Patent ID: 7630714

Claim:
A method for use in selectively enabling electronic mail (e-mail) communications between a host service and a mobile communications device, the method comprising: receiving location information and capability information associated with the mobile communications device, the capability information comprising protocol support or feature compliance information of the mobile communications device; based on said received location information and said received capability information, providing a mask; selectively enabling the e-mail communications between the host service and the mobile communications device based on said mask by: sending configuration information to the host service which instructs the host service to allow the e-mail communications in response to the location information indicating that the mobile communications device is operating in a first location and the protocol support or feature compliance information indicating protocol support or feature compliance in the first location; and alternatively sending configuration information to the host service which instructs the host service to disallow the e-mail communications in response to the location information indicating that the mobile communications device is operating in a second location different from the first location and the protocol support or feature compliance information indicating a lack of protocol support or feature compliance in the second location.