> This thread is specifically for people who have already successfully
> configured POP access between Gmail and their computer's email client
> (such as Outlook), but are experiencing POP behavioral problems. For
> your issues, please see the following Help Center articles:

> How to use POP to get mail from other accounts:http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=21288
> Getting started with IMAP (recommended for viewing Gmail messages in
> your email client):http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=75725
> Configuring IMAP in Apple Mail 2.0:http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=77663
> Configuring IMAP in Apple Mail 3.0:http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=81379

> If you're still having trouble, please start a new topic with your
> question.

> Best,

> Sarah
> Gmail Guide Yellow

> On Mar 30, 8:35 pm, eulogos wrote:

> > Is there a place where the information is at a more basic level?  What
> > I want to do is get my road runner email sent to gmail.  I think
> > someone else was asking a similar question but it hadn't been
> > answered.  Everybody knows my road runner email address and I have
> > listservs to there, so if I have to change to a web based email to get
> > email on my laptop, I want that mail to be forwarded to it.

> > Of course, if I knew how to get an email program here that I could
> > hook to my road runner email, I would just as soon do that.  But I
> > don't know how to do that either,  For some reason this mac, instead
> > of having an email program like Outlook (or the one I use on the Linux
> > computer my sons set up, Konqueror) directed me to a web based email
> > which is part of a service I have to pay 99 bucks a year for.  I kind
> > of resent that.

> > I put this here because I know POP has something to do with telling an
> > email program what server to look for the email on.   I know what to
> > put in the boxes for incoming mail server and outgoing mail server on
> > Konqueror or Evolution email to get them to get road runner mail.
> > But I don't know how to get my road runner mail on gmail.....or how to
> > get an email program compatible with mac onto my laptop that i could
> > then tell to go get my road runner mail.

> > I don't know what a "client" is in your above discussion, which right
> > away kept me from going any farther with trying to understand it.
> > Thanks
> > eulogos

> > On Mar 19, 2:39 pm, Gmail Guide Yellow wrote:

> > > Ever encounter one of these problems with POP?

> > > - Your messages suddenly stopped downloading
> > > - You have to re-enable POP every time to continue downloading
> > > messages
> > > - Only some messages are being downloaded while others are being
> > > skipped
> > > - The same message is being downloaded over and over again
> > > - ALL your messages are being downloaded again

> > > If so, here are 3 simple solutions that can help fix your problem:

> > > 1. Try enabling recent mode in your POP client by replacing
> > > "[email address]" in the Username field of your POP client settings
> > > with "recent:[email address]", and configure your POP client to
> > > leave mail on the server. Recent mode only fetches the last 30 days of
> > > mail, so it's ideal if you don't want your smartphone to download
> > > thousands and thousands of messages. Disclaimer: If you don't leave
> > > messages on server in your mail client settings, your messages may get
> > > moved to Trash after download. For more information on recent mode,
> > > check outhttp://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=47948

> > > 2. If you're not using recent mode, ensure that your email client is
> > > NOT configured to leave mail on the server.

> > > 3. Try deleting the entry for your Gmail account in your POP client
> > > and then re-adding it with all the correct settings.

> > > If these steps don't resolve your problems, check out Gmail IMAP!