Changes

== Configuring Evolution to download Receive GMail Messages ==

Start the Evolution mail client on your Linux desktop. If this is the first time Evolution has been launched it will enter Wizard mode to configure sending and receiving of email mesasgesmessages. If Evolution has already been configured, select the ''Edit->Preferences'' menu option and either ''Edit'' an existing account or ''Add'' a new one.

[[Image:linux_gmail_identitylinux_gmail_access_identity.jpg]] Click the ''Forward'' button to proceed to the next page of the wizard and select ''POP'' from the Server Type drop down menu. Enter ''pop.gmail.com'' as the ''Server'' and your full Gmail address as the ''username''. Finally, change the ''Use Secure Connection'' drop down menu to ''SSL encryption''. Check the ''Remember password'' check box if you do not want to re-enter the password each time you re-start Evolution: [[Image:linux_gmail_receive_settings.jpg]] Click ''Forward'' to proceed to the next screen. On the ''Receiving Options'' page select settings to meet your requirements (such as frequency of checking for new messages and whether to leave messages on the GMail server). Click ''Forward'' to proceed to the next screen. == Configuring Evolution to Send GMail Messages == On the ''Sending Email'' screen, set the ''Server Type'' to ''SMTP''. Enter ''smtp.gmail.com'' as the ''Server'' and your full Gmail address as the ''username''. Finally, change the ''Use Secure Connection'' drop down menu to ''SSL encryption''. Check the ''Remember password'' check box if you do not want to re-enter the password each time you re-start Evolution: [[Image:linux_gmail_send_settings.jpg]] Click ''Forward'' and enter a descriptive name by which you wish to refer to this account (for example, Remote GMail). Click ''Forward'' and then click ''Apply'' on the final screen to commit the changes.