You're asked to enter your username and password over and over.If you can't sign in to your email client, you might see one of these errors: If you use Gmail with your work or school account, check with your administrator for the correct SMTP configuration.Īccount Name, User Name, or Email address Go to your client, like Microsoft Outlook, and check these settings. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.In the 'POP download' section, select Enable POP for all mail or Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on.In the top right, click Settings See all settings.Step 2: Set up POP First, set up POP in Gmail Instead, they're downloaded and you decide how often you want to download new emails. POP can only be used for a single computer. IMAP can be used across multiple devices. IMAP and POP are both ways to read your Gmail messages in other email clients.
Step 1: Make sure POP is the best way to read your emails You can open your messages from Gmail in other mail clients that support POP, like Microsoft Outlook.