On 2011-12-12 at 15:39:08 [+0100], Humdinger <humdingerb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: [ ... ] > > Tried Beam now (auth-method: POP3). Same problem, slightly more informative > log: > > POP_Humdinger: > Could not connect to POP-Server pop.googlemail.com > Error: > General system error > error: -2147483637, Operation would block Ah, I had tried pop.gmail.com before and that resolves to a different IP address. But pop.googlemail.com works for me, too, just asked for confirmation about the different certificate. Have you selected 'TLS' in the account prefs (in the "Encryption & Security" groupbox at the bottom)? cheers, Oliver