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Mac Forum / Country Specific / UK Mac Group / May 2008redirecting all mail to Googlemail
I am trying to redirect all my email to my Googlemail account so I can read it on my PC at work. I have set up a (simple) rule in Mail app that says: if any of following conditions are met/every message/ redirect message to [my Googlemail address]. But it only works sporadically for some strange reason and I couldn't see any mail at work today (Tues) since early Monday evening. When I got home I checked my usual email account (I have a Mailbo x address as they were my original ISP but aren't any longer) and that was working fine. But little if anything had been forwarded to Googlemail since yesterday evening, but after I had opened G'mail stuff started coming into it (but not everything in my Mailbox account was forwarded). Forwarding to G'mail seems to work fine at home (where I don't need it) but not at work (where I do). Should add that in my Mailbox account everything is marked as having been forwarded even when it hasn't been. I find this very strange and confusing. Maybe I should set up a Yahoo or Hotmail account and have all mail forwarded to that, is this a quirk in G'mail possibly? Or is there some other way of setting up one's own webmail (Mailbox's which was one fine is now terrible). Can anyone please help. Many thanks. > I am trying to redirect all my email to my Googlemail account so I can > read it on my PC at work. I have set up a (simple) rule in Mail app > that says: if any of following conditions are met/every message/ > redirect message to [my Googlemail address]. > But it only works sporadically for some strange reason I do this, but the other way round. All my mail goes through Gmail, which is cleared via POP for most accounts, or forwarded by Gmail on a couple. I do it this way so that a) I have an external spam filter b) I have an external backup of my mail c) it is accessible to me from anywhere  SignaturePd > > I am trying to redirect all my email to my Googlemail account so I can > > read it on my PC at work. I have set up a (simple) rule in Mail app [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > b) I have an external backup of my mail > c) it is accessible to me from anywhere I meant to say you can set Gmail to pickup mail from other mail accounts too, which could accomplish what you're after without having to rely on Mail.app to forward things properly. SignaturePd > > > I am trying to redirect all my email to my Googlemail account so I can > > > read it on my PC at work. I have set up a (simple) rule in Mail app [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > -- > Pd Thanks but would much welcome advice on how to do this as I don't want to b*gger things up (which I did a couple of days ago when everyone on a Yahoo group I belong to received all emails dozens of times, I think it was my fault due to sthg I did to a Gmail setting). Presumably you suggest configuring my email client in Gmail settings- >POP Download->Configuration instructions?? This has settings for Apple Mail 3.0 but I have 1.3.11 (OS10.3.9), don't know if it will work with this... Anyhow would be v. grateful for how you did it and if it was on these lines... Michael > Presumably you suggest configuring my email client in Gmail settings- > POP Download->Configuration instructions?? This has settings for > Apple Mail 3.0 but I have 1.3.11 (OS10.3.9), don't know if it will > work with this... Anyhow would be v. grateful for how you did it and > if it was on these lines... I use Eudora, but I'm sure Mail will handle it - the only slightly tricky thing is that you need to use SSL. The setting for that in Mail should be reasonably obvious. It might also be called Secure Sockets Layer, or Use authentication (TLS) or something similar. Make sure you don't have a loop - so don't have Mail forwarding your email to Gmail, then picking up your email from Gmail, and forwarding it to Gmail etc. Get clear in your head what route the email is taking to get to the end (your Mail account, presumably). I'll be in front of a 10.3.9 computer this afternoon, so if you hit a brick wall I can have a look at the Mail.app there and let you know what to do. SignaturePd > > Presumably you suggest configuring my email client in Gmail settings- > > POP Download->Configuration instructions?? This has settings for [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > -- > Pd I have turned off the rule in Mail and configured Gmail settings instead, inc SSL. I'm off work today so not sure if working as needed but when I logged off on my home Mac and logged onto my Gmail account as my wife (different account, same Mac), none of the test emails I had sent are in the Gmail inbox (but they are in mine). This is using the same Gmail address, just different logins on our Mac. Trust this is clear... My guess is that the emails won't arrive on my work PC tho' can only confirm when I go back to work tomorrow (can't wait!). Will let you know... Many thanks, Michael > > > Presumably you suggest configuring my email client in Gmail settings- > > > POP Download->Configuration instructions?? This has settings for [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Michael I have also just noticed that in Mail sent emails do not appear in my Sent folder (when sending from Apple Mail, not from Gmail) which is no good at all!!!.... > I have also just noticed that in Mail sent emails do not appear in my > Sent folder (when sending from Apple Mail, not from Gmail) which is no > good at all!!!.... Sounds like you might have a broken Mail.app, given the failure of forwarding and loss of sent mail. SignaturePd > > I have also just noticed that in Mail sent emails do not appear in my > > Sent folder (when sending from Apple Mail, not from Gmail) which is no [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > -- > Pd I have recovered sent mail which is a relief and been trying to revert to redirecting from Mail app but that doesn't work at all now. It's all very confusing... |
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