Re: Auto mail-check even if powered off?

From: Eric Hicks [MVP, Windows Mobile devices] (e_dadu_at_nomospam.yahoo.com)
Date: 02/18/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 20:29:22 -0500

hmm that's interesting, I saw your other post about the time it takes for
the unit to get an ip. That could play a part in it cause if my ipaq can't
connect to my phone or if I have wifi on and it doesn't find the ap quick
enough it comes back with a failed msg. 

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"oreo" <@> wrote in message news:esvt1Ia9DHA.3292@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> My power timeout is 10 minutes. It takes seconds to download headers
> from 10 test messages. 2k headers x 10 = 20k bytes for download over
> DSL. The power options don't seem to have an effect.
>
> "Eric Hicks [MVP, Windows Mobile devices]" <e_dadu@nomospam.yahoo.com>
> wrote in message news:uxUPS4U9DHA.488@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Steven ,
> how long do you have your ppc set to saty on before it powers down?
> This
> would located under the power options on your device.  I'm thinking that
> if
> it's set too short then maybe the device is powering back down before it
> can
> finish it's download.  I have my ppc set to auto shutoff after 3 minutes
> and
> this seems to be enough time for it to wake up, connect to the internet
> through my bluetooth phone, connect to my vpn here at home and then
> collect
> my mail.  I'm not sure if it will fix the problem you're having but it
> may
> help.
>
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> Eric Hicks [That_Kid] (MS-MVP Mobile Devices)
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> "Steven Frank" <stevenf@spam.catcher.panic.com> wrote in message
> news:2004021622284216807%stevenf@spamcatcherpaniccom...
> > On 2004-02-16 18:43:32 -0800, "oreo" <@> said:
> >
> > > I tried it again. The account option is set to connect and check
> every 3
> > > minutes. Sounds & Notifications has Inbox event set for Play sound
> which
> > > I confirm with the arrow button, Display message on screen, and
> Flash
> > > light for 60 minutes.
> > >
> > > I connect to WLAN, open Inbox, and connect to email server. I
> minimize
> > > Inbox, and go to Suspend. Device is in the cradle for power, but not
> > > connected to USB and not synchronized.
> > >
> > > I send test messages to the email server and they are downloaded to
> the
> > > PPC. The WLAN LED on the PPC flashes for 10 seconds as the email is
> > > received.
> >
> > I decided to give this another try.  I set up my Ipaq 4355 just as you
> > described.  I ultimately would need this to work with Bluetooth, but
> > for comparison purposes, I'll use WLAN like you.  New IMAP account.
> > Auto-check every 2 minutes.  Same notification settings.
> >
> > What seems to happen is: when the time comes for it to check email,
> the
> > WLAN LED starts flashing, screen does not come on (so far so good).
> > But the flashing LED lasts only a few seconds, then stops.  After
> > powering it on, I can see that it did indeed download some messages
> > while suspended, but not all.  Suspend it again, wait, it downloads
> > some more, but still not all.  After several attempts, it finishes
> > downloading everything and finally gives me the notification.
> >
> > What seems to be happening is when it does this half-awake mail check,
> > it has a timeout of just a few seconds.  It grabs what it can in that
> > interval and then goes back to suspend.  (At least, that's what it
> > looks like is happening.)  When I tried it with bluetooth, it did the
> > same thing, but this span of time it wakes up for is too short to make
> > a successful Bluetooth DUN connection.  It goes back to suspend, and
> > the phone says that the bluetooth connection was dropped.
> >
> > Can this "time window" for mail checks while suspended be increased?
> > Why doesn't it keep going until all the mail is collected?  Or am I
> > just totally confused?  (Possible!)
> >
> > Steven
> >
>
>