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iPod Touch email syncing
Pearl McG
26-05-2010
I love my Touch but the only trouble I'm having is when I receive emails on the Touch they don't also go automatically to my laptop and I have to forward them on.

Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks in advance.
dadioflex
28-05-2010
Depends on the email service. I can't remember exactly, but there should be an option on the POP3 email setting along the lines of "leave email on server" or "do not delete email off server" so that the email is still there for when the laptop checks. Unless you have an email account with a big storage capacity, you'll need to set one of the devices to delete emails when retrieved or you'll fill your mailbox and have to log onto the webmail to clear them out.

If your email service has the option to run as IMAP you shouldn't have to worry about it, as the mail resides on the server and is only deleted when you tell it, but that would require set-up instructions from the email provider.
psionic
28-05-2010
As dadioflex says there is a setting. If you are using a POP server for your incoming mail, on your iPod Touch try...

Settings > Mail,contacts,calendars > (email account) > Advanced > Remove=never and Delete from server=never

Basically let your main computer do the removing not your iPod.
Pearl McG
28-05-2010
Thanks. I'll have a play with the settings.

It really annoys me, as soon as I pull into the drive my Touch finds my wireless and all my emails end up there and I have to forward everything to my laptop.
john_locke
28-05-2010
you would be better off using an IMAP server on both, really. See if your provider allows IMAP, and the same mails will be on each device.
highroyds
02-06-2010
Originally Posted by Pearl McG:
“Thanks. I'll have a play with the settings.

It really annoys me, as soon as I pull into the drive my Touch finds my wireless and all my emails end up there and I have to forward everything to my laptop.”

Hi,

Did you sort this out as I'm having the same problem and can't find any solution yet.

Cheers
moisie
03-06-2010
Originally Posted by highroyds:
“Hi,

Did you sort this out as I'm having the same problem and can't find any solution yet.

Cheers”

There isn't a 100% solution for POP accounts as it just wasn't designed for use with multiple devices, as stated an IMAP email account would be what is needed.
Pearl McG
04-06-2010
Originally Posted by highroyds:
“Hi,

Did you sort this out as I'm having the same problem and can't find any solution yet.

Cheers”

No, not really. I've changed the settings so they only come to the Touch when I request them, but it doesnt stop them not coming to the laptop.
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