First mistake is using OE....

Hmm, try turning off SSL for now.

Yeah, I tried that. It didn't work.

I set up POP with my Comcast e-mail, though, and that seemed to work fine. If I can't get stupid Gmail to work, I guess I can use that for a while. As long as I set up mail forwarding, everything should get bounced around to me eventually.

You could try Thunderbird. It works for me to access my gmail pop mail.

Waitaminute, your message above says it rejected account "Gmail of Polter-cow".

Do you have that whole phrase in the account name being sent to the server?

That's just the name of the server in OE. The server name is pop.gmail.com. I know it's trying the right server because I changed it to mail.gmail.com and it didn't even find it. It just keeps timing out on pop.gmail.com.

I'm not talking about the server name. I'm talking about the account name under the server name in OE under Tools->Accounts->Mail->Properties->Servers

and further under

Tools->Accounts->Mail->Properties->Servers->Settings.

I'm talking about the account name under the server name in OE under Tools->Accounts->Mail->Properties->Servers

Well, yeah, that's what the Account Name is called, but I don't see what that has to do with anything. I called the Comcast one "Cmail of Polter-Cow," and it worked fine. Is Gmail specifically finicky about that, or something? It has to be called "pop.gmail.com" or something?

Is there a simple way to monitor what is (or isn't) happening on a COMM port? (Without one of those hardware serial port analyzers.) We have two computers connected to a UPS via serial cables, and it seems no communication is happening. Can you get Hyperterminal (or similar) to just echo everything that passes through the port?

This is on Win2K machines....

Anyone got recommendations for low-end lcd tvs & front-side projectors? Current anticipated use is in a convention booth to show a promotional video. Needs to be bright, able to be viewed from multiple angles, not too obtrusive, throw range to fit within a booth space.

We'll also probably use it for classes, for instructional videos, and in other meetings and presentations. So it also needs to be portable and durable. And, you know, cheap.

Ooh, I wish I was a graphic artist, just so I could buy this. Oh, and that I had an extra $2500 too....

This thing is a pen-based tablet that doubles as a monitor. In other words you draw directly on the tablet, just like a paper-based drawing, but digitally. In fact the surface of the Cintq monitor/tablet feels like paper under a pen. Synchrony of image with your movements is almost exact, and the micro difference doesn't seem to matter. The result is weirdly like ink, or paint, but with all the control and magic of Photoshop. Of course, as a monitor, it will display whatever's on your computer, whether it's animation software or a spreadsheet. (You could hook it up to a $500 Mac Mini and have a fabulous digital art studio.) It's slowly being adopted by film animators and other high-end graphic professionals. A Cintq is expensive ($2,500), big, thick and bulky (it is too fat to sit on your lap like other tablets, but it can lay flat on a desk), but if you are producing digital images for a living, it speeds up your productivity and eases your hurt. It's fun to use.

Check out the picture: [link]

Well, yeah, that's what the Account Name is called, but I don't see what that has to do with anything. I called the Comcast one "Cmail of Polter-Cow," and it worked fine. Is Gmail specifically finicky about that, or something? It has to be called "pop.gmail.com" or something?

I'm talking about the name of the account you have on the gmail server, , not "the name for which you want to refer to" under Tools->Accounts->Mail->Properties->General

If "Gmail of Polter-Cow@gmail.com" is your email address, I'm barking up the wrong tree.

Also, have you tried upping the server timeout from the default 1 minute under Tools->Accounts->Mail->Properties->Advanced ?