Reply #1: I doubt if it is the ISP

[Hokie]

I have set up Gmail in Outlook Express. I assume Windows Mail works similarly. Here are a couple of things to check:

1. Make sure POP mail is enabled on the Gmail account. Go to settings (in the Gmail on the web) and look in the Forwarding- POP/IMAP section and make sure POP download is enabled.
2. Verify the account settings are proper in Windows Mail. The server type is POP3. Look at the settings help for Outlook or Outlook Express in the Gmail help section.
3. Make sure you set up the Windows Mail Gmail account to check for new messages. Go to Tools - Accounts - (Click on the Gmail Account) - Properties. Make sure the box is checked that says "Include this account when checking for new messages".
4. If all this fails post you POP server settings here.

Usually downloading mail is the easy part. Sending is where I have had issues with Gmail. I use Thunderbird mail client from Mozilla. It has a wizard for setting up Gmail accounts that makes it very easy. Good luck!