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How do I use an email client like Outlook/MacMail/Thunderbird with Google Mail?

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How do I use an email client like Outlook/MacMail/Thunderbird with Google Mail?

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• First, reset your password at https://my.westmont.edu/change_password . This is required to inform Google of your password. • Next, Log into https://my.westmont.edu and turn on IMAP in your settings. POP will no longer be supported. • Next, Configure your email client: Incoming Mail (IMAP) Server – requires SSL: imap.gmail.com Use SSL: Yes Port: 993 Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server – requires TLS: smtp.gmail.com Use Authentication: Yes Use STARTTLS: Yes (some clients call this SSL) Port: 465 or 587 Account Name: your Westmont username (including @westmont.edu) Email Address: your email address (username@westmont.edu) Password: your Westmont password NOTE: remember the @westmont.edu How-to instructions for several clients can be found at http://mail.Google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=75726 , but you must replace user@gmail.com with userid@westmont.edu wherever it occurs in these instructions.