[HCoop-Misc] Handheld devices and Hcoop IMAP

[Shaun Empie]

Hi Frank, I have a Nokia 770 and n800.  Both are considered "Internet
Tablets".  They have 802.11b/g, bluetooth and touch screen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_770
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N800

-Shaun

> Fellow members,
>
> I'm in need of a handheld device that has 802.11b (that is _not_ a mobile
> phone) and can connect to IMAP over TLS.  I would prefer that this device
> be powered by free and open source software, but haven't found many such
> devices yet (but do hope they exist).  So, my first question is: does
> anyone know of a FOSS-powered handheld device that's not a phone that can
> do what I've described here?
>
> Second is, has anyone tried using an iPod Touch to connect to Hcoop's IMAP
> service?  I toyed with one in an Apple Store and couldn't get it to work.
> It complained about the SSL certificate, and I dismissed the warning in
> such a way that I believed told it to go ahead and connect anyway.  At
> that
> point, though, it seemed to get stuck.  I asked one of the staff, who went
> to ask a "Genius" who was (surprise!) just as unhelpful as the first
> person.  The Apple Knowledge Base was also unhelpful.
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> frank
>
>
>
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