Re: Address Book question

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From: PA Bear (PABearMVP_at_gmail.com)
Date: 01/12/05 

Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 00:04:04 -0500

YW and thank /you/ for making lucid posts containing pertinent information. 

-- 
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
Joy wrote:
> Thanks to you both.  <S>
>
> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uc1UUQE%23EHA.2112@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > Well, for one thing, accessing one or more accounts in a Mail Client
> > like OE gives you access to all of your downloaded messages (from all
> > accounts) in one place, without having to connect to the internet.
> >
> > For another, after you download into OE you can have the messages
> > automatically deleted from the online server, thereby freeing up space.
> > (Admittedly this is not such a big deal with gMail's available storage.)
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
> >
> > Joy wrote:
> > > I was just wondering why anyone (not necessarily this person) would
> > > want to access Gmail through Outlook Express.  Just like I've seen
> > > posts before
> > > about how people can access hotmail through OE.  Just curious.  Is is
> > > that
> > > someone might have a "freebie" e-mail such as Google or hotmail for
> > > junk mail and yet want to check it out without having to go to that
> > > site? Just
> > > trying to learn a few new things.  <S>
> > >
> > > "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:eO1eocD%23EHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > You originally posted:
> > > >
> > > > > A neighbor of his for some
> > > > > (unknown to me!) reason arranged for all his bellsouth mail to go
> > > > > to Gmail
> > > > > (Google) instead of having him use Outlook Express!
> > > >
> > > > I'm the one who brought up accessing gMail in OE and I did so simply
> > > > because you posted the above.  If he wants to access all of his mail
> > > > via
> > > > the gMail online page, so be it.
> > > > --
> > > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
> > > >
> > > > Joy wrote:
> > > > > Jim,
> > > > > Another question comes to mind as I'm re-reading this.  What
> > > > > would be the circumstances where (and/or why) someone would want
> > > > > to receive Gmail in OE? He seems to think he's just going to use
> > > > > Gmail (only) instead of his AOL.
> > > > > Joy
> > > > >
> > > > > "Jim Pickering" <jimp@mvps.0rg> wrote in message
> > > > > news:u7pic849EHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > >
> > > > > > You can configure Outlook Express to receive Gmail from Google
> > > > > > by doing the following (or use an automatic configuration
> > > > > > script at the Google mail website):
> > > > > >
> > > > > > To configure your client manually:
> > > > > > Open Outlook or Outlook Express.
> > > > > > Click the 'Tools' menu, and select 'Accounts...'
> > > > > > Click 'Add,' and then click 'Mail...'
> > > > > > Enter your name in the 'Display name:' field, and click 'Next.'
> > > > > > Enter your full Gmail email address (username@gmail.com) in the
> > > > > > 'Email address:' field, and click 'Next.'
> > > > > > Enter 'pop.gmail.com' in the 'Incoming mail (POP3, IMAP or HTTP)
> > > > > > server:' field. Enter 'smtp.gmail.com' in the 'Outgoing mail
> > > > > > (SMTP) server:' field. Click 'Next.'
> > > > > > Enter your Gmail username (including '@gmail.com') in the
> > > > > > 'Account name:' field. Enter your Gmail password in the
> > > > > > 'Password:' field, and click 'Next.'
> > > > > > Click 'Finish.'
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Highlight 'pop.gmail.com' under 'Account,' and click
> > > > > > 'Properties.' Click the 'Advanced' tab.
> > > > > > Check the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection
> > > > > > (SSL)' under
> > > > > > 'Outgoing Mail (SMTP).'
> > > > > > Enter '465' in the 'Outgoing mail (SMTP):' field.
> > > > > > Check the box next to 'This server requires a secure connection
> > > > > > (SSL)' under
> > > > > > 'Incoming mail (POP3).' The port will change to 995.
> > > > > > Click the 'Servers' tab, and check the box next to 'My server
> > > > > > requires authentication.'
> > > > > > Click 'OK.'
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
> > > > > > Please reply to newsgroup only.

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