the control of a control signal c 2 from the u201c send as u201d server to the server mtm the term server mtm is used as a short common name for the above mentioned various mtms that are able to accept data from the user and transfer that data to another location the server mtm provides a data flow d 3 to an smtp server external to the phone under the control of a control signal c 3 from the server mtm to the external smtp server the external smtp server provides the email message on a data line d 4 to a mail drop i e to a storage device external to the phone the intended recipient will then be able to obtain the stored email message using a pop imap server whether it be the pop imap server shown or some other similar pop imap server it should be realized that embodiments of the invention are not limited to a mobile communication device or to a device having a u201c send as u201d server connected to a server mtm also shown within the phone on the left hand side of fig1 are a symbian message server and a client mtm an email message is retrieved from the external pop imap server as a data flow d 6 under the control of a control signal on a line c 6 the client mtm sends the message on a data flow line d 7 to the symbian message server under the control of a control.