Access Gmail with OE

[Eve]

Copied from WinXP News May 31st 2005

How to Access your Gmail Account with Outlook Express

Want to use OE to compose your Gmail messages instead of the Gmail Web interface? Here are the instructions for setting up OE to access your Gmail account:

Log onto the Gmail Web site and click Settings in the top navigation bar.
Click the tab marked Forwarding and POP
Check Enable POP for all mail or Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on
Click Save Changes
In Outlook Express, click the Tools menu and select Accounts
Click Add | Mail ...
Type your name and click Next
Enter your Gmail address and click Next
Under "My incoming mail server is a [dropdown box] server, select POP
Under "Incoming mail server," type pop.gmail.com
Under "Outgoing mail (SMTP) server," type smtp.gmail.com and click Next
Under "Account name," type your Gmail address (username@gmail.com)
Under "Password," type your Gmail password and click Next
Click Finish.
Now configure the new account:

Highlight the account name and click Properties
Click the Servers tab
Under "Outgoing Mail Server," ensure that the following is checked: My server requires authentication
Click the Advanced tab
Ensure the following is checked under both "Outgoing Mail (SMTP)" and "Incoming Mail (POP3): This server requires a secure connection
Under "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" type 465
Under "Incoming Server (POP3)" type 995
Click OK and close.

[mfarley]

Just an fyi but while logged into gmail, click help and search for outlook, outlook express or whatever your client is and the same thing as Eve posted will appear but with pictures. =)

[jbs3645]

Eve,

I use Thunderbird and a free dialup that does not allow smtp. I checked the info you provided above and gmail lists thunderbird configigration also. It worked. Now I am no longer stuck with writing my messages on line.

THANK YOU!!!

Sorry for the shouting but felt it was necessary.

John

[Eve]

Glad it was of use John.
SHOUT all you like :) :)