Outlook with your GMAIL

Get Your Gmail in Outlook Express:

Since so many folks are getting and using Google's free email called Gmail,there is now a way to receive and send emails in Gmail using Outlook Express .Gmail provides the information on their web site, but it is a little hard to find.So here is the way to set up Outlook Express
for receiving and sending Gmail.

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:

Highlight the account name and click Properties
Click the Servers tabUnder "Outgoing Mail Server," ensure that the following is checked:
My server requires authenticationClick the Advanced tabEnsure the following is checked under both "Outgoing Mail (SMTP)" and"Incoming Mail (POP3):
This serverrequires a secure connectionUnder "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" type
Under "Incoming Server (POP3)" type
Click Apply, click OK and close.
Now check the Send/Receive button.
Don't have a Gmail Account? Get one by going to Gmail's site!
Thank You -KumC