I see that users want to know what protocols that the
Pocket PC 2000 and 2002 supports. I created this table to describe what
protocols are supported and what is not supported. If you want
specific information on how TCP/IP and WINS are implemented on the Pocket
PC, please read my Network Protocols FAQ.
Feature |
Pocket
PC 2000 In Rom |
Pocket
PC 2002 In Rom |
3rd
Party |
Notes |
Inbox |
html
e-mail |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
|
Attachments |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
|
IMAP4/POP3/SMTP
Support |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
|
User
Defined POP3/SMTP Port |
No |
No |
Yes |
Some companies use non-standard ports for
e-mail |
Secure
Socket Layer (SSL) support for IMAP4/POP3/SMTP |
No |
No |
Yes |
Requires STunnel, tested on IMAP4
should work on POP3/SMTP |
Secure
Password Authentication (SPA) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Required for MSN
e-mail access |
SMTP
Authentication |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Some ISPs use
this to secure sending e-mail |
Digital
Certificates with e-mail |
No |
No |
No |
|
ActiveSync
Folder Sync |
No |
Yes,
Inbox |
No |
|
IMAP4
Folder Sync |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
POP
before SMTP |
No |
No |
Yes |
Workaround -
Perform 2 receive e-mail requests in a row |
Networking |
Socks
Proxy Client |
No |
Yes,
version 4 & 5 |
No |
Required to
access the internet through some proxy servers such as the Microsoft
Proxy Server |
Winsock
Proxy Client |
No |
Yes |
No |
Required to
access the internet through some proxy servers |
Wins
broadcasts |
No |
No |
No |
Required to find
hosts other than the WINS servers |
DNS
Client |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
Can be used for
synchronization |
Network
Client |
No |
Yes,
File Explorer |
No |
Required to
access file and print sharing |
Terminal
Server Client |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
From Handheld PC,
Pro |
Citrix
Client |
No |
No |
Yes |
From Palm-size PC |
Networking
Utilities |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Dial
up Scripting |
No |
No |
Yes |
Required to
connect to some ISPs and corporate networks |
PPP
PAP Authentication |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
|
PPP
CHAP Authentication |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
|
PPP
MS-Chap Authentication |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
|
PPP
Password encryption - MD5 |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
|
PPP
data stream encryption |
No |
No |
No |
|
Virtual
Private Network (VPN) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Point
to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) |
No |
Yes |
No |
|
PPP
over Ethernet (PPPoE) |
No |
No |
No |
Interferes with
synchronizing using Ethernet if installed on the desktop |
SLiP |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
|
Telnet |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
FTP |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Bluetooth |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
Ethernet |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
DIX, Ethernet II |
Token Ring |
No |
No |
No |
|
IrDA
(Infrared) |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
|
Root
Certificates |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Web
Browser - Pocket Internet Explorer |
128
bit encryption |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
You can test which version
you have at Fortify |
Version
Number |
IE
3.02 |
IE
3.02 |
IE
5.5 |
Required to
access some secure websites |
Java
Virtual Machine |
No |
No |
Yes |
Insigina
Software Jeode |
JavaScript |
Yes,
1.1 |
Yes,
1.2 |
n/a |
|
Visual
Basic Script |
No |
No |
No |
|
HTTP
Put |
No |
No |
No |
Required to
upload files to the internet |
HTTP
Proxy |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
Required to
access the internet through some proxy servers such as the Microsoft
Proxy Server |