# Mac Mail and Gmail

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-mail-and-gmail/143479>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 6, 2005, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-mail-and-gmail/143479 "2005-04-06T08:05:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![eilsoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc348/32.png) [@eilsoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eilsoe)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-mail-and-gmail/143479/1 "2005-04-06T08:05:37Z")

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gah!

I can’t get my Mac mail to find the SMTP server for gmail! 😱

the pop server works fine though, I can retrieve mails fine… just not send them! ☹

I tried the gmail help section on configuring mac mail… it just says to input [smtp.gmail.com](http://smtp.gmail.com)

DOESN’T WORK!