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[caeb]

For the life of me I cannot figure out how to get my email to work. I'm taking some classes at a university and the IT guy gave me these directions to follow:

IMAP Client Configuration

I've enabled IMAP in the email account and followed the directions but nothing. All I get is an unable to connect message. Any help please?

 

[Doit2it]

Before you do anything with your phone, make sure you do this per your college: Enable IMAP

On your Droid X:
Settings / Accounts / Add account / Email

Enter your full email address & password & UNCHECK Automatically configure account
Click Next
(note: press the back button to remove the keyboard from screen)

General Setting
All 3 fields are pretty self explanitory
Click OK

Incoming Server
Change POP mail server to IMAP mail server
Server: imap.gmail.com
Port: 993
Username: should have your email address populated
Password: should have password already populated
Check Use secure connection
Click OK

Outgoing Server
SMTP server: smtp.gmail.com
Port: 465
Username: already populated
Password: already populated
Check Use secure connection
Click OK

Other Settings
You can change number of msg to sync
Click OK

Click OK to finish

Go to Messaging app and click on your new email icon
It should receive recent emails and any you have saved on the server

That should do it.

 

[caeb]

Thanks for the reply. But followed this and still get the error message about syncing. The IMAP is enabled on the gmail account under settings and I followed everything for setup on the phone.

 

[Doit2it]

I kinda skipped over this step by under General Settings, but what do you have for Account name. Maybe it should be "Your Coyote ID@coyote.csusb.edu". Real Name should be same you have set up in your email account. Email address is your email: "xxxxxxx@coyote.csusb.edu" (not the same as account name). If that doesn't work contact the help desk