08-26-2010, 09:12 PM
Depends on the OS you're using.
I had Mail.app and Gmail set-up, but with a "clean install" - it would only config Gmail as an IMAP account.
You probably need to go into advanced mode and verify the SMTP/POP setting - and see if it will do as
you tell it to do. Use security for outbound - same as password, and see if that helps.
It became less of an issue with me after Leopard - because I now use GMail notifier, and it's one click
to get into my GMail box, that I don't bother with it via Mail.app.
It was, however, very irritating, that it wasn't letting me set it up the way I wanted. I want to delete from
Mail.app, but do NOT want to delete from Gmail.com. That is a permanent archive for me for email that
matters, so I want it independent of what I delete from my hard drive.
I had Mail.app and Gmail set-up, but with a "clean install" - it would only config Gmail as an IMAP account.
You probably need to go into advanced mode and verify the SMTP/POP setting - and see if it will do as
you tell it to do. Use security for outbound - same as password, and see if that helps.
It became less of an issue with me after Leopard - because I now use GMail notifier, and it's one click
to get into my GMail box, that I don't bother with it via Mail.app.
It was, however, very irritating, that it wasn't letting me set it up the way I wanted. I want to delete from
Mail.app, but do NOT want to delete from Gmail.com. That is a permanent archive for me for email that
matters, so I want it independent of what I delete from my hard drive.