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March 11, 2007

Howto: Set up Gmail in KMail, Mailclient of KDE

Filed under: Tuxicity, kde — tuxicity @ 6:34 pm


A few days ago I made a Post of how To Set Up Evolution for Gmail, now here is also one for KMail, both Clients are not included in the Howto’s of GMail.

  • Login to your Gmail account and select Forwarding and POP.

*If you start KMail for the first time you get a dialog to setup your account, if possible you might be able to use that but I am not sure of that, if not close the dialog and continue :

  • Start kmail

Go to settings > Configure KMail

  • Select accounts

First the Receiving tab:

Select add
Add account pops up: Flag pop3

Now continue

First open the Extras Tab!: flag “Use SSL for secure mail download”, This setting is needed for Gmail and also provides you with the port needed for Gmail: Port 995.

Now select the General Tab.

Account name -> your account name
Login -> foo@ gmail.com
Password -> yourpassword
Host -> pop.gmail.com
Other settings can be flagged as you wish.
Select ok

Done

Now continuing with The Sending tab In Accounts:

Select add
Flag SMTP

In Transport SMTP first select the Security Tab!
Flag SSL; this setting is needed in GMail and also Provides you with the needed Port: 465

Now go to the General Tab.
Name -> foo@gmail.com
Host-> smtp.gmail.com
Flag-> Server requires authenication
Login -> foo@gmail.com
Password -> yourpassword
Select store password if you wish.

Done

The Sending Tab can also use the smtp server provided by you ISP, wich is imo better; No advertising in your send mail.

Thats it,

Tuxicity.

8 Comments »

  1. Thank you!

    Comment by dauoalagio — May 6, 2007 @ 2:38 pm

  2. My friend,

    Thanks you so much for helping me enjoy my GMAIL offline.

    Thanks a lot.
    H.Thirukkumaran.

    Comment by Thirukkumaran Hardiass — June 29, 2007 @ 5:06 pm

  3. Very usefull … thanx a lot and keep on posting….there are young generation based on you guys :D

    Comment by Matt — September 4, 2007 @ 12:07 am

  4. Thanks m8 for help

    Comment by zoran — January 11, 2008 @ 2:03 am

  5. It’s working. Very useful. THank you…..

    Comment by Padhu — November 23, 2008 @ 5:01 pm

  6. Still working – on my new Eee 900 :-) – very usefull, Thank you…

    Comment by Søren — February 27, 2009 @ 9:55 am

  7. nice post
    works just fine

    Comment by sakis — September 17, 2009 @ 2:04 am


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