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
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:
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.)