If you are using Gmail’s new IMAP feature with Windows Mail (and possibly other clients, although this doesn’t appear to be a problem in Outlook) you will probably encounter the following error message whenever your program attempts to send/receive mail:
Header download for the ‘[Gmail]‘ folder did not complete. Could not select ‘[Gmail]‘ on the IMAP server. You might try refreshing your folder list to synchronize with the IMAP server. Account: ‘imap.gmail.com’, Server: ‘imap.gmail.com’, Protocol: IMAP, Server Response: ‘Unknown Mailbox: [Gmail] (Failure)’, Port: 993, Secure(SSL): Yes, Error Number: 0×800CCCD2
This one, thankfully, has an easy fix. Right click on the GMail folder and select “Don’t Synchronize”. This does not affect your sending or receiving of mail or any of IMAP settings. That’s it! Error solved!
You may or may not know, but Microsoft, in an effort to boost it’s Office Live Workspace beta, has started a massive sweepstakes with daily drawings of prizes for users.
I am a beta tester of the service (a review will follow). Therefore, I was automatically eligible for the drawings. Cash, Zunes, etc.
Today I received an email that I had won! What did I win? A coupon is being mailed to me for a FREE 12 PACK OF PEPSI!
Oh well, I suppose it’s better than nothing! Even if I am a Coke drinker…
But, if you sign up and begin using the service there is still time for you to be entered into the sweepstakes.
Recently Google released it’s sync option for Microsoft Outlook. This has been long overdue in my estimation, but, better late than never.
It’s a quick and simple solution. Just download the sync tool and run it. Two-way syncing is easy to set up.
You can check out Google’s complete instructions HERE.
