A common problem that people seem to be having (checking other discussion forums) is that once an e-mail account is active on the iPhone, they have real problems sending e-mails for that account from their Mac or PC. I had that problem too. After some technical research, here is the cause:
1. Your e-mail service provider's POP3 server runs a simple UNIX protocol that only allows a single client to access it at a time - i.e. the PC/MAC mail client or the mobile device, but never both at the same time.
2. Provided that the PC/MAC mail client and the mobile mail client don't access the POP3 server too often and that they are quick about it when they do, then it's not a problem.
3. If they check too often or are slow to release the POP3 server, then obviously the probability of clashes and lockouts increases.
4. There is quite a bit of discussion on the web that points to the iPhone not releasing the POP3 server quickly - in fact it can hang on for a long time
5. This results in the PC e-mail client reporting incorrect password constantly, driving you nuts (that's tech talk)
BUT HERE IS A SIMPLE, FLAWLESS WORKAROUND:
1. You create a new e-mail account for yourself (either with your existing provider, or a free provider like gmail) - I subsequently refer to this as the "duplicate account"
2. You configure your main e-mail account (i.e. the one that you're having problems with since installing it on your iPhone) to send a copy of incoming e-mails to that new "duplicate" e-mail account (whilst retaining a copy for the main account) - most paid service providers will let you do this. You log onto the webmail version of the e-mail account and this feature should be there. The effect of this is that the service provider's server does the forwarding even before it reaches your PC or MAC) whilst also keeping a copy in the main acount that you will receive on your PC/MAC mail client.
3. You do NOT set the new duplicate account up on your PC/MAC e-mail client, only on your iPhone. When you do that, in the "POP Account Information" panel, you use your main e-mail address and not your new, duplicate address. In the "Incoming Mail Server" section of the set up, you use the username/password and pop server of the new, duplicate account. That way you receive stuff from that duplicate account (which has ben sent to it from the main account), but when you send mail from your iPhone, it comes from your main account. Cool huh?! This last bit is important. Otherwise when people reply to an e-mail from your iPhone it will only go to your iPhone and not to your PC/MAC.
4. That way, it doesn't matter how long the iPhone hangs on to the duplicate mail account - it's simply a duplicate account that no other client comes along to access. Ever. Therefore - no clashes and lockouts.
5. Outgoing mail is not a problem, since this fault does not exist with the SMTP server protocol, only with the incoming POP3 server.
ENJOY!
1. Your e-mail service provider's POP3 server runs a simple UNIX protocol that only allows a single client to access it at a time - i.e. the PC/MAC mail client or the mobile device, but never both at the same time.
2. Provided that the PC/MAC mail client and the mobile mail client don't access the POP3 server too often and that they are quick about it when they do, then it's not a problem.
3. If they check too often or are slow to release the POP3 server, then obviously the probability of clashes and lockouts increases.
4. There is quite a bit of discussion on the web that points to the iPhone not releasing the POP3 server quickly - in fact it can hang on for a long time
5. This results in the PC e-mail client reporting incorrect password constantly, driving you nuts (that's tech talk)
BUT HERE IS A SIMPLE, FLAWLESS WORKAROUND:
1. You create a new e-mail account for yourself (either with your existing provider, or a free provider like gmail) - I subsequently refer to this as the "duplicate account"
2. You configure your main e-mail account (i.e. the one that you're having problems with since installing it on your iPhone) to send a copy of incoming e-mails to that new "duplicate" e-mail account (whilst retaining a copy for the main account) - most paid service providers will let you do this. You log onto the webmail version of the e-mail account and this feature should be there. The effect of this is that the service provider's server does the forwarding even before it reaches your PC or MAC) whilst also keeping a copy in the main acount that you will receive on your PC/MAC mail client.
3. You do NOT set the new duplicate account up on your PC/MAC e-mail client, only on your iPhone. When you do that, in the "POP Account Information" panel, you use your main e-mail address and not your new, duplicate address. In the "Incoming Mail Server" section of the set up, you use the username/password and pop server of the new, duplicate account. That way you receive stuff from that duplicate account (which has ben sent to it from the main account), but when you send mail from your iPhone, it comes from your main account. Cool huh?! This last bit is important. Otherwise when people reply to an e-mail from your iPhone it will only go to your iPhone and not to your PC/MAC.
4. That way, it doesn't matter how long the iPhone hangs on to the duplicate mail account - it's simply a duplicate account that no other client comes along to access. Ever. Therefore - no clashes and lockouts.
5. Outgoing mail is not a problem, since this fault does not exist with the SMTP server protocol, only with the incoming POP3 server.
ENJOY!