N97 email icon wont budge

Question

i'm having no real troubles with my n97 which i got first thing this morning. Been playing with it pretty much constant, no real freezes and not had to turn it off or take out the battery at all, however there is one thing that is bugging the hell outta me.
I set up the email for my hotmail account (had the same on my n96 for the past wee while) and when all emails are read, the icon telling me i still have an email is still there on the screen, i click it, and expand where it says 'new e-mail' and still it wont budge?
anyone else have this probem, or indeed a solution?

Answer 1

Finally found the solution to this. (Well for Gmail atleast.)
The N97 defines your account settings automatically from the information you give it. However it sets certian parts of the incoming and outgoing connection settings incorrectly.(such as outgoing security and port number) Adjust your N97's settings to these to solve the issue:
Select 'Connection settings' > 'Incoming e-mail.'
Enter your address (including '@gmail.com' or '@your_domain.com') and password.
Select 'SSL/TLS' for your security (ports) and define your port as '993.'
Select 'Back.'
Select 'Outgoing e-mail.'
Enter your email address (including '@gmail.com' or '@your_domain.com') and password.
Select 'StartTLS' for your security (ports) and define your port as '587.'
Select 'Back' and change any other settings according to your preferences.
Send yourself a test email. When you open it, the new email icon should disappear.
Message Edited by thefitfreak on 21-Oct-2009 05:09 PM