Sending and receiving email messages can be tested
on a computer by employing a BlackBerry device simulator, ESS, POP3
and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) email client. Please follow
the instructions below to send and receive email messages.
- Set up ESS as a local messaging server.
- Set the ESS to use standalone mode.
- Select POP3 and SMTP ports (Note: This step
can be omitted for ESS version 4.1 and earlier).
- Specify a desired name and email address.
- Launch ESS.
- Set up a POP3 or SMTP email client (i.e. Microsoft® Outlook®
Express).
- Create an email account.
- Associate the email address specified in step 1 for this
account.
- Set both the incoming POP3 server and outgoing SMTP server
as a localhost, and use the ports specified in step 1.
- Send an email message using BlackBerry device simulator.
- Check for the email message in the Inbox of the email
account created in step 2.
- Reply to the email message. The reply message should
appear in the Inbox of the BlackBerry device simulator.
For further information on ESS setting, please refer to the BlackBerry
Java Development Guide Version 4.2.