How to access your Gmail account with Outlook Express
June 22nd 2006
Do you want to use Outlook Express to compose your Gmail messages instead of the Gmail Web interface?
Here are the instructions for setting up OE to access your Gmail account:1. Log onto the Gmail Web site and click Settings in the top navigation bar.
2. Click the tab marked Forwarding and POP
3. Check Enable POP for all mail or Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on
4. Click Save Changes
5. In Outlook Express, click the Tools menu and select Accounts
6. Click Add | Mail …
7. Type your name and click Next
8. Enter your Gmail address and click Next
9. Under “My incoming mail server is a [dropdown box] server, select POP
10. Under “Incoming mail server,” type pop.gmail.com
11. Under “Outgoing mail (SMTP) server,” type smtp.gmail.com and click Next
12. Under “Account name,” type your Gmail address (username@gmail.com)
13. Under “Password,” type your Gmail password and click Next
14. Click Finish.Now configure the new account:15. Highlight the account name and click Properties
16. Click the Servers tab
17. Under “Outgoing Mail Server,” ensure that the following is checked: My server requires authentication
18. Click the Advanced tab
19. Ensure the following is checked under both “Outgoing Mail (SMTP)” and “Incoming Mail (POP3): This server requires a secure connection
20. Under “Outgoing Server (SMTP)” type 465
21. Under “Incoming Server (POP3)” type 995
22. Click OK and close.
