Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

Hello Susanne, >> I wonder if you could >> mention all the settings/ports/etc. you're using for both incoming and >> outgoing mail on that account? Thanks! > > Sure! > SMTP Server: > smtp.gmail.com > Secure to dedicated Port (TLS) Port 465 That is my setting and I don' recall having any

Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

Thursday, March 9, 2017, 1:27:15 PM, you wrote: > Been using port 26 for years and still do. 587 usually works as well. Just a bit strange that they block port 25 when you are using the SMTP server from your own hosting/domain. The ones I have come across (prepaid SIM card in a 3G wifi router

Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

Tuesday, March 7, 2017, 11:43:34 PM, you wrote: >> I am surprised port 25 for SMTP works. That is >> blocked by many ISPs. > I have been hearing that for years but never encountered it myself. It gets particularly irritating when you use the SMTP£ server from your own domain, but your

Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

On Tuesday, March 7, 2017, 23:43:34, MFPA wrote: > I have been hearing that for years but never encountered it myself. I know of several ISPs that do it, and I do it myself on the networks I manage (especially those that are intended for [more or less] general public). -- < Jernej Simončič

Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

Hello MFPA, Monday, March 6, 2017, 11:48:28 AM, you wrote: > For mail retrieval to work, I also have to log onto gmail website > from time to time and either change my password or turn back on an > arcanely-named setting called "Allow less secure apps". That is so strange! I've never had a

Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

Hi On Tuesday 7 March 2017 at 9:43:06 AM, in , Adrian Godfrey wrote:- > I am surprised port 25 for SMTP works. That is > blocked by many ISPs. I have been hearing that for years but never encountered it myself. -- Best regards MFPA

Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

Monday, March 6, 2017, 8:48:28 PM, you wrote: > For mail retrieval to work, I also have to log onto gmail website That is a real pain and rather defeats the point of an email address. Sometimes you have to do that if your active Internet connection has a different IP address. Not

Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

Hi On Monday 6 March 2017 at 12:40:22 AM, in , Susanne wrote:- > Hello Melissa, > Sunday, March 5, 2017, 4:19:45 PM, you wrote: >> I wonder if you could >> mention all the settings/ports/etc. you're using >> for both incoming and >> outgoing mail on

Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

On Monday, March 6, 2017, 12:19:45 AM, Melissa Reese wrote: > I tried that, but it still didn't work for me. I wonder if you could > mention all the settings/ports/etc. you're using for both incoming and > outgoing mail on that account? Thanks! Just a thought - do you need to set up an app

Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

Hello Melissa, Sunday, March 5, 2017, 4:19:45 PM, you wrote: > I wonder if you could > mention all the settings/ports/etc. you're using for both incoming and > outgoing mail on that account? Thanks! Sure! SMTP Server: smtp.gmail.com Secure to dedicated Port (TLS) Port 465 Mail Server:

Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

Hi Susanne, On Sunday, March 05, 2017, at 3:10:57 PM PST, you wrote: > TLS works for me on a Gmail Imap account. I tried that, but it still didn't work for me. I wonder if you could mention all the settings/ports/etc. you're using for both incoming and outgoing mail on that account? Thanks!

Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

Sunday, March 5, 2017, 3:56:23 PM, MFPA wrote: > You probably need to use TLS or STARTTLS, TLS works for me on a Gmail Imap account. -- Best regards, Susannemailto:sisk...@gmail.com Using The Bat! 7.1.6.0 (Christmas Edition) OS: Windows 10.0 Build 14393

Re: Can I set up an IMAP account for a gmail address?

Hi On Sunday 5 March 2017 at 11:46:57 PM, in , Melissa Reese wrote:- > incoming authorization > (according to gmail) seems to want "SSL", which is > not listed in the > available authorization options for incoming mail. You probably need to use TLS or