Good read here if u are keen on Pushmail
http://forum.mypdacafe.com/viewtopic.php?t=10341



The more I read, more I confused, is it that all WM5 devices/PPCPhones also can do Pushmail?? or only some, and what is the necessary criteria? HELP!!!

I would believe if the device has the latest WM5.0, it should have the push mail with messaging security capability. AKU (at least AKU 2.0 I think now there's AKU 2.3), short for adapter kit update, contains more than just push mail capability. While AKU is not synonmous to push mail, it does provide some indication if your mobile OS has the push mail capability (think of XP Service Pack that provides new set of capabilities on top of patching the existing bugs). If MS has started to provide pushmail capability in AKU 2.0 onward, as long as your OS has the build number = XXXXX.2.Y.Y or above (2.Y.Y denotes the AKU version), I would believe your device supports push mail. E.g. 6965 build number is 14957.2.3.1, so push-mail is available.

more information about the AKU information derived from the build number http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archiv.../28/586453.aspx

To make things alittle more confusing, MS started push mail even in WM2003SE onward. Back then, the mechanism to trigger pushmail is SMS based. But it's argued that it's never in the same league as blackberry, since the ability to push is as good (or as bad) as the SMS network traffic (which also do not guarantee SMS message delivery). Thus the new implementation of push mail by Microsoft adopt GPRS as one of the key design enabler. But the concept is still the same; server push a trigger to client so that the client knows that it need to pull from the server.

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not quite understand

My firm is currently implementing pushmail capability for PDAs and MS Smartphones. I was told by the vendor that the devices need to be on WM5 and of a certain build number. In other words, not all WM5 devices will be able to use the capability. I will check and report back!

Hi, it requires MSFP(Microsft Messaging & Security Feature Pack), for Direct Push.

"Windows Mobile 5.0-based devices that have a version number of 148xx.2.x.x or higher include the Messaging and Security Feature Pack. To find the operating system version on the device, click Start, choose Settings, and then click About."

Alamak, my Dopod 577w has only build 14406.1.1.1. Is there any way to upgrade this?

AKU2 is required (or rather the MSFP pack from Microsoft)