Comments on: How To Setup Gmail In External Mail Clients Properly http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/01/how-to-setup-gmail-in-external-mail-clients-properly/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:07:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jonathan http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/01/how-to-setup-gmail-in-external-mail-clients-properly/#comment-884427 Jonathan Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:18:47 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7981#comment-884427 Yeah. there is an option in thunderbird to set up a Gmail account - you just run through a wizard and enter your username, and it sets everything up for you. But thanks for the tut anyway! Yeah. there is an option in thunderbird to set up a Gmail account – you just run through a wizard and enter your username, and it sets everything up for you. But thanks for the tut anyway!

]]> By: Mike http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/01/how-to-setup-gmail-in-external-mail-clients-properly/#comment-594246 Mike Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:32:58 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7981#comment-594246 Very helpful write up. Thank you! Very helpful write up. Thank you!

]]> By: Rico http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/01/how-to-setup-gmail-in-external-mail-clients-properly/#comment-528470 Rico Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:55:15 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7981#comment-528470 Another reason to use an email client is because you don't have to stay signed into your Google account(s) in order to pick up mail, allowing Google to track your searches and movements online more precisely. Also, i prefer to have my data on my computer. It may also be on a remote server, but not having access to emails when i need them or have to be offline isn't an option for me. Another reason to use an email client is because you don’t have to stay signed into your Google account(s) in order to pick up mail, allowing Google to track your searches and movements online more precisely.

Also, i prefer to have my data on my computer. It may also be on a remote server, but not having access to emails when i need them or have to be offline isn’t an option for me.

]]> By: Patrick Budowski http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/01/how-to-setup-gmail-in-external-mail-clients-properly/#comment-528138 Patrick Budowski Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:04:32 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7981#comment-528138 Good tip! @ Rutger there are some emails, that you might wish to save to your hard drive. Plus it's quicker in some cases to fire off an email without having to open up your browser if you already have you client email open. Just a matter of what you like the best. Since I do both, I use one if I am browsing and the other if I am working, since I don't always trust myself to keep working after I have opened my browser :) Good tip! @ Rutger there are some emails, that you might wish to save to your hard drive. Plus it’s quicker in some cases to fire off an email without having to open up your browser if you already have you client email open. Just a matter of what you like the best. Since I do both, I use one if I am browsing and the other if I am working, since I don’t always trust myself to keep working after I have opened my browser :)

]]> By: Rutger http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/01/how-to-setup-gmail-in-external-mail-clients-properly/#comment-527979 Rutger Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:47:58 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7981#comment-527979 Why not keep everything in the cloud? Skip Thunderbird. Why not keep everything in the cloud? Skip Thunderbird.

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/01/how-to-setup-gmail-in-external-mail-clients-properly/#comment-527832 Martin Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:15:41 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7981#comment-527832 Anders did you try sending email using gmail? If it is working it usually means that you are not using Gmail SMTP but another smtp server (default) Anders did you try sending email using gmail? If it is working it usually means that you are not using Gmail SMTP but another smtp server (default)

]]> By: Anders http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/01/how-to-setup-gmail-in-external-mail-clients-properly/#comment-527785 Anders Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:48:47 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=7981#comment-527785 humm I just went into gmail and turned on pop, then went into thunderbird and selected gmail server. the only thing i really needed to enter was my email and pwd - all the other stuff was done already or have i missed something? humm I just went into gmail and turned on pop, then went into thunderbird and selected gmail server. the only thing i really needed to enter was my email and pwd – all the other stuff was done already or have i missed something?

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