzz or blink when you get new e-mail” later in thischapter.NOTE You must select the Notification option to have your handheld notifyyou when new messages are received. See the next section, “Settingnotification options,” for more information.n If auto get discovers and downloads new messages for an e-mail account, anotification appears on the Reminders screen, displaying the account name andthe number of new messages. If auto get is scheduled for more than oneaccount, a separate notification appears for each account. See “Viewing andusing the Reminders screen” later in this chapter.
