When creating a Gmail account, you also get a lot of online storage space on Google servers to keep almost all of your emails, so there is no need to download the messages you receive from your Gmail account to your computer, not to archive them.
However, there are many other ways that you can access Gmail accounts in Outlook Express. You can write your messages and responses using all the comfort of Outlook Express, for example. You can even use stationery to beautify your notes while copies of the mail you send online are automatically archived in the Sent Mail folder in Gmail.
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Access Gmail with Outlook Express Using IMAP :-
- To set up IMAP access to a Gmail account in Outlook Express:
- Make sure IMAP access is enabled in Gmail.
- Select Tools > Accounts… from the menu in Outlook Express.
- Click Add.
- Choose Mail.
- Enter your name under Display name:.
- Click Next >.
- Enter your full Gmail email 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.
- 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: (“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.
- 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 (IMAP):.
- Type “465” under Outgoing server (SMTP):.
- Click OK.
- Click Close in the Internet Accounts window.
- Now, select Yes to download the list of Gmail folders to Outlook Express.
- Click OK.
Gmail’s Default POP3 and IMAP Settings :-
SMTP settings are only for sending email; You will also need to provide settings for receiving emails. Mail is received through POP3 or IMAP servers. Before specifying these settings in your email client, enable access through the settings within Gmail by going to Settings> Forwarding and POP / IMAP.
Use these settings:
- Gmail SMTP server address: smtp.gmail.com
- Gmail SMTP username: Your Gmail address (for example, example@gmail.com)
- SMTP password: Your Gmail password
- SMTP port (TLS): 587
- SMTP port (SSL): 465
- SMTP TLS/SSL required: Yes
Let’s Know Access Gmail with Outlook Express Using POP:
To fetch mail from a Gmail account in Outlook Express and send through it:
- 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 under Display name:
- Click Next >.
- Enter your Gmail address under E-mail 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.
