Access Gmail with Outlook 2002 or Outlook 2003 Using POP

Now, to fetch your mail from a Gmail account in Outlook 2002 or 2003 (you can also set up Gmail in Outlook 2007, of course):

• Make sure POP access is turned on for your Gmail account.


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


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


• Click Next >.


• Choose POP3 as the Server Type.


• Click Next >.


• Enter your Gmail account details in the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3) dialog:
  
  
  
  • Type your full name under Your Name:.
  
  
  • Type your Gmail email address under E-mail Address:.
  
  
  • Type your full Gmail address under User Name: as well.
  
  
  • Type your Gmail password under Password:.
  
  
  • Type pop.gmail.com under Incoming mail server (POP3):.
  
  
  • Type smtp.gmail.com under Outgoing mail server (SMTP):.
  
  
  
  


• Click More Settings....


• Go to the Outgoing Server tab.


• Make sure My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication is checked.


• Leave Use same settings as my incoming mail server selected.


• Go to the Advanced tab.


• Make sure This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) is checked under both Incoming server (POP3): and Outgoing server (SMTP):.


• 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 Next >.


• Click Finish.