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    <desc>How to set up a Gmail POP Account.</desc>
    
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    <credit type="author">
      <name its:translate="no">Andre Klapper</name>
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<title>Access a Gmail POP Account via <app>Evolution</app></title>

<p>Follow these steps to set up your Gmail POP Account in <app>Evolution</app>:</p>

<steps>
<item><p>Log in to your Gmail account.</p></item>
<item><p>Go to <guiseq><gui>Settings</gui><gui>Forwarding and POP/IMAP</gui></guiseq>. Refer to the POP Download section.</p></item>
<item><p>Enable the POP download feature by ticking the radio button that corresponds to either of these options:</p>
    <list>
    <item><p>Enable POP for all mail (even mail that's already been downloaded)</p></item>
    <item><p>Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on</p></item>
    </list>
</item>
<item><p>Specify the other required settings for this Gmail feature.</p></item>
<item><p>To know the Gmail Account settings, click on <gui>Configuration instructions</gui>. Choose <gui>I want to enable POP</gui> and select <gui>Other</gui> from the list of clients.</p></item>
<item><p>On your <app>Evolution</app> client, go to <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Mail Accounts</gui></guiseq>. Click <gui style="button">Add</gui>. </p></item>
<item><p>Provide the required information. For the account settings, refer to Step 5.</p></item>
<!-- Evolution does not support Google's proprietary SASL XOAUTH2 implementation which makes Evolution a "less secure app" for Google. -->
<item><p>Allow <link href="https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps">access for less secure apps in your Gmail account settings</link>.</p></item>

</steps>
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