If your android k-9 mail is already configured with Push disabled as specified below, but k-9 is slow or not working click here.
The Android/Droid phone comes with a mail client program that cannot send mail using TLS.
The popular (free) K-9 Mail application has TLS support and more.
Follow these instructions to download, install, and configure K-9 Mail to send and receive LPL mail:
- Click the Applications tab at the bottom of your screen and select Market.
- Click on the Magnifying Class icon in the upper right.
- Type K9 in the search box and click the Magnifying Glass icon to search.
- Click on K9 Mail and install it.
- When it finishes, open the application list and select K9 Mail.
- Enter your email account information.
- Enter your LPL e-mail address in full (include @.lpl.arizona.edu).
- Enter your password.
- Click Next.
- Enter the incoming server settings.
- Enter your LPL username.
- Enter your password.
- Enter hindmost.lpl.arizona.edu
- Choose SSL (always).
- Choose PLAIN
- Enter 993 for port.
- Enter mail for IMAP path prefix.
- Click Next.
- Click Accept Key to accept the certificate.
- Enter the outgoing server settings.
- Enter hindmost.lpl.arizona.edu
- Select TLS (always)
- Enter 587 for port.
- Check Require sign-in.
- Select PLAIN
- Enter your LPL username.
- Enter your password.
- Click Next.
- Leave these settings as is. Click Next.
- Enter a name for your account, e.g. LPL
- Enter your full name.
Every folder you have on Push starts a separate imap process.
A lot of people are having this problem worldwide,
so disabling Push as follows is very important!
- Click LPL.
- Click Fetching mail.
- Click Push folders.
- Select None.
- Click Poll folders.
- Select Only 1st class folders.
- Click Folder poll frequency.
- Select 30 minutes.
You can also download K-9 Mail from google
or from softpedia.
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Last Updated: April 29, 2013
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