Chapter 5. Mail

Each MobileMe account includes an email address in the me.com domain (such as ), which you can use with your existing email program or with MobileMe's Web-based interface. You may already have an email account from your ISP or a service such as Google's Gmail, but MobileMe offers some useful features that make it ideal as a primary or supplemental email account.

MobileMe Mail Benefits

Here are a few things that make MobileMe Mail great:

  • You can check your email using the www.me.com Web site or your favorite email software, on nearly any platform.

  • With the MobileMe site, you can set up autoreplies (for example, for "out-of-the-office" and vacation notices), forward your me.com email to another account, check another POP account ...

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