Access Gmail with Outlook 2002 or Outlook 2003 Using IMAP

To set up IMAP access (which includes all your archived messages and labels qua folders) to a Gmail access in Outlook 2002 or 2003 (you can also set up Gmail in Outlook 2007):

• Make sure IMAP access is enabled in Gmail.


• Select Tools | E-mail Accounts... from the menu.


• Make sure Add a new e-mail account is selected.


• Click Next >.


• Choose IMAP.


• Click Next >.


• Type your name under Your Name:.


• Enter your Gmail email address in the E-mail Address: field.


• Make sure your Gmail user name is listed in the User Name: field.
  
  
  
  • Your user name is what precedes "@gmail.com" in your Gmail address. If your address is "asdf.asdf@gail.com", for example, use "asdf.asdf".
  
  
  
  


• Enter your Gmail password under Password:.


• Type "imap.gmail.com" under Incoming mail server (IMAP):.


• Type "smtp.gmail.com" in the Outgoing mail server (SMTP): field.


• Click More Settings ....


• Go to the Outgoing Server tab.


• Make sure My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication is checked.
  
  
  
  • Leave the default of Use the same settings as my incoming mail server intact.
  
  
  
  


• Now go to the Advanced tab.


• Make sure This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) is checked under both Incoming server (IMAP): and Outgoing server (SMTP):.


• Make sure "993" appears under Server Port Numbers for Incoming Server (IMAP):.


• Enter "465" under Server Port Numbers for Outgoing server (SMTP):.


• Click OK.


• Now click Next > and then Finish.