PortableApps.com Wins Big in the 2009 SourceForge Community Choice Awards and hits 100 million portable apps served!
ApplicationsUser loginFollow & Connect With Us   
What is a portable app?
Find out on the What is a portable app? page.
Sponsored Links |
Problem With Downloading From GmailSubmitted by Connor on June 12, 2006 - 9:22am
When i use portable thunderbird it says that it connected, but it never downloads the mail. if i exit the program while it is connecting it "kills" the connection. this prevents me from downloading my mail. Note: i have checked to make sure that all of my settings, username, and password are correct. »
( categories: )
|
...
You'll have to follow these instructions exactly. Gmail requires certain settings be changed in order to work, specifically SSL on port 995 for POP (incoming) and TLS on port 587 for SMTP (outgoing).
-
fatcerberus@yahoo.com [aim: fatcerberus]
I have no witty remarks or quotes to share at the moment.
The only problem is, there are several problems.
gmail problem
I've on rare occasions seen the same problem. I am confident it is a gmail problem as I tested known back-ups with similar results. I use PTB sans themes and exstensions to limit variables.
Bill
It's actually port 465 for
It's actually port 465 for SMTP, according to: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13277&topic=1555
Always on the move - love all portable apps!
Not if you use TLS
And you SHOULD be using TLS... unless you want your GMail login and password flying over the internet unencyrpted.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!