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    The Mail Program

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by shabadashawama, Jun 22, 2007.

  1. shabadashawama

    shabadashawama Notebook Consultant

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    I'm unsure of how this program works. I did not purchase .mac but I'm using the 60 day free trial. I have no intent to purchase this when the trial expires. My question is: How can I sync up the mail program with my other email accounts? I have an email account my college assigned me and I also have a gmail account for personal use. How can I sync both of these up with Mail and then switch between them?


    Thanks in advance.
     
    shabadashawama, Jun 22, 2007
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  2. yessir

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    thats a good question!
     
    yessir, Jun 22, 2007
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  3. shabadashawama

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    Yeah, it definitely seems like a nice little program and I'd like to be able to just open it up and check my various email accounts.
     
    shabadashawama, Jun 22, 2007
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  4. M@lew

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    It depends. You need an email service that supports POP-3 or IMAP. Gmail has POP-3. Not sure about your college.

    For POP though, it just forwards your mail to your Mac, you can't sync it.
     
    M@lew, Jun 22, 2007
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  5. shabadashawama

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    Does Gmail support IMAP? What about this exchange option that they show, and how would I go about finding out which service my college has? Also, how can I choose which account I want to use, how do I switch between them basically?
     
    shabadashawama, Jun 22, 2007
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    Gmail only has POP3, not IMAP. For your college, I guess the only way is to ask. Because you need certain info to set up the connection between Mail and the server. Also I believe that in Mail you can accept mail from multiple email addresses.
     
    M@lew, Jun 22, 2007
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    my gmail synced my school account for me. all I had to do was enter my school email address and password. It took like 15 seconds.
     
    sheanhs, Jun 22, 2007
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    Does anyone know if Microsoft Outlook and Yahoo would work? I ordered my MBP a few days ago, but didn't buy .mac along with it because I wasn't sure if I'd use it. I didn't know there was a 60 day free trial so I guess I'll try that out when she arrives :)
     
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    Okay, so basically gmail will not work with the mail program?
     
    shabadashawama, Jun 23, 2007
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    It is my understanding (via a clerk at an Apple store) that web-based mail such as Hotmail will not work on the Mail program that is part of the Mac system. I have mine setup on Entourage (Outlook equivalent) or just access it through Firefox.
     
    gms238, Jun 23, 2007
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    As long as your provider has POP-3 or IMAP, it will work with Mail.app, Outlook, Entourage etc.
     
    M@lew, Jun 23, 2007
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    panteedropper, Jun 23, 2007
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