[update: 2011-12-19 DiscountASP.NET has recently upgraded their SmarterMail system. Â The latest version has sync capabilities beyond IMAP and POP/SMTP. Â Options include SyncML or a SmarterMail Sync app-Exchange ActiveSync is not supported. Â I recommend logging in to your webmail account and looking through the Synchronization Center to see if there is an option that might work better for you.]
Some combination of key words on my blog is bringing a bunch of people to my blog seeing how to configure DiscountASP.NET IMAP email with their Android phones. It’s actually quite easy
First step—ignore the email app that comes with Android. Pretend it doesn’t exist. It stinks. If Google knew shame, I’d say they should be ashamed for producing it. Instead, you want to get K-9 Mail. K-9 Mail is available in the Marketplace, or you can see it on AppBrain (speaking of things Google could do better…anyhow: http://www.appbrain.com/app/k-9-mail/com.fsck.k9). K-9 Mail is apparently a fork of the original Email app, but is vastly improved. It is the best email client I’ve seen on a mobile device (by my count, 12 apps on 6 devices in 13 years). Kudos to the K-9 Dog Walkers!
Here are the settings you’ll need to know:
Incoming server
Username = your full email address
IMAP server = imap.<yourdomain>.<yourtld>
Security Type = None
Authentication Type = PLAIN
Port = 143
Outgoing Server
SMTP Server = smtp.<yourdomain>.<yourtld>
Security Type = None
Port = 25
Require sign-in = check
Authentication type = PLAIN
Username = your full email address
Beyond the basic settings, there are a gazillion additional settings–you can choose to subscribe to certain folders, automatically delete messages, push notifications, etc. Spend a little time exploring the settings so you can take full advantage of the application.