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      0 comments  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    • POP 3 email needs advanced settings

      Its setup needs to let you choose whether or not to delete email from the server like every other POP3 client.

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      • 5 votes
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        • Email DRAFTS SYNC - Native Email Client Overhaul

          @WinPhoneSupport No DRAFTS sync in native email client. Show stopper for biz phone. Exchange & MAPI is touted as superior to IMAP. Not here.
          [shapeshift_r] shapeshift_R Sep 10, 9:19pm

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          • make an immediatley sync option for all mail users such as aol,yahoo,gmail etc

            make an option for sunc email immediatley or as it arrives

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            • 5 votes
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                • I want a (an owner-selectable) PIN lock on my email/message tiles for privacy.

                  Right now, the way it is, if I offer my phone to someone to use to make a call ---offered set-up with the keypad screen to make the call --- then all the guest user has to do is hit the "home key" and then the "email tile" to be taken directly to my private email account: Ditto, messaging.

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                  • I want to be able to disable the phone to send read receipts

                    Outlook on my PC is set to NOT send read receipts. Mango phone is not doing it, nor can i find a setting to disable it.

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                      1 comment  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                    • Advanced Settings for Email

                      The email account should have advanced settings as by WM6.5. Download only headers. etc.

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                      • Allow attaching .doc files while reply/forwarding/creating IN the email app

                        For reason, we are not able to attach .doc, .xls, or .ppt files to e-mails while inside the email app. May I ask why?

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                        • Ability to switch off the "partial email delivery" function

                          I receive error code 80048811 (the server does not support delivery of partial messages) and as Windows Phone uses the partial messages feature, you need to provide a "switch off function" so whole messages can be transferred.
                          ISPs/ email SPs that complies with old POP3-standards may not have implemented the add-on that supports partial email delivery and for those it would be great to switch to whole messages.

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                            2 comments  ·  Email  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                          • Email Sync-up blackout time

                            Option of specifying time duration when auto-sync mail option doesn't sync automatically.

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                            • Allow third parties to create email/pdf/whatever clients.

                              You don't offer settings and don't allow 3rd party to fill in the gaps. So, what's the idea? Customization should be achieved via different apps.

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                              • Inline / quote reply in mail rather than reply always at the top

                                When a message is replied to in e-mail the original can often be included, or "quoted". This is also known as inline reply. The current email client doesn't support this, which makes it almost useless for people that email this way. Also it is a common feature in most clients like Gmail online client, Outlook Web Access and thunderbird.

                                More about this at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style

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                                • Make email threading options more flexible for which folders to include

                                  Split the option 'In conversations, show replies and emails from all your synchronised folders' in two so just replies could be included for example

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                                  • Keep read email as read when deleted

                                    When reading emails and clicking delete, they should remain read in the deleted folder.

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                                    • Include all mail folders when counting and displaying number of new messages

                                      Many people create folders and may setup rules for sorting new messages in Hotmail. These new messages are not being counted when Windows Phone alerts the user for new email.

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                                      • Sync Exchange option to ignore security protocols

                                        error 85010013
                                        We need the option to be able to choose to ignore or lie tot he server that the security protoclos are being met. Like the iphone does. As administratrs are refusing to change settings to suit the WP8 mobiles. As a result, i am unable to get my exchange email , contacts and calander on my new windows phone. I dont want to go back to the iphone.

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                                        • Be able to Enable sound notifications for different email accounts

                                          if you have more than 1 email you are not able to receive sound notifications for only for certain email account

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