Is it possible to download Headers Only... Not the whole email? for Travel

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Is it possible to download Headers Only... Not the whole email? for Travel

Hi everyone... I went into the Apple store and they said this is not possible, but surely Apple must have thought of this?.?

When I travel abroad I don't wish to use a huge number of mb.. so I set the iphone to download only 1 line of header, with no images or attachments, but still it downloads the whole email text, and easily does 3mb for say 30 of my emails.

I need it to ONLY download the header of the email.. without ANY of the email whatsoever does, like the Blackberry's do... so I can use it abroad..

Please can someone tell me this is possible??

And if not... Apple... Will you implement this into a future firmware?

Cheers
Anthony

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Amazing Your Friends

www.magicworld.co.uk
www.magnosis.co.uk

iphone 3gs, iPhone OS 3.1.2

Posted on Oct 19, 2009 10:34 AM

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Oct 19, 2009 10:45 AM in response to magicant

How have you confirmed that the entire message body is downloaded when connected to the internet via the cellular network?

It is my understanding that only the message preview is downloaded initially - the rest of the message is not downloaded until the message is opened. When I select a new received message after viewing the preview that is initially downloaded, there is a pause with no text included with the message body shown right away with the download/activity indicator running, which indicates the e entire message body is being downloaded before I can view the entire message.

In my experience with attachments, if the attachment is over a designated size, the attachment will not be downloaded until the attachment is selected. When I'm sent a photo attachment that is over a designated size, I must select the attachment in order for the attachment to be downloaded when connected to the internet via the cellular network.

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magicant Author

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Oct 19, 2009 11:39 AM in response to magicant

Yes that is how I expected it to work... but I don't think it's the case.

I recently turned off wifi, downloaded 4 emails without opening them.

I then turned off my data and renamed the server so it definitely couldn't connect to the internet..

and then went back into mail. And when I clicked on the 4 emails, all the content (text) was displayed.

So the way I see it, the attachment or pictures feature works, but there is no way to only download the preview.

Plz let me know if you find out otherwise 🙂

Anthony 🙂

www.magicworld.co.uk
www.magnosis.co.uk

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Cloudiam

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Dec 4, 2009 2:27 AM in response to magicant

Hello

I have the same problem with email attachments.
Right now the attachment is downloaded even when I am in Inbox folder without going to email details. This can be proven by checking Usage status of cellular data. I have POP email account and can not figure out what to do.

Any idea?

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