[nabs-l] New email address plus a question

[Cricket X. Bidleman]

Hi,

Yes, you will absolutely have to enable pop. It is not as secure as
other servers, so Gmail does not have it enabled by default.

On 5/3/17, David Thomas via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello,
> You might have to login to your Gmail account and enable pop3. I am not sure
> if it's allowed by default. You might also have to enable access for less
> secure email clients.
> To enable pop3 follow the instructions in the link below
> https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7104828?hl=en
> to enable access for less secure email clients follow the instructions in
> the link below
> https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en
> Regards
> David Thomas
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> Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 10:49 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] New email address plus a question
>
> Hi Sami and Vejas,
>
> I forgot to mention that in my email. If you are planning to set up your
> Apex's built in email client with your account, which is probably a good
> idea, you will of course need to change the server setting on the computer
> first. If it's in Imap, that is, you'll want to switch it to pop. There is
> an abundance of information for setting up the email client itself. You have
> to go into either settings or options. I don't remember which is on the
> Apex, but it will be in the email menu, which starts with "write an email".
> I believe it's the last thing in that list. After pressing enter on options
> or settings, whichever it is, you will eventually find something that says
> "directory of email accounts". Pressing enter on this will lead you to some
> more options, one of which will be "add an account". Press enter on this,
> and then enter the relevant information. You do have to enter your email
> address twice. There are a couple of specific entries for the pop and smtp
> things. I don't remember what they are, as I have not used an Apex in that
> capacity for over two years. You will have to enter two numbers as well. The
> first one is 995 and the second one is 465.
>
> I'm also not sure if Google has kicked pop servers out, since they are less
> secure. I ran into this obstacle at one point, which is partially why I
> changed devices. If this happens, contact Humanware. They can fix that in
> updates, as they have done before. I hope this helps!
>
> Best,
> Cricket X. Bidleman
> NCS Pearson, Associate Quality Assurance Engineer
>
> On 5/2/17, Vejas Vasiliauskas via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi Sami,
>> That's really interesting that your school email requires Imap. Mine
>> doesn't. Although the school email adresses are @lion.lmu.edu, they
>> use the Gmail interface, so I just put popγmailcom and set the pop port to
>> 995.
>> Another thing you might want to be aware of is your account password.
>> My school requires each student to change their password every 6
>> months to ensure security. I'm on my second password now, but for the
>> braillenote to work with the email I need to use the first password.
>> So, for example, if I needed to re-enter my account information for
>> whatever the reason onto my Apex, I would need to use the first password.
>> Vejas
>>
>>> On May 2, 2017, at 17:17, Sami Osborne via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I just wanted to let you guys know that I had to change my email
>>> address from Verizon to Gmail, since the Verizon email service just
>>> ran out of service last Sunday. So, my current email address is:
>>> sami.j.osborne97 at gmail.com.
>>>
>>> Al, I was just curious about something. I am writing this email on my
>>> Apex directly from Gmail (on the website), and, as you all know, POP
>>> needs to be enabled in order to use my email directly in KeyMail. I
>>> did manage to change the server from iMap to POP with my college
>>> email, but my dad actually did it for me. I guess he must have gone
>>> into the Gmail settings, but not exactly sure what he did. So, for
>>> those who have an Apex and use Gmail accounts, how did you change it
>>> to POP?
>>>
>>> I hope to hear from you soon.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Sami
>>>
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