Mail for Exchange Goes 2.0
If you use a Microsoft Exchange 2003 or later server and have a Nokia Eseries or a selected Nokia Nseries handset (N73, N76, and N95), then you can bring your email with you.
Quoting from the marketing speak:
Mail for Exchange, enabled by Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, is one of the mobile email solutions available for Nokia Eseries mobile devices. This solution provides wireless synchronization of email, calendar, and contact data between compatible Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 (or later) and mobile devices. By using the direct push technology of the server, the Mail for Exchange client enables a virtually seamless email experience for Nokia Eseries devices. This email experience is supported either over a mobile network or wireless LAN, depending on the specific Nokia Eseries device used.
Your Exchange inbox integrates into the standard S60 email application, where you can read and send email. The 2.0 release also gives you the ability to query the Global Address List (GAL) and import found contacts into your mobile address book. You can also accept/reject meeting requests. Quickoffice 4.5.25.0 (not available at this writing, but expected in September) support is integrated to reduce the number of steps needed to receive a document in email, edit it, and return it via email. Tasks are also synchronized and in-device search is supported.
If you’re an Exchange user with Nokia Eseries and Nseries devices, give Mail for Exchange a look.
Update: Download Mail for Exchange.
I’d like to know what is the reason only selected Nseries models are supported, and none of “basic” S60 models (6110 etc.) Is it a technical reason?
If it’s because all of the other models are not fully tested could there still be a “beta” download for interested users?
Does this support filing messages into server based folders (e.g. folders I created on my Exchange account - NOT public folders) and then viewing messages in folders?
Having 100 messages in the inbox I’ve read via my E61i is useless if I can’t organize them (e.g. file them) -BB standalone devices let you do this with the BES product.
I don’t know of any technical reason why the other Nseries devices (or other S60 models) are supported. However, my experience has been since 1.3, MfE refused to install on any non-supported device.
Right now, MfE doesn’t deal with folders (even ones under the Inbox). It would not surprise me if that feature was on the roadmap, but don’t quote me on that. I personally find that a non-issue since I keep my inbox as close to zero as I can.