>they send over a non standard port using SSL for POP. I went back to the Gmail website while at a friend's house last night who had an "approved" browser (actually a Windoze machine!), and copied the following information about ports, except that I don't fully know its implications.
>You can use the following information to configure POP with many mail >clients. If you encounter difficulties, we suggest contacting your mail >client's customer support department for further instructions. > > >Incoming Mail (POP3) Server - requires SSL: pop.gmail.com >Use SSL: Yes >Port: 995 >Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server - requires TLS: smtp.gmail.com (use >authentication) >Use Authentication: Yes >Use STARTTLS: Yes (some clients call this SSL) >Port: 465 or 587 >Account Name: your Gmail username (including '@gmail.com') >Email Address: your full Gmail email address ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >Password: your Gmail password > >Please note that if your client does not support SMTP authentication, you >won't be able to send mail through your client using your Gmail address. > ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
