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	== Use POP3 to pull email into Gmail==		== Use POP3 to pull email into Gmail (GMAIL DISABLED THIS FEATURE. Users will stop seeing this feature soon) ==
	Similar to a desktop email client, Gmail can be configured to periodically connect to your non-Gmail account and pull any new email it finds there.		Similar to a desktop email client, Gmail can be configured to periodically connect to your non-Gmail account and pull any new email it finds there.

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	These settings are often in an “Advanced” or “More Settings" section in the account configuration in your email program.		These settings are often in an “Advanced” or “More Settings" section in the account configuration in your email program.
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	Once successfully configured, you can send and receive email on your own private non-Google email address, using ~~Gmail’s servers~~.<br>		Once successfully configured, you can send and receive email on your own private non-Google email address, using Gmail.<br>

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	Since you are sending domain mail through Gmail, this is a case where your email address and your email account will be two different things. The next steps are to configure your desktop program to send and receive email from your personal email address (your equivalent to leo@somerandomservice.com), but to do so requires connecting to the servers associated with your Gmail account.		Since you are sending domain mail through Gmail, this is a case where your email address and your email account will be two different things. The next steps are to configure your desktop program to send and receive email from your personal email address (your equivalent to leo@somerandomservice.com), but to do so requires connecting to the servers associated with your Gmail account.
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	~~Create~~ a new email account with your email address, but choose '''Manual Setup''' to enter the correct information.		In your email client, such as Outlook or Thunderbird, create a new email account with your email address, but choose '''Manual Setup''' to enter the correct information.
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	* '''Your name:''' The name that will be used as the display name on the From: line of email you send.		* '''Your name:''' The name that will be used as the display name on the From: line of email you send.
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	* The connection to the SMTP server should use either SSL on port 465, or TLS/STARTTLS on port 587.		* The connection to the SMTP server should use either SSL on port 465, or TLS/STARTTLS on port 587.
	* The connection to the SMTP server requires basic authentication.<br>		* The connection to the SMTP server requires basic authentication.<br>
	These settings are often in an “Advanced” or “More Settings …” section in the account configuration in your email program.		These settings are often in an “Advanced” or “More Settings" section in the account configuration in your email program.
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	Once successfully configured, you can send and receive email on your own private non-Google email address, using Gmail’s servers.<br>		Once successfully configured, you can send and receive email on your own private non-Google email address, using Gmail’s servers.<br>

Docs admin at 16:01, 30 May 2018

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	'''5)''' Enter the POP3 information from the provider of your non-Google email address.		'''5)'''Enter the POP3 information from the provider of your non-Google email address.
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	Create a new email account with your email address, but choose '''Manual Setup''' to enter the correct information.		Create a new email account with your email address, but choose '''Manual Setup''' to enter the correct information.
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	* Your name: The name that will be used as the display name on the From: line of email you send.		* '''Your name:''' The name that will be used as the display name on the From: line of email you send.
	* Email Address: The email address that will be used on the From: line of email you send. In our examples, we’d use you@somerandomservice.com, but you would use whatever non-Google email address you’ve been setting this up for.		* '''Email Address:''' The email address that will be used on the From: line of email you send. In our examples, we’d use you@somerandomservice.com, but you would use whatever non-Google email address you’ve been setting this up for.
	* Account Type: POP3		* '''Account Type:''' POP3
	* Incoming mail server: pop.gmail.com		* '''Incoming mail server:''' pop.gmail.com
	* Outgoing mail server: smtp.gmail.com		* '''Outgoing mail server:''' smtp.gmail.com
	* User Name: Your Gmail user name – typically your Gmail email address. This is important: even though you’re not using your Gmail email address in your correspondence, it’s still the identifier that allows you to login to your Gmail account to access the email collected there.		* '''User Name:''' Your Gmail user name – typically your Gmail email address. This is important: even though you’re not using your Gmail email address in your correspondence, it’s still the identifier that allows you to login to your Gmail account to access the email collected there.
	* Password: The password to your Gmail account.		* '''Password:''' The password to your Gmail account.
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	Additional settings specified by Google include:		Additional settings specified by Google include:

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	'''5)'''Enter the POP3 information from the provider of your non-Google email address.		'''5)''' Enter the POP3 information from the provider of your non-Google email address.
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Docs admin at 15:59, 30 May 2018

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	== Configure email client to send through Gmail==		== Configure email client to send through Gmail==

	Since you are sending domain mail through Gmail, this is a case where your email address and your email account will be two different things. We are ~~now going~~ to configure your desktop program to send and receive email from your personal email address (your equivalent to leo@somerandomservice.com), but to do, so ~~we’re going to connect~~ to the servers associated with your Gmail account.		Since you are sending domain mail through Gmail, this is a case where your email address and your email account will be two different things. The next steps are to configure your desktop program to send and receive email from your personal email address (your equivalent to leo@somerandomservice.com), but to do so requires connecting to the servers associated with your Gmail account.
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	Create a new email account with your email address, but choose Manual Setup to enter the correct information.		Create a new email account with your email address, but choose '''Manual Setup''' to enter the correct information.
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	* Your name: The name that will be used as the display name on the From: line of email you send.		* Your name: The name that will be used as the display name on the From: line of email you send.

Docs admin at 15:57, 30 May 2018

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	When picking up email using POP3, Gmail doesn’t quite work that way.		When picking up email using POP3, Gmail doesn’t quite work that way.
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	Gmail will check for new mail on its own schedule, which is not configurable. ~~I have heard that it’s dynamic~~ based on how much email you ~~get~~. The more email you get, the more often Gmail checks for new email. But that’s not ~~really~~ documented anywhere, and could be subject to change.		Gmail will check for new mail on its own schedule, which is not configurable. It is dynamically based on how much email you receive. The more email you get, the more often Gmail checks for new email. But that’s not documented anywhere, and could be subject to change.
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	The Refresh button above your inbox '''''may''''' cause Gmail to check for new mail at your remote non-Google POP3 account. ~~Unfortunately, some~~ email providers also limit how often you can check for new email this way, and may return an error.		The Refresh button above your inbox '''''may''''' cause Gmail to check for new mail at your remote non-Google POP3 account. Some email providers also limit how often you can check for new email this way, and may return an error.
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	'''1)''' Under Settings, choose the Accounts and Import tab on the horizontal toolbar.		'''1)''' Under Settings, choose the Accounts and Import tab on the horizontal toolbar.
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	'''2)''' To the right of “Check mail from other accounts ~~(using POP3)~~:”, click on 'Add a mail account"		'''2)''' To the right of “Check mail from other accounts:”, click on 'Add a mail account"
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	== Use POP3 to pull email into Gmail==		== Use POP3 to pull email into Gmail==
	Similar to a desktop email client, Gmail can be configured to periodically connect to your non-Gmail account and pull ~~and~~ new email it finds there.		Similar to a desktop email client, Gmail can be configured to periodically connect to your non-Gmail account and pull any new email it finds there.

	'''1)''' Under Settings, choose the Accounts and Import tab on the horizontal toolbar.		'''1)''' Under Settings, choose the Accounts and Import tab on the horizontal toolbar.

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	'''1)''' Under Settings, choose the Accounts and Import tab on the horizontal toolbar.		'''1)''' Under Settings, choose the Accounts and Import tab on the horizontal toolbar.
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	'''2)''' Click on "Add another email ~~you own~~" to add the email you want to be able to send from.		'''2)''' Click on "Add another email address" to add the email you want to be able to send from.
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