Internet E-mail (POP3) settngs change constantly

[Frederick Chow]

Hi all,

I am using Outlook 2003, and have recently just configured an internal
e-mail account. :

Logon Information:
User Name: (e-mail address removed)
Password : xxxxxxxx

Server Information:
Incoming mail server (POP3) pop.gmail.com
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com

When I set it up, everything went fine, but when I shutdown the machine and
then open Outlook, it always display an error that I can send but not
receive. On checking the configuration again, the relevant setting
automatically changed as follows:

Logon Information:
User Name: (e-mail address removed)/pop.gmail.com
Password : xxxxxxxx

Server Information:
Incoming mail server (POP3) localhost
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com

It seems really weird to me. Needless to say, I have to manually correct the
setting every time before I can receive e-mails. Why is that? Please advise.

Frederick Chow
Hong Kong.

 

[Guest]

Gmail is not POP mail. It is web based mail that you use your browser to
access. You have to activate POP mail access in your Gmail acct and use
special settings in order to use your ISP's servers & Outlook. Directions
here: http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13278

 

[SgtRich]

Hi all,

I am using Outlook 2003, and have recently just configured an internal
e-mail account. :

Logon Information:
User Name: (e-mail address removed)
Password : xxxxxxxx

Server Information:
Incoming mail server (POP3) pop.gmail.com
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com

When I set it up, everything went fine, but when I shutdown the machine and
then open Outlook, it always display an error that I can send but not
receive. On checking the configuration again, the relevant setting
automatically changed as follows:

Logon Information:
User Name: (e-mail address removed)/pop.gmail.com
Password : xxxxxxxx

Server Information:
Incoming mail server (POP3) localhost
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com

It seems really weird to me. Needless to say, I have to manually correct the
setting every time before I can receive e-mails. Why is that? Please advise.

This is not being caused by Outlook, but by either an anti-spam program or
an anti-virus program on your computer.