

Choose POP as the server type, fill in server and port number separated by a colon (:995) and username, select SSL encryption, password authentication, then click forward.Here you will fill out your name and e-mail address, then click forward.This is the first window of the Evolution Account Assistant, you will click forward.This is a visual representation of the steps used to set up your account using the Evolution Account Assistant. Username: Secure Connection: SSL encryption Otherwise you will have to add an account by using the following Evolution menu item Edit>Preferences>Mail Accounts>Add If this is your first account to be set up, a wizard will open when you first start Evolution. This will set up Evolution to access your Google Mail account. Enable POP only for mail that arrives from now on.Set to your personal preferences, one of the following MUST be selected. If you decide to set up another mail client using this account, you will not have to do this step again.Ĭlick on the settings button in the top right hand corner. This is the first step and will only have to be done once. Second you set up Evolution to access your Google Mail account. First you enable your Google Mail account so that mail can be sent and received through POP and SMTP. There are two basic steps to this process.

This page describes setting up the Evolution Mail Client to access your email from your Google Mail (or 'Gmail') account. Using Google with Evolution in Other Ways.
