Hello, I would like to know the best settings imap/smtp for gmail. Thanks.

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Hello, I would like to know the best settings imap/smtp for gmail. Thanks.

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SMTP Port 587 and Force usage of SSL/TLS

IMAP Port 993 and Use SSL/TLS on special port (legacy)

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Thanks, but I have error message :
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I use AVAST anti virus

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Sorry Gilles, I don’t speak French.

If you disable your anti-virus application, do you still get the error?

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Yes when I disable avast I can receive mails.

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Then you need to configure Avast to allow eM Client. 

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I don’t know how ?

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Can I keep this avast setting without stress ?
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em client will auto fill the correct setting for IMAP.  YOU need to log into gmail account and enable IMAP and also turn on security apps settings for insecure apps

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Yes, if you use the Automatic Setup for your Gmail account, it will use the same settings as I have given above. Those are the ones that work best. :wink:

Gilles issue is that Avast is blocking his connection, so the IMAP settings really is secondary.

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ok thanks.
it seems to be ok with this settings
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I’m still getting SMTP errors even with allowing less secure apps. Any suggestions? This shouldnt be that hard to configure!

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Less secure apps only needs to be enabled for POP3 access. It should not affect IMAP or SMTP.

These are the best (and automatically configured) settings for Gmail:


If you are still having issues after changing to these settings, disable your anti-virus/firewall application and see if there is any difference.

If not, go to Menu > Tools > Operations and look for any SMTP errors in the Log tab.

Another option is to remove the Gmail account from eM Client, then add it again using the Automatic Setup.