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I finally got it working by not using the authenticate with pop3 credentials (which I know work) but putting in the username and password directly.

Thanks for your help.  I really appreciate it.

 

<p>I finally got it working by not using the authenticate with pop3 credentials (which I know work) but putting in the username and password directly.</p><p>Thanks for your help.  I really appreciate it.</p><p> </p>

I keep getting the following and haven't a clue to what is going on. 
 
17:12:00.802: --- 11 Oct 2014, 17:12:00.802 ---
17:12:00.812: Connect to 'pop.gmail.com', timeout 60 seconds.
17:12:00.911: 15: Peer connect failure
 
The only thing that is unusual is that the username is not of the form <name>@gmail.com but rather
it is hal@danceparade.org which is a valid gmail account.
 
I have set gmail (and checked it) to accept pop requests.  I have set up the pmail network settings with port 995 and SSL.
 
I get the above instantly - so fast it almost looks like it isn't even trying to connect.
 
Any suggestions would be great.
 
Thanks/Hal 
 
 
&lt;div&gt;I keep getting the following and haven&#039;t a clue to what is going on.&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;17:12:00.802: --- 11 Oct 2014, 17:12:00.802 ---&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;17:12:00.812: Connect to &#039;pop.gmail.com&#039;, timeout 60 seconds.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;17:12:00.911: 15: Peer connect failure&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;The only thing that is unusual is that the username is not of the form &amp;lt;name&amp;gt;@gmail.com but rather &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;it is hal@danceparade.org which is a valid gmail account.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;I have set gmail (and checked it) to accept pop requests. &amp;nbsp;I have set up the pmail network settings with port 995 and SSL.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I get the above instantly - so fast it almost looks like it isn&#039;t even trying to connect.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Any suggestions would be great.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thanks/Hal&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

What is the history? Was it working and then stop or is it a new connection?

Is there a firewall or av in place that might be blocking the connection? Have you looked at the inbox via webmail for anything unusual?

Does a session log provide any more information?

&lt;p&gt;What is the history? Was it working and then stop or is it a new connection?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is there a firewall or av in place that might be blocking the connection? Have you looked at the inbox via webmail for anything unusual?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Does a session log provide any more information? &lt;/p&gt;

I've been looking at the Gmail site and I assume you are using the service that allows you to use an alternative address.

The one thing that I did note is that the the Gmail username and password need to be used for authentication regardless of which address you are using.

Is this the problem perhaps?

&lt;p&gt;I&#039;ve been looking at the Gmail site and I assume you are using the service that allows you to use an alternative address.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The one thing that I did note is that the the Gmail username and password need to be used for authentication regardless of which address you are using.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is this the problem perhaps? &lt;/p&gt;

Caisson thanks for your quick reply and apologies for my tardy one... just been under the gun as of late.  I tried setting up access to my gmail account which is really under another domain but is a direct gmail account (hal@danceparade.org).  I finally got it to download messages (in the process of downloading a ton of old mail as I speak...)  But I can't get it to send mail for me.  And of course the whole reason I want to use pmail is to send out mail using the fantastic mailmerge capabilities.  I keep getting the following measage:

01:36:16.996: --- 13 Oct 2014, 1:36:16.996 ---

01:36:16.996: Connect to 'smtp.gmail.com', timeout 60 seconds.

01:36:17.035: 15: Peer connect failure

the hostname is smtp.gmail.com and the message is "A network error occurred during connection to the host"

As per the info I got from searching gmail smtp connection I have set the host to smtp.gmail.com on port 465 with a 60 second timeout and security set to via STARTTLS

I have also set the  SMTP Authentication to do a prior POP3 login with the pop3 entry that i know is working.  I just downloaded over 10,000 messages from gmail.

 Thanks so much for your help.

 On a personal note i had used pmail nearly from its inception around 1993 until I started using pmail about 6 or 7 years ago because it was easier to get all my message on my many devices (ipads, iphones, laptop, desktop, etc.).  I still miss some of the great things in pmail but the need to get mail on many devices keeps me on gmail.

I have often said over the years that David Harris was one of the heroes of the internet and suggested he get various honors the he so well deserves.  But David is humble as well as being a fantastic pioneer in this realm.

 

 

 

&lt;p&gt;Caisson thanks for your quick reply and apologies for my tardy one... just been under the gun as of late. &amp;nbsp;I tried setting up access to my gmail account which is really under another domain but is a direct gmail account (hal@danceparade.org). &amp;nbsp;I finally got it to download messages (in the process of downloading a ton of old mail as I speak...) &amp;nbsp;But I can&#039;t get it to send mail for me. &amp;nbsp;And of course the whole reason I want to use pmail is to send out mail using the fantastic mailmerge capabilities. &amp;nbsp;I keep getting the following measage:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:36:16.996: --- 13 Oct 2014, 1:36:16.996 ---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:36:16.996: Connect to &#039;smtp.gmail.com&#039;, timeout 60 seconds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:36:17.035: 15: Peer connect failure&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;the hostname is smtp.gmail.com and the message is &quot;A network error occurred during connection to the host&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As per the info I got from searching gmail smtp connection I have set the host to smtp.gmail.com on port 465 with a 60 second timeout and security set to via STARTTLS&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have also set the &amp;nbsp;SMTP Authentication to do a prior POP3 login with the pop3 entry that i know is working. &amp;nbsp;I just downloaded over 10,000 messages from gmail.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Thanks so much for your help.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;On a personal note i had used pmail nearly from its inception around 1993 until I started using pmail about 6 or 7 years ago because it was easier to get all my message on my many devices (ipads, iphones, laptop, desktop, etc.). &amp;nbsp;I still miss some of the great things in pmail but the need to get mail on many devices keeps me on gmail.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;I have often said over the years that David Harris was one of the heroes of the internet and suggested he get various honors the he so well deserves. &amp;nbsp;But David is humble as well as being a fantastic&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;pioneer&lt;font size=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;in this realm.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

Port 465 is normally used for direct SSL/TLS connections. For STARTTLS try port 587.

Port 465 is normally used for direct SSL/TLS connections. For STARTTLS try port 587.
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