Make sure IMAP access is enabled in Gmail
Click "Add"
Enter your name under "Display name:"
Enter your Gmail address under "E-mail address:"
Make sure "IMAP" is selected under "My incoming mail server is a __ server"
Type your full Gmail address under "Account name:"
Highlight "imap.gmail.com" in the "Internet Accounts" window
Go to the "Servers" tab
- Make sure IMAP access is enabled in Gmail.
- Select Tools | Accounts... from the menu in Outlook Express.
Click "Add"
- Click Add.
- Choose Mail....
Enter your name under "Display name:"
- Enter your name under Display name:.
- Click Next >.
Enter your Gmail address under "E-mail address:"
- Enter your Gmail address (something like "example@gmail.com") under E-mail address:.
- Click Next > again.
Make sure "IMAP" is selected under "My incoming mail server is a __ server"
- Make sure IMAP is selected under My incoming mail server is a __ server.
- Type "imap.gmail.com" in the Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server: field.
- Enter "smtp.gmail.com" under Outgoing mail (SMTP) server:.
- Click Next >.
Type your full Gmail address under "Account name:"
- Type your full Gmail address under Account name: ("example@gmail.com", for example).
- Enter your Gmail password in the Password: field.
- Click Next > again.
- Click Finish.
Highlight "imap.gmail.com" in the "Internet Accounts" window
- Highlight imap.gmail.com in the Internet Accounts window.
- Click Properties.
Go to the "Servers" tab
- 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 (IMAP):.
- Type "465" under Outgoing server (SMTP):.
- If the number under Incoming server (IMAP): has not been changed to "993" automatically, enter "993" there.
- Click OK.
- Click Close in the Internet Accounts window.
- Now, select Yes to download the list of Gmail folders to Outlook Express.
- Click OK.
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