Mail tries to configure your gmail account as a pop account by default. Did you activate pop in your gmail preferences? You need to log in to the gmail website and do it. I prefer imap, but both work. In any case, you need to set it up in the gmail website before mail can retrieve messages from it. On Jan 3, 2010, at 4:38 AM, Stephanie wrote: > Hi all. > I still can't seem to get my gmail account to work. I tired to set it up. For > starters, I couldn't find a check box to automatically configure the gmail > after I entered my user name and password. I tried pressing the continue and > it wanted to create a imap account, and I went through all the steps, but it > didn't work... > Any ideas what to try next? > Steph > >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface >> at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >