Access a Gmail Account with any Email Client via POP

For enabling POP access to your Gmail account with any email client:

  • Choose Settings from the top Gmail navigation bar.
  • Select the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
  • Make sure either Enable POP for all mail or Enable POP only for mail that arrives from now on is selected.
    • Choose Enable POP for all mail if you want to download mail previously received at your Gmail account. Otherwise, select Enable POP only for mail that arrives from now on.
  • Select the action you want applied to mail after you have downloaded it to your email client under When messages are accessed with POP.
  • Click Save Changes.
  • Select Tools | Accounts... from the menu in Outlook Express.
  • Click Add | Mail....
  • Type your name.
  • Click Next >.
  • Enter your Gmail address.
  • Click Next >.
  • Make sure POP3 is selected under My incoming mail server is a __ server..
  • Type "pop.gmail.com" under Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:.
  • Enter "smtp.gmail.com" under Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:.
  • Click Next >.
  • Type your full Gmail address under Account name:.
  • Enter your Gmail password under Password:.
  • Click Next >.
  • Click Finish.
  • Highlight the newly created pop.gmail.com account.
  • Click Properties.
  • Go to the Servers tab.
  • Make sure My server requires authentication is checked under Outgoing Mail Server.
  • Go to the Advanced tab.
  • Make sure This server requires a secure connection (SSL) is checked under both Outgoing mail (SMTP): and Incoming mail (POP3):.
  • Type "465" under Outgoing server (SMTP):.
    • If the number under Incoming server (POP3): has not been changed to "995" automatically, enter "995" there.
  • Click OK.
  • Click Close.

Outlook Express will retrieve not only all mail you get at your Gmail address but also messages you send from the Gmail web interface.

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