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 newem...@gmail.com (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: newem...@gmail.com (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 > newem...@gmail.com 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 >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
