It feels like Gmail (mail.google.com) only cares about smtp and email sending but it is not actually fetching new emails. In the configuration popup, it just asks for:
- name
- smtp server
- username
- password
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Sign up to join this communityIt feels like Gmail (mail.google.com) only cares about smtp and email sending but it is not actually fetching new emails. In the configuration popup, it just asks for:
Yes, that feature is specifically about sending mail. It doesn't import anything, that's a separate feature 3 lines higher up on the page – look for an "Import mail and contacts" link. (Also, the import feature is POP3 only, it doesn't do IMAP.)