Now, to send and receive mail to and from a Gmail account in Mac OS X Mail:

• Make sure POP access is turned on for your Gmail account.
• Select Mail |ÂÂ Preferences… from the menu.
• Go to the Accounts tab.
• Click the plus sign under the accounts list.
• Make sure POP is selected under Account Type:.
• Type “Gmail” under Account Description:.
• Enter your name under Full Name:.
• Type your full Gmail address under Email Address:.
• Click Continue.
• Enter “pop.gmail.com” under Incoming Mail Server:.
• Type your full Gmail email address under User Name:.
• Put your Gmail password in the Password: field.
• Click Continue.
• Make sure Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is checked.
• Select Password under Authentication:.
• Click Continue.
• Type “smtp.gmail.com” under Outgoing Mail Server:.
• Make sure Use Authentication is checked.
• Enter your full Gmail address under User Name:.
• Put your Gmail password in the Password: field.
• Click Continue.
• Make sure Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is checked under Outgoing Mail Security, too.
• Under Autentication:, select Password.
• Click Continue.
• Click Continue again.
• Now click Done.
• With the new “Gmail” account highlighted, click Server Settings… under Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP):.
• Type “465″ under Server port:.
• Click OK.
• Close the mail preferences.