i kept on getting this: The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'pop.gmail.com', Server: 'smtp.gmail.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): Yes, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E though i'm quite certain i have set up outlook express just right.. pls help. Thank you but incoming mail (POP3) is alredy set to to 995, and Status: POP is already enabled for all mail that has arrived since 10/1/07.. but i still get the same error: The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'pop.gmail.com', Server: 'smtp.gmail.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): Yes, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E