VersaMail® application 87CHAPTER 8Working with Microsoft ExchangeActiveSync ®If your corporate email system uses Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, you may be able to useMicrosoft Exchange ActiveSync ® on your device. Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync works with theVersaMail ® and Calendar applications on your device to directly download email and calendarinformation from the server—without going through your desktop computer.When you create a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account in the VersaMail application, both youremail and calendar info synchronize directly with the Exchange server; they do not synchronizewith your desktop software application, such as Palm® Desktop software or Microsoft Outlook.Other information on your device, such as contacts, tasks, and memos, continues to synchronizewith information in your desktop software application.What do I need to use Microsoft ExchangeActiveSync?To use Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync on your device, you must obtain the following informationfrom your system administrator:• Whether the corporate mail system uses a Microsoft Exchange 2003 mail server. If it does not,you cannot use Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.• The name of the mail server that provides wireless access to your mail system. Some companiesdo not give out this information because they do not want wireless access to the system. If youcannot obtain the server name, you cannot use Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync.• Whether a proxy server is used, and, if so, the name of the server.• Whether a virtual private network (VPN) is required to access the server.In this chapterWhat do I need to useMicrosoft ExchangeActiveSync?How does a MicrosoftExchange ActiveSync emailaccount differ from otheraccounts?Setting up a MicrosoftExchange ActiveSyncaccountGetting email messagesPreviewing attachmentsWorking with meetinginvitationsWorking with Calendarevents