Gmail introduced IMAP on their email systems this week. It may not be available to you yet, but they are working pretty fast to do so.
You can check if you have it or not by going to your Gmail account, them Settings. Check that on the top menu says “Forwarding and POP/IMAP” instead of just “Forwarding and POP”.
If not, make sure your language is set to “English (US)”.
If/when you do have the option, go to the menu and check the “Enable IMAP” radio button.
Now open your Evolution client and add the following settings:
=> Identity Tab
- Full Name: Name you’d like to be displayed on your messages
- Email Address: You full Gmail address
=> Receiving E-mail
Server Type: IMAP
Server: imap.gmail.com:993
Username: Your complete Gmail address
Security: SSL
Authentication Type: Password
Remember Password: Check (optional)
=> Sending E-mail
Server Type: SMTP
Server: smtp.gmail.com:587
Server Requires Authentication: Check
Security: TLS
Authentication Type: Login
Username: Your complete Gmail address
Remember Password: Check (optional)
After that click on send and receive. You should start getting your messages. I’ve heard some people saying that they had to restart Evolution for it to start working (also complaints that IMAP on Evolution is really slow).
You will see the folders added to the left pane of your Evolution inbox.
Here are some links that may help you as well!!!
Supported IMAP Client List
How do actions sync in IMAP?
IMAP Help Center
47 comments:
thanks buddy this helped me out big time.
Thank You Very Much... was missing the port number on the server name and wasn't finding any help elsewhere. Works!!!
Glad I could help!! ;)
Thank you for help,
really helped me!!!
It worked! IMAP + GMail + Evolution!
Thanks Dude!
Works, but glacially… wonder why.
Legend!
Thanks, hon!
I'm all new to Ubuntu and Evolution, so this tutorial helped me a lot!! :D
Thank You, Victor! Good job!
Thanks, I didn't think that port was needed to be added with IP:Port
Thanks for the clear and concise instructions.
thanks, it helped a lot.
Thank you very much! Has been helpfull
Greetings Martijn
Works!
Not without restarting Evolution and not without changing Gmail's language to US...
But it works, so thanks very much!
I was frantic - Thanks for the little things.
Thank you very much. This is the first site I've found that take care of the port number. Funny that other sites have published tutorials that just can't work.
thx!
Very helpful - thanks!
Thanks! It's great how people help each other out on the net; gives you faith in human nature.
Thanks, information very intuitive.
Thanks a ton! This really helped me take off with the new Ubuntu.
This just worked for me on a thinkpad z61t. Thanks from Boston!
Hi Victor, thanks for your post. I just configured evolution using a Gmail account and your post was great help. Very good blog. Congratulations
Very very helpful!! Everything worked!!
ubuntu + Evolution + Gmail = Perfection !
doooooo!
thanks. it worked for me too :)
Thank you SO MUCH, from Germany!
Used it for Evolution in Ubuntu.
thanks, here is few more thoughts about "Advanced IMAP settings" - http://9notes.blogspot.com/2010/03/evolution-gmail-imap.html
few more advanced IMAP settings - http://9notes.blogspot.com/2010/03/evolution-gmail-imap.html
Thanks for the help
The post is more than 2 years old, yet helpful, thanks a lot
This how-to worked for me in Ubuntu 9.10 and gmail apps. I didn't know how to add the ports using the colons. This made the difference. Thanks! Ger
omg thank u, ive been up for the past 17 hrs in ny tryin to get this to work, thank u, no one elses blog worked
Thank you very much!
thanks a lot.. this post helped me to set up IMAP on my evolution (fedora).
Very thankful to you :)
2011 here and I just installed openSUSE 12.1 and using Evolution for the first time and your guide still works. The only difference I made was to pick "IMAP+" instead of plain "IMAP" and I did that because other site suggested it *shrugs* but you had the gritty details missing from that other site so thanks again!
thanks !
Thanks it was really helpful
Thanks buddy....its really help me..
couldnt get it to work then changed to your port numbers and worked a charm
many thanks
very good guide
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Thanks work first time after checking with your blog ....
Thanks ... worked first time after checking setting on your blog
Thank you so much
Don't work for me :(
Don't work for me :(
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