Gmail: IMAP, POP3, and SMTP settings
Gmail supports access via IMAP, POP3 and SMTP protocols. Below you can find the configuration settings for all protocols.
All Gmail servers (IMAP, POP3 and SMTP) use implicit SSL/TLS – use ConnectSSL method. SMTP additionally supports explicit SSL/TLS (you can use Connect method and then secure the channel using StartTLS .
IMAP
Server: imap.gmail.com
SSL: true-implicit
Port: 993 (default)
User: pat@gmail.com or pat@your-domain.com
POP3
Server: pop.gmail.com
SSL: true-implicit
Port: 995 (default)
User: pat@gmail.com or pat@your-domain.com
SMTP
Server: smtp.gmail.com
SSL: true-implicit / true-explicit
Port: 465 (default) / 587 (default)
User: pat@gmail.com or pat@your-domain.com
Following are the code samples for Mail.dll .NET IMAP, POP3 and SMTP component.
// C#
using (Imap client = new Imap())
{
client.ConnectSSL("imap.gmail.com");
client.UseBestLogin("pat@gmail.com", "password");
...
}
using (Pop3 client = new Pop3())
{
client.ConnectSSL("pop.gmail.com");
client.UseBestLogin("pat@gmail.com", "password");
...
}
using (Smtp client = new Smtp ())
{
client.ConnectSSL("smtp.gmail.com");
client.UseBestLogin("pat@gmail.com", "password");
...
}
' VB.NET
Using client As New Imap()
client.ConnectSSL("imap.gmail.com")
client.UseBestLogin("pat@gmail.com", "password")
...
End Using
Using client As New Pop3()
client.ConnectSSL("pop.gmail.com")
client.UseBestLogin("pat@gmail.com", "password")
...
End Using
Using client As New Smtp()
client.ConnectSSL("smtp.gmail.com")
client.UseBestLogin("pat@gmail.com", "password")
...
End Using
How to download emails from Gmail.
You can find more samples in each section: