Sunday, July 5, 2009

How can I configure my outlook express to recieve emails from my free gmail account? plz provide steps...?

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How can I configure my outlook express to recieve emails from my free gmail account? plz provide steps...?
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.
Reply:gmail has a help section online that helps you set up POP email access.





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