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Still Waiting for Gmail IMAP4 to be Turned On for My Account

IMAP4 has not been turned on for my Gmail account yet. However, if yours has, Google has instructions for configuring your email client at...

Supported IMAP Client List

The key items to know are that the IMAP server is found at imap.gmail.com, the SMTP gateway is smtp.gmail.com, the username is YourUserName@gmail.com, and SSL is supported for secure connections.

Try setting your language to

Try setting your language to English (US) - in gmail prefs. Mine was on English (UK). As soon as I changed it I was able to have access to IMAP

For me it was a matter of

For me it was a matter of being patient. IMAP4 was turned on for my account the day after I wrote this blog item. Works great.

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