Try closing your apple mail entirely then reopening it.  I'll bet you will see 
that error again.  Accept the cert and I bet it will work.

On Nov 15, 2010, at 4:02 PM, Christina wrote:

> Thanks Scott.  I have checked the port and all seems well.  The strange thing 
> is that I seem to not be able to recreate the error message stating that mail 
> cannot verify pop.gmail.com.  I understood that message to be a security 
> risk.  I will try to set up the account again since I may have been on the 
> right track after all.  I deleted the account so I will try to add it again.  
> :)
> 
> I had tried to copy the error message to paste in the e-mail but I was 
> unsuccessful
> 
> Thanks,
> Christina 
> On Nov 15, 2010, at 4:50 PM, Scott Granados wrote:
> 
>> Just to add to this,
>> under advanced I seem to have port 995 set under ports.  I think that's the 
>> default for secure pop but not 100% certain you may want to check that.
>> 
>> 
>> On Nov 15, 2010, at 2:58 PM, Christina wrote:
>> 
>>> The best I can tell I am using the settings explained by gmail.
>>> 
>>> Here goes what I am doing.
>>> 
>>> I am going to mail preferences, then accounts, then add new account.
>>> 
>>> I enter my name in the "full name" field
>>> I enter [email protected] (I put the actual new e-mail address but it's a 
>>> private address and I don't want to post here smiles)
>>> I enter my gmail password
>>> Then I click continue.
>>> 
>>> Next screen:
>>> I select pop for server type
>>> Incoming server is pop.gmail.com
>>> username: [email protected] (I've tried both with and without the 
>>> "@gmail.com")
>>> Then I enter password then I click continue
>>> 
>>> Next screen:
>>> I check the check box for use SSL
>>> For Authentification I select password
>>> Then I click continue
>>> 
>>> Next screen:
>>> in the smpt server smpt.gmail.com is entered
>>> Use authentification is checked
>>> [email protected] is entered for username and then I entered the password
>>> Then I click continue
>>> 
>>> Next screen:
>>> Use SSl is checked and password is selected for authentification
>>> Then I click continue
>>> 
>>> Next Screen:
>>> this screen has the summarery
>>> I check the checkbox to take online
>>> Then I click create
>>> 
>>> I seem to be able to send a message from my new gmail address using apple 
>>> mail but I cannot seem to get any.  I've also encountered the strange error 
>>> message stating that applemail cannot verify the server pop.gmail.com.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any help,
>>> Christina
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Nov 15, 2010, at 3:19 PM, Scott Granados wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Could you include with a response your settings that you are using.
>>>> 
>>>> Are you using the ssl configuration and are you using the ports google 
>>>> specified in their doc?
>>>> 
>>>> I'd be happy to review the settings against mine if you'd be so kind as to 
>>>> post them.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Scott
>>>> 
>>>> On Nov 15, 2010, at 2:12 PM, Christina wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I don't know what I am doing wrong but I am trying to add a gmail account 
>>>>> to apple mail and it just won't work.  I have followed all the steps to 
>>>>> the best of my ability and I just cannot get it to work.  The closest 
>>>>> I've come is getting an error message saying that pop.gmail.com cannot be 
>>>>> verified and may be a security risk if I continue.  Those are not the 
>>>>> exact words but it's the general idea.  Are there any ideas as to what is 
>>>>> going on.  I've read everything I could on the gmail website to see why 
>>>>> I've gotten this error message and also as to why this is not working at 
>>>>> all.  I currently have a pop gmail account working in apple mail and I've 
>>>>> tried using similar settings for the new gmail address but I cannot get 
>>>>> it to work.  On the gmail side I did enable pop mail so that isn't the 
>>>>> problem.  Someone else set up the first gmail account for me but I just 
>>>>> cannot seem to figure out how to set up the second account on my own.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks for any hints,
>>>>> Christina
>>>>> 
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