Monthly Archives: October 2009

GMAIL recent mode

Setting up ‘recent mode’

In your POP client settings, replace ‘username@gmail.com’ in the ‘Username’ or ‘Email’ field with ‘recent:username@gmail.com’

Once you enable recent mode, please be sure to configure your POP
client to leave messages on the server according to the instructions
below:

  • Outlook or Outlook Express: on the Advanced tab, check the box next to ‘Leave a copy of messages on the server.’
  • Apple Mail: on the Advanced tab, remove the check next to ‘Remove copy from server after retrieving a message.’
  • Thunderbird: on the Server Settings tab, check the box next to ‘Leave messages on server.’