Here’s how to configure gmail outbound in Kmail. Then on the top tab, arrow over to “Extras” For encryption select “Use ssl for secure mail download,” and for Authentication Method, select “Clear Text.” Change the rest of the settings to your liking. Next for the host type in “,” and change the port to 950. On this window type in whatever you want your account to be called under “Account Name.” Then type your login, which is your entire email address, and your password. Select POP3 on the window that pops up and OK Type in your full GMail email address and click ok. Next click on Edit – Account Settings in Thunderbird and from the menu of the new window select “server settings.” Click SSL and the port will automatically switch to 995.Ĭlick on Outgoing Server (SMTP) and specify as the outgoing mail server, and select SSL as the encryption and the port will automatically switch to 465. Then type in an account name (eg: inbox, gmail, home) this is what you click on to access this account and can be whatever you want, and click next. It doesn’t matter if “Use Global Inbox is enabled” is checked, it makes all of your email accounts report to the same inbox, check it or uncheck it as you wish, and click next.Īfter that make your user name is the same as your email address and click next On the next window select “POP” as the type of incoming server, then name the incoming server “”. Then type in your name in the top box, and your full GMail email address in the bottom, and click next. On the window that pops up select “email account,” and next. Select “File,” “New,” Account, the New Account Wizard will launch. Edit the info so that it matches the information above and you will be able to send and receive GMail.

If the New Account Wizard doesn’t launch, then in Evolution go to Edit – Preferences and click on Mail Accounts. Select the current Time Zone and click Forward.

Give your account a name, it does not have to be anything Logical. Encryption is TLS, Authentication is Plain and fill in your full Gmail Email Address.

Type in your Full Name and your Gmail Email Address and click Forawrd. If you have not used Evolution before, or haven’t set up an account the New Account Wizard will launch. Log out of GMail and go to your UBUNTU or Linux install.

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