Make sure POP access is turned on for your Gmail account
Make sure "POP" is selected under "Account Type:"
Enter "pop.gmail.com" under "Incoming Mail Server:"
Make sure "Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" is checked
Type "smtp.gmail.com" under "Outgoing Mail Server:"
Make sure "Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" is checked
Click "Continue"
Click "Done"
- Make sure POP access is turned on for your Gmail account.
- Select Mail |Â Preferences... from the menu.
- Go to the Accounts tab.
- Click the plus sign under the accounts list.
Make sure "POP" is selected under "Account Type:"
- Make sure POP is selected under Account Type:.
- Type "Gmail" under Account Description:.
- Enter your name under Full Name:.
- Type your full Gmail address under Email Address:.
- Click Continue.
Enter "pop.gmail.com" under "Incoming Mail Server:"
- Enter "pop.gmail.com" under Incoming Mail Server:.
- Type your full Gmail email address under User Name:.
- Put your Gmail password in the Password: field.
- Click Continue.
Make sure "Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" is checked
- Make sure Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is checked.
- Select Password under Authentication:.
- Click Continue.
Type "smtp.gmail.com" under "Outgoing Mail Server:"
- Type "smtp.gmail.com" under Outgoing Mail Server:.
- Make sure Use Authentication is checked.
- Enter your full Gmail address under User Name:.
- Put your Gmail password in the Password: field.
- Click Continue.
Make sure "Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" is checked
- Make sure Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is checked under Outgoing Mail Security, too.
- Under Autentication:, select Password.
- Click Continue.
Click "Continue"
- Click Continue again.
- Now click Done.
Click "Done"
- Now click Done.
- With the new "Gmail" account highlighted, click Server Settings... under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP):.
- Type "465" under Server port:.
- Click OK.
- Close the mail preferences.