Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Outlook Express is easily the most popular Windows e-mail program. One reason for its popularity, of course, is that it is built into every Windows operating system. Outlook Express is easy to use and easy to upgrade.
Enabling POP
You can retrieve your Gmail messages with a client or device that supports POP, like Microsoft Outlook or Netscape Mail.
To enable POP in Gmail:
To enable POP in Gmail:
- Sign in to Gmail.
- Click Settings at the top of any Gmail page.
Click Forwarding and POP/IMAP
- Select Enable POP for all mail or Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on.
- Choose the action you'd like your Gmail messages to take after they are accessed with POP.
Configure your POP client* and click Save Changes
To set up your Outlook Express client to work with Gmail:
- Open Outlook or Outlook Express.
- Click the Tools menu, and select Accounts...
- Click Add and then click Mail...
- Enter your name in the Display name: field, and click Next.
- Enter your full Gmail email address (username@gmail.com) in the Email address: field, and click Next.
Enter pop.gmail.com in the Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server: field. Enter smtp.gmail.com in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: field.
- Click Next.
- Enter your Gmail username (including '@gmail.com') in the Account name: field. Enter your Gmail password in the Password field:, and click Next
- Click Finish.
- Highlight pop.gmail.com under Account, and click Properties.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- Fill in the following information:
1. Check the box next to This server requires a secure connection (SSL) under Outgoing Mail (SMTP).
2. Enter 465 in the Outgoing mail (SMTP): field.
3. Under Outgoing Mail (SMTP), check the box next to this server requires a secure connection (SSL).
4. Under Incoming mail (POP3), check the box next to this server requires a secure connection (SSL). The port will change to 995.
Return to the Servers tab, and check the box next to My server requires authentication.
Click OK.
Click OK.
Congratulations! You're done configuring your client to send and retrieve Gmail messages.
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