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creating a email account?

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Rock star poser

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i tried to create a email account using my gmail email address. i used these settings below, but it says that the account has been created, but all i see in my mail are mailboxes 'inbox and sent' with nothing inside them.

Account Type: POP
Description: Gmail (or something similar)
Full Name: Your Name
Email Address: example123@gmail.com (your gmail address)
Incoming Mail Server: pop.gmail.com
User Name: example123@gmail.com (your gmail address)
Password: Your Gmail Password

Make sure Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is checked.

Authentication: Password
Outgoing Mail server: smtp.gmail.com

Make sure Use Authentication is checked.

User Name: example123@gmail.com (your gmail address)
Password: Your Gmail Password

Make sure Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is checked.

Authentication: Password

Click continue then Done. With the new Gmail account highlighted, click server settings, under outgoing mail server. In server port, type 465.
Close and save the account preferences.
 
Daft question, but have you hit Get Mail?

Normally have to do that after creating the account. Also, does the Inbox have an arrow next to it? If so you should be able to drop down and see a sub-inbox of sorts called Gmail or whatever you named it.
 
are you using leopard's mail? cause if you enter you email and password it will automaticly set it up for you.
 

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Osarkon said:
Daft question, but have you hit Get Mail?

Normally have to do that after creating the account. Also, does the Inbox have an arrow next to it? If so you should be able to drop down and see a sub-inbox of sorts called Gmail or whatever you named it.
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no, there no arrows
 
techfreak85 said:
are you using leopard's mail? cause if you enter you email and password it will automaticly set it up for you.
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yes, i'm using leopard's mail and tried to do it automatically, but it doesn't work... strange as I tried it on my macbook and it worked. not on the imac though
 
You aren't using Snow Leopard are you because Mail in the beta for that is completely different to Leopard and it no longer automatically configures everything for you :)
 
Rock star poser said:
yes, i'm using leopard's mail and tried to do it automatically, but it doesn't work... strange as I tried it on my macbook and it worked. not on the imac though
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kastenbrust said:
You aren't using Snow Leopard are you because Mail in the beta for that is completely different to Leopard and it no longer automatically configures everything for you :)
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he is using leopard.
 
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