How To Configure Outlook Express for Gmail

Using Gmail in an internet browser is not the most user-friendly way of accessing e-mail. Apart from the limitations of the internet browser, all e-mail will remain online. So accessing your Gmail e-mails locally is not possible.

The obvious way to solve these issues is to use an e-mail client for your Gmail account. This allows for easier organizing of your e-mails, making e-mail backups, and at the same time it prevents that your e-mails need to remain online.

One of the most common e-mail clients used on Windows XP is Outlook Express, so we’ll show how to configure Outlook Express for Gmail.

The first thing to do is to enable your Gmail account for POP3 access:

Log in to your Gmail account in an internet browser.
Next, click the Settings link in the top-right of the Window.
In the Settings section, click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.

Select the Enable POP for all mail radio button.
Click the Save Changes button.

The next step is to configure your Gmail account in Outlook Express:

Open Outlook Express.
In the Tools menu, select Accounts.
In the Internet Mail window, select the Mail tab.
Click the Add button on the right-hand side, and click Mail.
Type the Display Name for your Gmail account, and click Next.
Type your Gmail e-mail address, and click Next.
Type pop.gmail.com in the edit box for Incoming mail.
Type smtp.gmail.com in the edit box for Outgoing mail.

Click Next.
Type your Gmail e-mail address in the Account name field.
Type your Gmail password in the Password field, and click Next.
Click Finish.
Select the new Gmail account in the Internet Mail window, and click Properties.
Select the Servers tab in the Properties window.
Select the My server requires authentication checkbox.
Next, select the Advanced tab.
For both the Incoming mail and Outgoing mail, select the This server requires a secure connection checkbox.
Change the value for Outgoing mail from to 465, and change the value for Incoming mail to 995.