Send mail from any account, with any custom From: address with Gmail: You can set up "accounts" for any of your addresses and use them to appear in the From: header.
Copy and paste the Confirmation code into the Enter and verify the confirmation code formĭo you find Gmail so great, grand and grandiose that you want to handle all your email in it, not just messages you receive at your address? It's probably easy to forward your work mail, for example, to your Gmail account, but the replies with your Gmail address in the From: line do not look too good, do they? Fortunately, you are not limited to your Gmail address when sending mail from Gmail.message as soon as it arrives (this may take a couple of minutes) Open the Gmail Confirmation - Send Mail as.Switch to the main Gmail window and go to the Inbox.
Typically, it won't hurt to turn this on.
For this, check Archive incoming messages (Skip the Inbox) and all retrieved mail will go straight to your Gmail Archive. You can also use Gmail solely as an archive or backup.Optionally, keep copies of retrieved messages on the server and label all incoming messages automatically.If the account requires a custom port other than "110", enter it under Port: If your account requires SSL in particular, make sure Always use a secure connection (SSL) when retrieving mail is checked and, typically, change the port to "995".If necessary, change the POP server name under POP Server.Enter your POP account's password under Password:.Type the user name (typically the part preceding the in your email address) under Username:.Enter the account's address under Email address:.Click Add another mail account under Get mail from other accounts:.Follow the Settings link in the top Gmail navigation bar.To have Gmail retrieve mail from an existing POP email account: You can even send mail from Gmail using these accounts' addresses in the From: line.Ĭollect mail from other POP accounts in Gmail: Gmail can periodically retrieve mail from up to five POP accounts. Almost all are accessible by POP and that's all Gmail needs.
Some email accounts let you forward all incoming mail to your Gmail address, but many do not offer such convenience. After you have used Gmail for some time and learned to love it, you may want to handle all your mail - not just that arriving at your Gmail address - with Gmail itself.