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Setting up Gmail account

I am trying to set up a Gmail account on OS X Lion Mail. I have a 2 step password on Gmail. I have found the Application specific password. I have entered the password in to the Mail account. Mail keeps asking for the password to check mail. I have checked my mail settings on my snow leopard machine. I am surprised that those setting show the Gmail account is POP. I thought the account would be IMAP. I don't know what that means.


Mail does appear to be downloading some of the emails, which I don't know why. My iphone and ipad seem to checking my mail properly.

iMac Intel, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Dec 13, 2011 5:36 PM

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Posted on Dec 13, 2011 5:37 PM

I am also unsure what my username should be. Should the user name end in "Gmail.com"


Thanks.

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Setting up Gmail account

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