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Using My Docs Online to Receive Wireless Email Attachments

Personal Edition and Enterprise Edition users can now use My Docs Online to receive, view, and handle inbound email attachments on all supported wireless devices.

  • You can turn the feature ON and OFF as desired, using the option setting found at "My Account...Inbound Email Attachments"

  • To use the feature you must FORWARD emails containing attachments to your My Docs Online Login ID "@myattachments.com". For instance, if your My Docs Online Login ID is "Mobile_User", forward your emails containing attachments to "mobile_user@myattachments.com".

  • Inbound Attachments will be placed in your "Attachments" folder. The folder will be created for you automatically the first time an attachment is received.

  • Access your attachments wirelessly via the My Docs Online wireless pages for wireless browser-equipped interactive phones like the RIM Blackberry and the iPhone.
How to Set Up Forwarding of Emails With Attachments
There are a variety of ways to set up forwarding of emails containing attachments, depending on the particular wireless device and service, the desktop or enterprise email product used, and personal preference.

Using a Forwarding Rule in Outlook

The general instructions for setting up an appropriate rule in Outlook are:

  • Select "Tools...Rule Wizard..."

  • In the Rules Wizard click "New..."

  • For "Which type of rule do want to create?" select "Check messages when they arrive" and click "Next>"

  • For "Which condition(s) do you want to check?" check the box for "which has an attachment" and click "Next>"

  • For "What do you want to do with the message?" check the box for "Forward it to people or distribution list" then click the people or distribution list link in the Rule Description

  • In the Rule Address dialog type your-Login-ID@myattachments.com where "your-Login-ID" is your My Docs Online login ID. Click "To->" and click "OK"

  • Add any exceptions desired and click "OK"

  • Specify a name for the Rule, check "turn on this Rule" and click "Finish"
Using a Forwarding Rule in Outlook Express

The general instructions for setting up an appropriate rule in Outlook Express are:

  • Select "Tools...Message Rules...Mail..."

  • Click "New..."

  • Check the box for "Where the message has an attachments"

  • Check the box for "Forward it to people"

  • Click the people link

  • Enter "your-Login-ID@myattachments.com"

  • Name the rule

  • Click "OK"