To set up your Outlook 2003 client to work with Gmail:

1. Open Outlook.
2. Click the Tools menu, and select E-mail Accounts...
3. Click Add a new e-mail account, then click Next.
4. Choose POP as your server type by clicking the radio button, and click Next.

Fill in all necessary fields to include the following information:

User Information
Your Name: Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the From: field of outgoing messages.
Email Address: Enter your full email address (username@your-domain.com).

Server Information
Incoming mail server (POP): pop.gmail.com
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com

Login Information
User Name: Enter your full email address (username@your-domain.com)
Password: Enter your password.

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5. Click More Settings... Enter your name or any other name in the Mail Account that you want to remember your e-mail account, this is only for you to view in your account settings. It also helps you distinguish between if you have mutable email accounts.

6. Click Outgoing Server tab.
7. Check the box next to 'My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication' and select Use same  
    settings as my incoming mail server.




8. Click the Advanced tab, and check the box next to 'This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)'
     under Incoming Server (POP3).

9. Check the box next to 'This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)' under Outgoing Server
     (SMTP), and enter 465 in the Outgoing server (SMTP) box.

10. Click OK.

Congratulations! You're done configuring your client to send and retrieve Gmail messages