To enable POP in Gmail with Apple Mail:
- Sign in to Gmail.
- Click Settings at the top of any Gmail page.
- Click Forwarding and POP/IMAP.
- Select Enable POP for all mail or Enable POP for mail that arrives from
now on.
- Choose what to do with your messages after they're accessed with
your POP client or device.
- Configure your POP client* and click Save Changes
To configure your client:
- Enable POP in Gmail. Don't forget to click Save Changes when you're
done.
- Open Apple Mail.
- Click Mail, and select Preferences...
- Open the Accounts tab, and click the plus sign (+) along the bottom to
add a new account.
- Enter your name in the Full Name: field.
- Enter your Gmail address in the Email Address: field.
- Enter your Gmail password in the Password: field.
- Check the box next to Automatically set up your account.
- Click on Create.
- Now you're done! Your settings should now look like this:
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Good luck!
PS:
Thunderbird may be an alternative if Sysadmin learns about Mail. It runs on Windows and OS X. http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/
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