Gmail POP3 and SMTP

During our quest to reduce the hundreds of SPAM messages filling our Inbox each day, we decided to look into how Gmail could help us with this problem. As it turns out, you can use Gmail as your POP3 and SMTP server. You no longer have to rely on the reduced functionality of Outlook Express to manage your Email. Gmail is easier to search, organize and you have access to it from anywhere in the world.

No More SPAM

Gmail does a great job with recognizing and moving SPAM messages to another folder automatically. You can always browse the SPAM folder for errant Emails, but we have noticed that Gmail does a near perfect job of distinguishing between good Email and SPAM. You would expect it to, as Google is a top search engine that has to deal with SPAMMERS on a immense scale.

Activating POP3 and SMTP

Configuring Gmail to act as your POP3 and SMTP server is very easy. Login to your Gmail account and look to the top-right of the page. Click Settings, then the Accounts tab. Next, click Add Email. You will then see a dialog box that asks for your name and Email address. After clicking Next, you will be asked to verify that you are the owner of that address. To do so, Gmail will send you a confirmation Email that you must respond to in order to have that account added to the Gmail Interface.

Next, you'll also want to go back to the settings screen and make sure you select When I receive a message sent to one of my addresses: “Reply from the same address the message was sent to.” Otherwise, when you reply to an email that was sent to a different account it will reply with the Gmail account.

1. Windows Mail
2. Backup Outlook Express Files
3. Stop Email SPAM