What does Mail do when "checking account connections" (accountverbindingen controleren)?

Question

Maii does something called "accountverbindingen controleren" (checking account connections)
Activity window full text:
accountverbindingen controleren
verbinden met server 'smtp.<ISPname>.com'
(checking account connections
connecting to server 'smtp.<name>.com')
It seems to do this every time Mail encounters a glitch in the connection or when I did something in Preferences.
The result often seems to be that I get blocked on the common mail ports at my ISP for "spamming activity"
What does Mail actually do when it says this?
and how can I stop/prevent Mail doing this?

Answer 1

Everything that is pre-installed on the iPad is free : http://www.apple.com/ipad/built-in-apps/
You can also download a copy of the iPad manual from here which has brief chapters on each of the built-in apps (plus iBooks which is a free download) : http://support.apple.com/manuals/ipad/
In terms of when you will be charged, then that will happen when you click on 'buy' on an item in the store (they are charged immediately). Some apps also allow you to make in-app purchases within them (though you can prevent them being possible by setting restrictions on the iPad via Settings > General > Restrictions : understanding restrictions).  Some apps also allow you to take out auto-renewing subscriptions within them which are charged automatically each week/month/year until you cancel them e.g. newspaper and magazine apps.
Note that whenever you change the credit card details on your account you may see a temporary store holding charge on it, which should disappear within a few days - so if you've just created your account don't be surprised if you see a $1 'charge' on it for a few days