Gmail on firefox

[David Tilbrook]

Christopher Browne wrote:
> On 9/25/06, David Tilbrook <dt-hKuJ9UrQZDM at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> 
>> Due to a disk crash I've had to install fedora and recofig
>> everything in sight.
>>
>> A final problem to be resolved is access to gmail from
>> within firefox.
>>
>> thunderbird is able to send and receive mail, so that's
>> properly configured, but gmail just gives me:
>>
>>         "Unable to reach Gmail. Please check your
>>         internet connection."
>>
>> I have tried a variety of resolutions but to no avail.
>>
>> Does anyone know how to set the Gmail Settings?
> 
> 
> The things that seem special about Gmail in my Thunderbird config...
> 
> 1.  Port is 995 (seems a unique number...)
> 
> 2.  Requires an SSL connection
> 
> It may just be a matter of going through the Thunderbird config page...
> 
> http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=38343&topic=1555

Do you mean that I must set up an additional account in THunderbird?

If so how can I use two different SMPT ports as there appears to be only
one place to set that port?

I tried setting up a Gmail email account with the POP port of 995 but no
joy in mudville.

-- david
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