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Then the only issue is sent mail and I know for me, whenever I send mail through GMail from Eudora that message still gets listed under the sent mail in GMail.

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GMail has a POP option that keeps all mail on the server, so you can download it from as many different clients as you like and will still have access to it from the Google Mail servers, without forwarding. Excuse me while I go stir my fiber drink. That such an obvious solution has escaped me for this long is evidence of possible senility.

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Set Gmail to archive your mail after forwarding.Turn on forwarding and forward to the special address you’ve set up.Go to Gmail’s POP/Forwarding settings panel.Set your outgoing mail server to “”, check “Use SSL”, and use port 465.Set your incoming mail server to its normal settings.Set up a new IMAP mailbox with your mail provider.So what can I do if I want to continue using my Gmail address for filling out forms on the web and benefit from its excellent spam/phishing filters? Easy! Set it to automatically forward to a special IMAP account! Since Gmail’s auto-forwarding feature leaves headers for the most part intact, I can now receive fully synched, fully intact copies of all my Gmail messages to any computer I happen to be on. The only problem is that while Gmail supports retrieving of e-mail via POP, they don’t via IMAP. With Dreamhost’s IMAP e-mail setup, I can maintain an unlimited number of e-mail accounts with over 20 gigs of storage space and keep it all automatically synched between as many computers as I want.

It’s fine for people who only use one computer, but the second you begin using a multiple machines, it’s a synching nightmare.Įnter IMAP e-mail. That’s great, except I don’t like POP either. So very conveniently, Google enabled POP access to Gmail accounts several months ago.

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BUT… a Gmail account is great to have because of its free storage, spam filtering, separation from my own domain, and search capabilities. I understand that this format works for some people… it just feels weird to me though. I am especially not fond of the way Google’s threads work. The problem: I like mail applications better than web-based mail. Warning: This is clearly not rocket science and I’m positive that thousands of people have already thought of this and are already doing it. The problem also seems to happening with my iCloud address, although in this case it just forgets the IMAP/SMTP server and asks me select one from the list.I had a very simple idea yesterday to get Gmail to work through IMAP and wanted to share it in case it is of use to anyone else. But when I go there and check in System Preferences/iCloud/iCloud Drive (options)/Mail - this is deselected. One theory I had is that these settings are shared amongst different machines via iCloud. I then need to select that server and reset the settings to what I want.ĭoes anyone know why Mail keeps doing this, and how I stop it from messing with settings? So whenever I start Mail and send something from that address, it gets an authentication error from the Gmail server and asks me to select an SMTP server from my list of defined servers. However, I have this defined in Mail Preferences exactly the opposite (see screenshot).

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Apple Mail on Mojave has developed an annoying habit of repeatedly asking me to confirm the SMTP server for mail I'm sending - be it my iCloud address or my Gmail/GSuite address.įor Gmail, it insists on resetting the SMTP settings to "Automatically manage connection settings" - with no password required.