Below the area where you enter your remote mail account access details, there are some checkboxes that controls how Gmail displays and handles mail from that account.These account details should be the same as you would enter when you are setting up the account on a new email client. On the next screen you have to enter your remote mail account access details.Gmail has the ability to integrate the remote mail account more fully into the standard Gmail experience with some larger email providers, but most self-hosted remote mail services are not supported, and so you will need to select Import emails from my other account (POP3) and click the Next button.A new window will pop up in most cases and in that window you should type in the full email address of the mail account you want to add to Gmail and then click the Next button.Look down the list of options on this screen and find Check mail from other accounts: and then click on Add a mail account.

Along the top of the screen, click on Accounts and Import to go to that screen.

You'll be placed into the General settings screen.

Click on it and select Settings from the drop-down menu.

Just above the email inbox display in Gmail, there is a small gear icon on the right.

This should be the account you want to check your external email from.

Log into your Gmail account in your web browser.

If you spend a lot of time in Gmail's web interface and you'd like to be able to check all of your mail from one place, it is possible to add your other accounts to Gmail so you can receive

Add an External Email Account so Gmail can Receive Mail for That Account If you are accessing Gmail in a mobile browser, the locations and the exact look of the options may be slightly different. The directions below assume you are accessing Gmail from a computer.

Gmail taking a long time to send email