Must be signed into MS account or gmail will not sync.

Configure GMAIL IMAP

Go to Tools/Accounts Settings/IMAP

  • Enable IMAP
  • Auto-Expunge off – Wait for the client to update the server.
  • Move the message to the Trash
  • Do not limit the number of messages in an IMAP folder (default)
  • To use Outlook, turn on less secure apps function in gmail

Configure Outlook

Go To file/Account Settings

Repair existing accounts. Use Advanced options to manually configure.

Go To file/Account Settings/Account Name and Sync

Go To file/Account Settings/Server settings

Review incoming and outgoing configurations. (See below)

  • Incoming Mail (IMAP) Server
  • imap.gmail.com
  • Requires SSL: Yes
  • Port: 993
  • Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server
  • smtp.gmail.com
  • Requires SSL: Yes
  • Requires TLS: Yes (if available)
  • Requires Authentication: Yes
  • Port for SSL: 465
  • Port for TLS/STARTTLS: 587

More Settings…

Configure HOSTGATOR IMAP

Outlook 2007 is automatic.

HOSTGATOR POP

Incoming server POP3 – port 995 SSL

Outgoing server 465 (26)

Troubleshooting Outlook

Delete account in Outlook that has problems.

Right click account in Outlook to find location.

Close Outlook.

Delete ost file in the folder location. this is safe to do.

Open Outlook to confirm the account is deleted

Over 8 ways to create new account.

  1. Create a new account for the deleted account by going to File/Account Settings/Account Setting/New/Connect

2. File/Account Settings/Account Setting/New/Advanced options/Google

3. File/Add Account from top menu/

4. File/Account Settings/Server Settings

5. File/Account Settings/Manage Profiles/Email Accounts/Fill in info/Connect

6. After failure, click Next to follow more instructions for MS 365

7. After failure, click Next to follow more instructions for POP and IMAP

8. File/Account Settings/Manage Profiles/Email Accounts/Select Manual setup. Try with all authorization boxes. Try without authorization required.

Do not Require logon using SPA

In advanced options, to click on My outgoing server SMTP requires authentication.

Use same settings as my incoming mail server.