When you get a Gmail account, you also get tons of online storage on Google servers to keep just about all of your emails. So there is no need to download the messages you receive at your Gmail account to your computer — not for the archiving reason.
But there are many other ways in which accessing Gmail accounts in Outlook Express is useful. You can write your messages and replies using all the comfortable power of Outlook Express, for example. You can even use stationery to beautify them while copies of the mail you send are automatically archived online in Gmail’s Sent Mail folder.
Access a Gmail Account with Outlook Express
- To fetch mail from a Gmail account in Outlook Express and send through it, too:
- Step by Step Screenshot Walkthrough
- 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.
- Click Close.
Gmail, Outlook Express and POPFile
If you want automatic email classification, you can also access the Gmail account through POPFile.
From Heinz Tschabitscher,
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