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Microsoft exchange account wont work

Hello all..i just got the iphone 3G last week and have been playing around ever since..With my blackberry it took me 5 minutes to set up my AOL email account and my College email account..

With the iphone the aol account was a breeze but im having trouble with my school email..I am not sure as to what the email server is..I talked to someone that runs the email and stuff here and they said the incoming email server was mailbox.student.wpunj.edu....

This is what i have...
email - deuirej@student.wpunj.edu

domain- blank
Username - deuirej
password - password
description - Wpu mail(william paterson university)
then it asks for server - i punch in mailbox.student.wpunj.edu

Then the iphone says that it was unable to verify certificate...or exchange account verification failed..i know the post is long but i want to figure this out..

thanks in advance

Dell, Windows XP

Posted on Mar 24, 2009 8:47 AM

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Mar 24, 2009 9:39 AM in response to Deuire

ActiveSync is a Microsoft product, which Apple has licensed from Microsoft for the iPhone.

When creating an Exchange account with the iPhone's mail client using the Exchange account preset, this creates the account using ActiveSync for access with the Exchange server. ActiveSync provides for push access with the email account, and over the air syncing for contact info and calendar events with the Exchange server.

ActiveSync must be enabled at the Exchange server for your account in order to access an Exchange account via ActiveSync with the iPhone's mail client.

RIMM has not licensed ActiveSync from Microsoft for the Blackberry. RIMM provides a dedicated email delivery service for the Blackberry. For Blackberry access with an Exchange server, the Blackberry Enterprise Server must be licensed from RIMM.

You an access an Exchange account as an IMAP account with the iPhone's mail client, but IMAP account access must be enabled at the Exchange server for your Exchange account.

Microsoft exchange account wont work

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