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Google's Gmail service was launched on April 1, 2004, initially by invitation only. The email service was designed to be sponsored by relevant advertising based on the words contained in incoming and outgoing Gmail emails, and offered users 1 GB of mail storage. Gmail accounts were originally accessible only via the Web. Google added POP and IMAP support by 2007, which lets users connect to their Gmail accounts from most modern email clients, including Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail.
Configure Gmail for POP and IMAP
Open a Web browser and go to "mail.google.com/mail/." Log into your Gmail account. Click the "gear" icon in the upper right corner of the screen and select "Mail Settings."
Click "Forwarding and POP/IMAP." Click "Enable POP For All Mail" to completely download the contents of your Gmail inbox the first time you access it with your email client. Click "Enable POP For Mail That Arrives From Now On" to not download older email. Click "Keep Gmail's Copy In The Inbox" to store downloaded emails in your Gmail account, or click the drop-down menu and select "Delete Gmail's Copy" to remove the mail from your Gmail account when it has been downloaded to your email client.
Click "Enable IMAP." Click "Save Changes."
Configure Windows Mail for Gmail POP or IMAP
Open Windows Mail. Click "Tools." Click "Accounts." Click "Add."
Click "Email Account." Click "Next." Enter your name and Gmail email address.
Select POP or IMAP from the "Account Type" drop-down menu, depending on which protocol you want to use. Type "pop.gmail.com" in the "Incoming Mail (POP or IMAP) Server" text field for POP or "imap.gmail.com" for IMAP. Enter "smtp.gmail.com" in the "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) Name" field. Click "Outgoing Server Requires Authentication." Click "Next."
Enter your Gmail user name in the "User Name" text field, in the form "username@gmail.com" and enter your password in the "Password" field. Check "Remember Password" to automatically log into the account. Click "Next."
Click the "Advanced" tab. Enter "465" in the "Outgoing Mail (SMTP)" text field. Enter "993" in the "Incoming Mail" text field if using IMAP and "995" if using "POP." Check "This Server Requires a Secure Connection (SSL)" for both incoming and outgoing connections. Click "OK."
Configure Gmail for POP and IMAP
Open a Web browser and go to "mail.google.com/mail/." Log into your Gmail account. Click the "gear" icon in the upper right corner of the screen and select "Mail Settings."
Click "Forwarding and POP/IMAP." Click "Enable POP For All Mail" to completely download the contents of your Gmail inbox the first time you access it with your email client. Click "Enable POP For Mail That Arrives From Now On" to not download older email. Click "Keep Gmail's Copy In The Inbox" to store downloaded emails in your Gmail account, or click the drop-down menu and select "Delete Gmail's Copy" to remove the mail from your Gmail account when it has been downloaded to your email client.
Click "Enable IMAP." Click "Save Changes."
Configure Windows Mail for Gmail POP or IMAP
Open Windows Mail. Click "Tools." Click "Accounts." Click "Add."
Click "Email Account." Click "Next." Enter your name and Gmail email address.
Select POP or IMAP from the "Account Type" drop-down menu, depending on which protocol you want to use. Type "pop.gmail.com" in the "Incoming Mail (POP or IMAP) Server" text field for POP or "imap.gmail.com" for IMAP. Enter "smtp.gmail.com" in the "Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) Name" field. Click "Outgoing Server Requires Authentication." Click "Next."
Enter your Gmail user name in the "User Name" text field, in the form "username@gmail.com" and enter your password in the "Password" field. Check "Remember Password" to automatically log into the account. Click "Next."
Click the "Advanced" tab. Enter "465" in the "Outgoing Mail (SMTP)" text field. Enter "993" in the "Incoming Mail" text field if using IMAP and "995" if using "POP." Check "This Server Requires a Secure Connection (SSL)" for both incoming and outgoing connections. Click "OK."
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