Apple Mail
To set up your Apple Mail 3.0 client to work with Gmail:
Troubleshooting Tip
If you are having trouble retrieving your email using Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird or other client, try resetting your password by visiting http://myadmin.cavtel.net.
- Enable POP in your Gmail account. Don't forget to click Save Changes when you're done.
- Open Apple Mail.
- Click Mail, and select Preferences...
- Open the Accounts tab, and click the plus sign (+) along the bottom to add a new account.
- Enter your name in the Full Name: field.
- Enter your email address in the Email Address: field.
Talk America Customers
Enter your full email address (including '@talkamerica.net')
- Enter your email password in the Password: field.
- Check the box next to Automatically set up your account.
- Click on Create.
- Now you're done! Your account settings should now look like this:
Verify Your Settings
If POP isn't working properly for you, please ensure that your settings are identical to those listed below. Even small differences may prevent Gmail's POP service from functioning properly. From the Mail menu, click Preferences. Select your Gmail POP account in the Accounts tab.
Servers tab
| My incoming mail server is a: | POP3 server |
| Incoming mail (POP3): | pop.gmail.com |
| User Name: | (your email address, including '@cavtel.net' or '@talkamerica.net' for TalkAmerica customers) |
| Password: | (your email password) |
Outgoing Mail Server: Settings
| Server Name: | smtp.gmail.com |
| Server port: | 25 or 587 |
| Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL): | Checked |
| Authentication: | Password |
Advanced tab
| Enable this account: | Checked |
| Include when automatically checking for new mail: | Checked |
| Remove copy from server after retrieving a message: | Checked |
| (Incoming) Port: | 995 |
| Authentication: | Password |