iPhone and iPad setup guide for Runbox email

This article describes how to set up the Runbox email service with the Mail client on an iPhone or an iPad.

The details and screenshots refer to iPhone 3G, so the process may differ slightly on your own phone. For other smart phones, please refer to the information found in the basic IMAP and POP setup guides.

Contents

1. Open Settings

Locate and tap Settings on your iPhone screen, and tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.

2. Add account

Tap Add Account....

3. Select service type

Tap Other (Think Different!):

4. Add mail account

Tap Add Mail Account.

The New Account screen will be displayed:

5. Enter basic Account information

Enter your name, email address, password, and optionally a description for your Runbox account, and tap Save when you're done.

Your iPhone will now look up and verify the entered data and return a screen for you to enter further details:

You will see that IMAP is selected as the default account type. This will allow for full synchronization of all folders between your account on the server and your iPhone, and is the recommended setting.

If you wish to use the simpler POP method to only download messages in your Inbox, please refer to the POP help section.

6. Enter Incoming Mail Server data

Scroll down to Incoming Mail Server and enter the following (refer to the IMAP help section for more information) :

• Host name: secure.runbox.com
• User Name: Your Runbox username
• Password: Your Runbox password

7. Enter Outgoing Mail Server data

Scroll further down to Outgoing Mail Server and enter the following (refer to the SMTP help section for more information) :

• Host name: secure.runbox.com
• User Name: Your Runbox username
• Password: Your Runbox password

Tap Save when you're done. Your iPhone will verify the data you entered and return you to the main screen for Mail, Contacts, Calendars:

8. Enter additional account data

We will now set up your phone to synchronize system folders such as Drafts, Sent, and Trash.

Tap the name of the account you just added, and scroll down to the bottom and tap Advanced:

9. Enter IMAP path prefix

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and tap IMAP Path Prefix. Enter INBOX in this field:

10. Select system folders

Scroll back up to the top of the screen and tap Drafts Mailbox under Mailbox Behaviors to select which folder to use for drafts:

Your iPhone will show all the folders currently on the server in your account. Scroll down and select Drafts from the list:

The screen will reflect your choice of folder:

Press Advanced at the top left to return to the previous screen. Repeat this step for the Sent and Deleted mailboxes, selecting the Sent and Trash folders on the server.

When you're done and have returned once again to the Advanced screen, your Mailbox Behaviors section should look like this:

This completes the setup of Runbox email on your iPhone!

Check your email

Press the Home button on your iPhone to return to the springboard, and tap Mail to open the email application.

Your new account should be displayed under Accounts:

Tap the account name to view your email folders, and simply tap on a folder to view its contents:

Enjoy Runbox email on your iPhone!