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Configuring Your Email Client

This document provides instructions for configuring Outlook Express or Outlook 2002 to access a Google Mail account. It involves enabling POP access in Google Mail, then adding the Google Mail account in Outlook Express or Outlook. Key steps include entering the POP and SMTP server addresses, username and password, and enabling SSL security on both incoming and outgoing servers. Once completed, the email client will be configured to send and receive messages from the Google Mail account.

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Configuring Your Email Client

This document provides instructions for configuring Outlook Express or Outlook 2002 to access a Google Mail account. It involves enabling POP access in Google Mail, then adding the Google Mail account in Outlook Express or Outlook. Key steps include entering the POP and SMTP server addresses, username and password, and enabling SSL security on both incoming and outgoing servers. Once completed, the email client will be configured to send and receive messages from the Google Mail account.

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Configuring your email client: Outlook Express and Outlook 2002 (Windows only)

To configure your client: 1. Enable POP in your Google Mail account. 2. Open Outlook or Outlook Express. 3. Click the 'Tools' menu, and select 'Accounts...' 4. Click 'Add,' and then click 'Mail...' 5. Enter your name in the 'Display name:' field, and click 'Next.' 6. Enter your full Google Mail email address ([email protected]) in the 'Email address:' field, and click 'Next.' 7. Enter 'pop.googlemail.com' in the 'Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP) server:' field. Enter 'smtp.googlemail.com' in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:' field. 8. Click 'Next.' 9. Enter your Google Mail username (including '@googlemail.com') in the 'Account name:' field. Enter your Google Mail password in the 'Password:' field, and click 'Next.' 10. Click 'Finish.' 11. Highlight 'pop.googlemail.com' under 'Account,' and click 'Properties.' 12. Click the 'Advanced' tab. 13. Select the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)' under 'Outgoing Mail (SMTP).' 14. Enter '465' in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP):' field. 15. Select the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection (SSL)' under 'Incoming mail (POP3).' The port will change to 995. *The order of 'Outgoing' and 'Incoming' mail server fields varies by version. Make sure you enter the correct information in each field. 16. Click the 'Servers' tab, and check the box next to 'My server requires authentication.' 17. Click 'OK.' Congratulations! You've finished configuring your client to send and retrieve Google Mail messages. * Did you click 'Save Changes' after enabling POP in Google Mail? To ensure that Google Mail can communicate with your mail client, make sure you click 'Save Changes' on the 'Forwarding and POP' tab in your Google Mail settings.

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