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CHAPTER 7
Routing and Communications
7-26 Routing Incoming Items
Figure 7-19 Connection setup varies by transport
A transport can also allow users to schedule times when it automatically
connects and receives incoming items. Users schedule connect times by
setting preferences in the In/Out Box application, as described in “Transport
Preferences” on page 7-32.
Receiving Remote In Box Items 7
A user may not want an e-mail transport to receive all items every time it
connects, due to the length of time it would take or the amount of storage
space they would occupy on the Newton device. An e-mail transport (or other
transport that potentially receives numerous items from a remote source at a
slow speed) can retrieve just the item headers and put them in the In Box
with a status of Remote. That status tells users that the body of the item is
stored remotely and has not yet been transferred to the Newton. If a user
attempts to view an incomplete item in the In Box, the In Box notices the
Remote status and has the appropriate transport get the remainder of the
item from the remote source.
Disposing of Received Items 7
Most received items remain in the In Box until a user disposes of them. To
dispose of In Box items, a user selects one or more of them and chooses an
An e-mail transport might display this slip
Built-in fax transport displays this slip