So, you have finally thought to settle with the web service of Google by transferring all your emails to Google mail, most commonly referred to as Gmail. However, have you ever thought on the issue of your messages still being received by old email addresses? You certainly do not need to let all your contact know about the change. Google mail not just a host email, but email client also. The mail account is designed to get mail from a host of external services combining it all in your inbox of Gmail.


You have been concerned over configuring your other email accounts to your Gmail without any hassle then, you can rely upon the mail fetcher service of Gmail. This ensures that you receive all your emails from other account to Gmail without any miss.

Setting up Mail Fetcher POP Service of Gmail


It is likely for your previous email account to feature the Post Office Protocol (POP) access for recovering the messages. The mail fetcher service provided by Gmail is designed to recover those messages through POP and exhibit the messages in your Gmail inbox along with the messages from the same address. The integration of SMTP server in your email client also helps in easy transfer of emails between two email providers like, Gmail and Yahoo Mail.


Always remember that it is essential for your former account to feature the access to POP for the configuration to Gmail. Here, is a look at the steps that will enable you to configure the Mail Fetcher.

  • Click ‘setting’ from any page on Gmail and then click on ‘Accounts’
  • In the section of ‘Get Mail’, click the tab ‘Add another Mail Account’
  • Type in the email address of the access account and then click on the tab next step
  • Gmail will enter the username, port fields, and POP server based on the address given
  • Enter your password
  • If you want Gmail to be the only place of mail checks then,do not tick the box entitled "Leave a copy of retrieved messages on the server.” Alternatively, do check the box
  • After you have set your options, click on ‘Add Account’, you will receive notification, if your details of username and password are incorrect.
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This Guest post was written by Robert Smith who is a software developer writes article on SMTP mail.

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