How to access Gmail on Microsoft Outlook Express?

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September 1, 2008

How to access Gmail on Microsoft Outlook Express? | Settings

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Just follow these steps and you’ll be using your Gmail account on Microsoft Outlook Express in no time.

- Make sure POP access is turned on for your Gmail account.
- 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.