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Apple Mail and Gmail Sync Problem

hun — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:10:21 +0000

If you tried to send a large file — over 20 MB — via Apple Mail through your gmail account, you probably failed and ended up with a synchronization problem. It is likely that a huge cached file is still sitting in your Library. For a quick cure, see here.

Secure Connection with Gmail, WordPress using SSL

hun — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:32:16 +0000

Connecting to internet via public WiFi has already become a common experience to anyone who has a portable computing device. For security purposes one would want the information between his/her computer and the server be encrypted; in particular if he/she is trying to connect to their mailbox which might contain sensitive or personal information.

For email clients like Mail.app or Outlook, one can set the preferences (or options) so that the client always uses SSL encryption when reading or sending messages. But what about connecting to services using a web browser?

For Gmail and WordPress, there is an option the user can set so that they always connected via SSL encryption.

Gmail: Go to Settings > General. Below one can find “Browser connection”. Choose “Always connect use https”. (See Screen Capture 1.)

(Screen Capture 1) Setting to always use SSL when connecting to Gmail

WordPress: Similar with Gmail. Go to My Account > Edit Profile. There one can find “Browser Connection”; check “Always use HTTPS when visiting administration pages”. (See screen capture 2.)

(Screen Capture 2) Setting to always use SSL when connecting to WordPress administration pages.

You know that you are using SSL connection when you see https://… in the address bar on the browser. If you are trying to login to a certain server and you don’t see https, then one can try to force SSL connection by typing https:// instead of http:// in the address bar. Helpful documents:

Gmail: “Why You Should Turn Gmail’s SSL Feature On Now“
WordPress: “HTTPS“
For Safari users: “Safari: Using encryption and secure connections“

The Right Way to Set Up IMAP with Gmail and Mail.app in Leopard

hun — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:22:34 +0000

I have used Mail in Leopard, using IMAP, to fetch e-mails in my Gmail account. Now, when I deleted a message in Mail, Gmail would simply “archive” it and not put it in the trash box. I always wondered if there is a way fix this and have the message put in to the trash when I delete it from Mail. I have finally found a very satisfying answer. This article has all the background information one can possibly ask, and also a step-by-step instruction to set up Mail and Gmail settings; so have a look: “Achieving Email Bliss with IMAP, Gmail, and Apple Mail“ (Another article that is worth browsing is “Configuring IMAP for Gmail, Mail.app, and iPhone (and iPod touch)“. The instructions are almost the same.)