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Gmail in Apple Mail 4 (Snow Leopard)

Having major problems setting up my Gmail account in Apple Mail 4 on my new Mac Book Pro Snow Leopard OS. It just won't connect to the Gmail server. Anyone else having this problem? Anyone know a way round it?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Sep 18, 2009 7:48 AM

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Sep 18, 2009 9:16 AM in response to sachaward

How were you previously connecting to the Gmail server -- for IMAP or for POP access? If POP, then Mail 4.x defaults to setting up as IMAP, and if not selected via browser access in Settings to enable IMAP, then that might be the problem.

If desiring to setup as POP, then after filling in the info on the first setup screen hold down the Option key and the Create button command will change to Continue, and then you will have the option to setup as POP.

More info, if this is not the issue?

Ernie

Sep 20, 2009 10:18 AM in response to Ernie Stamper

Hello... I have a similiar problem as above...when i type in "imap.google.com", i get an error that server can not be reached.. I can send e-mail from my mail application, using the SMTP setting, specified everywhere on the web, but i can't get to download any e-mail to my inbox. Furthermore, i get an exclamation mark next to my inbox.

My IMAP is enabled in Gmail, and the pop is disabled...

Sep 20, 2009 4:54 PM in response to Barney-15E

sorry, i am no expert in networking, but when i ran dig command from the terminal, i got the following:

dig imap.google.com

; <<>> DiG 9.6.0-APPLE-P2 <<>> imap.google.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 27308
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;imap.google.com. IN A

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
google.com. 60 IN SOA ns1.google.com. dns-admin.google.com. 1392766 7200 1800 1209600 300

;; Query time: 99 msec
;; SERVER: 195.235.113.3#53(195.235.113.3)
;; WHEN: Mon Sep 21 01:34:07 2009
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 83



And when i ran the connection doctor from the mail application, it said that

"could not connect to this Gmail IMAP server. check the network connection and that you entered the correct information in the Account preference"...

I still can not get my e-mail into my inbox..

Thanx for your help in advance...

PS. one weird thing is that whenever i delete the account and try to recreate it, it defaults to username@mac.com Not sure if this is a clue to the problem i have. Thanx again

Sep 20, 2009 11:37 PM in response to geek3

I tried dig imap.gmail.com, and i got the following:

; <<>> DiG 9.6.0-APPLE-P2 <<>> imap.gmail.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 17149
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 3, AUTHORITY: 6, ADDITIONAL: 6

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;imap.gmail.com. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
imap.gmail.com. 82 IN CNAME gmail-imap.l.google.com.
gmail-imap.l.google.com. 82 IN A 74.125.79.109
gmail-imap.l.google.com. 82 IN A 74.125.79.111

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
l.google.com. 37158 IN NS f.l.google.com.
l.google.com. 37158 IN NS g.l.google.com.
l.google.com. 37158 IN NS a.l.google.com.
l.google.com. 37158 IN NS b.l.google.com.
l.google.com. 37158 IN NS d.l.google.com.
l.google.com. 37158 IN NS e.l.google.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
a.l.google.com. 37199 IN A 74.125.53.9
b.l.google.com. 37457 IN A 74.125.45.9
d.l.google.com. 37448 IN A 74.125.77.9
e.l.google.com. 37460 IN A 209.85.137.9
f.l.google.com. 37385 IN A 72.14.203.9
g.l.google.com. 37448 IN A 74.125.95.9

;; Query time: 65 msec
;; SERVER: 195.235.113.3#53(195.235.113.3)
;; WHEN: Mon Sep 21 08:27:34 2009
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 290


I also tried repairing disk permission (disk utility), but i still can't get my mail in my inbox. 😟 any suggestion???

Gmail in Apple Mail 4 (Snow Leopard)

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