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12 Nov 05

The Slow Pawn

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12 Nov 05

How can I import (or link) my gmail account with Microsoft Outlook ?

When I run the wizzard it comes up with pop server (or something) ...

Any help appreciated

Boris

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12 Nov 05

Originally posted by The Slow Pawn
How can I import (or link) my gmail account with Microsoft Outlook ?

When I run the wizzard it comes up with pop server (or something) ...

Any help appreciated

Boris

I'd advise not using Outlook at all, it's FAR more complicated than it needs to be.

Get a better Mail Client like Mozilla Thunderbird for example

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12 Nov 05

Originally posted by Daemon Sin
I'd advise not using Outlook at all, it's FAR more complicated than it needs to be.

Get a better Mail Client like Mozilla Thunderbird for example

They always come up with cool names for stuff.

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12 Nov 05

Originally posted by Daemon Sin
I'd advise not using Outlook at all, it's FAR more complicated than it needs to be.

Get a better Mail Client like Mozilla Thunderbird for example

You forgot SAFER too. And this is more important.

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13 Nov 05

Originally posted by The Slow Pawn
How can I import (or link) my gmail account with Microsoft Outlook ?

When I run the wizzard it comes up with pop server (or something) ...

Any help appreciated

Boris

Use Outlook Express, Its way better then Microsoft Outlook

Ponderable

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14 Nov 05

Originally posted by The Slow Pawn
How can I import (or link) my gmail account with Microsoft Outlook ?

When I run the wizzard it comes up with pop server (or something) ...

Any help appreciated

Boris

Mail is send from one server to another using some mail protocol. Your computer is normally not running a mail-server. So your client has to connect to a server to get the mail. The wizard asks you to identify this server. You shoul probably look up the gmail help to see the server identification as pop-server.

And no I don't know exactly, I never used gmail...

Daemon Sin

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14 Nov 05

Originally posted by Ponderable
Mail is send from one server to another using some mail protocol. Your computer is normally not running a mail-server. So your client has to connect to a server to get the mail. The wizard asks you to identify this server. You shoul probably look up the gmail help to see the server identification as pop-server.

And no I don't know exactly, I never used gmail...

Probably something along these lines...

POP3 Server Name: pop.gmail.com
POP3 Server Port: 110 or 995
Incoming server requires authentication: Check box
SMTP Server Name: smtp.gmail.com
SMTP Server Port: 25 or 465
Outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication: Check box
E-mail Address: YourGmailAddress@gmail.com
Username: YourGmailAddress@gmail.com
Password: Gmail Password

sparkles

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15 Nov 05

i had numerous issues with pop access to gmail recently.

i'm not sure if it's related to the recent name infringement case, but solved it by changing the server names to pop.googlemail.com and smtp.googlemail.com

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17 Dec 05

Originally posted by The Slow Pawn
How can I import (or link) my gmail account with Microsoft Outlook ?

When I run the wizzard it comes up with pop server (or something) ...

Any help appreciated

Boris

Have you upgraded to Thunderbird yet?!