Microsoft makes it super easy to get your email, calendars, contacts and tasks connected with just a few settings using its proprietary Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) technology. Designed for mobile, EAS works exceptionally well in the iOS native Mail app, Android Gmail, and other popular mobile apps like BlackBerry Hub. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said using … Read more
We look at lots of email clients and mobile apps. And while most mobile apps (Bluemail, BlackBerry Hub, Outlook and Gmail) work nicely with Exchange ActiveSync, the same unfortunately cannot be said for Windows desktop clients. As a result of performance issues, Microsoft discontinued support for Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) in Outlook 2016 making it difficult to sync email, calendars and … Read more
If you’re reading this article, maybe you’ve already made up your mind to set up email hosting and are looking for guidance on how to proceed. Or possibly you are still researching your options and haven’t yet made a decision for your group’s email. In either case, outsourcing your email to an email hosting provider … Read more
Some versions of Microsoft Outlook 2016 feature “Simplified Account Creation” which does not allow for configuration of mailboxes using Exchange ActiveSync (EAS). Fortunately, the “Simplified Account Creation” can be disabled in these releases of Outlook 2016 by making a registry change on the affected computer(s). Microsoft has provided step by step instructions how to disable … Read more
In a recent Quora response, we discussed how bulk senders can improve email deliveries. There are many factors that affect email delivery and acceptance rates, and the following points are intended for senders using their own email marketing applications and hosted services. Multipart Matters First, make sure your emails are properly generated with both text … Read more
Email viruses and malware are constantly evolving which makes it difficult if not impossible for even the best rated antivirus and spam protection programs to keep on top of emerging threats. The last line of defense is you! Here is a list of dos and don’ts for anyone who handles email messages. Dos DO Use common … Read more
In order to reduce expenses, many businesses opt to use free email addresses when first starting up. And while you can get some mileage out of free email addresses, there are some drawbacks to using them. First, free email lacks a level of professionalism that is typically expected of serious, established businesses. Second, when all of your employees have personal email addresses … Read more
POP3 and IMAP are two popular protocols used to configure mailboxes in mail client applications on desktop computers, mobile phones and tablets. What distinguishes these protocols from one another is the way each one handles messages on the server. POP3 – The Downloader When a mail client uses POP3 to connect to the server, messages are … Read more
We have heard reports from multiple POP3 users at different locations that Outlook 2016 is permanently deleting messages off the server, seemingly overriding their Outlook settings to save copies of messages on the server for a specified number of days or until deleted from Outlook. Some of these same users are also reporting duplicates of … Read more
Email hosting plans allow for either 10 or 25 GBs storage per mailbox. For POP3 users downloading messages off the server, storage will generally not be a big concern. Similarly, IMAP users can avoid server storage accumulation by periodically archiving/moving messages from the mail server to their primary local mail client or archive service. Check out this … Read more