Patent ID: 7706781

Claim:
A method for conveying e-mail traffic between an e-mail server and a mobile terminal, the method comprising: generating a service activation code at the mobile terminal, wherein the service activation code comprises an identifier of the mobile terminal and encryption information; providing the service activation code for authentication of a user of the mobile terminal, wherein the service activation code is provided at the mobile terminal; providing the identifier of the mobile terminal and the encryption information to a connectivity application at the e-mail server, wherein execution of the connectivity application at the e-mail server in response to receipt of the identifier and encryption information establishes an encrypted data channel using the provided encryption information; and connecting to the established encrypted data channel for conveyance of e-mail traffic, wherein the mobile terminal has an e-mail address under the e-mail server, a permanent terminal identity assigned to the mobile terminal, and a temporary identity in an access network, the temporary identity based on an identifier of the tunnel to the mobile terminal.