first, the imap message is pretty self explanatory… your php install does not include the imap extension…  so you wont be able to have attachments in the emails.. if that is important, talk with your host about getting imap extension added to php…

Why port 465 for gmail?  that is normally an outgoing port… you want the incoming port… normally 993 for gmail…  but perhaps I am mixing pop and imap here – havent used pop in long time…  worth a try anyways…

Ok, I don’t understand the imap extension… this is something that’s done with the company that hosts my website?

And could you possibly give me some more details about the imap extension, because I know my developer will yell at me for approaching him with something vague.  He is very bitter… haha

imap is just a protocol/standard for email handling, as is pop3..  we use it for including file attachments…  if you dont need attachments in post by email, you do not have to have imap…

you would need to ask your host to recompile php with the imap extension included…

I don’t think that I need file attachments in reply by email.  Since gmail is responsible for my mail, I would have to configure gmail as imap and not pop, correct?

Would the response completely fail if there was an attachment involved?  I thought that the only difference between pop and imap was how the message was stored on the server.  Would my mailboxed jsut get piled up? 

I don’t even care if they do… I pay for my email with google… they can store whatever I tell them to!

No, there is no real difference between storage… there can be but not the key… main difference is kind of like push vs pull… imap keeps your clients up to date with latest email… with pop3, you have to pull the email down… of course, other diffs too…

No, without the imap extensions for php, you cannot use imap to receive email either… so you will need to pop settings… I just wasnt sure the port and what not were correct…

you might search this site for other topics where we helped folks get gmail email working with pbe… it can be non standard…

As I have stated many times before and as written up in the codex page on this plugin – it uses POP3 protocols and needs the POP3 port and credentials. The php IMAP functions have nothing to do with the actual protocols used by this plugin which are always POP3. The php IMAP library is just badly named and there is nothing I can do about that.

I believe the gMail POP3 port is usually 995.

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The email address and password settings log me in perfectly fine in gmail itself.  I’d love to hear why this is not working.

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I don’t get it…

If you have set the mailbox up at ‘howtofightnow.com’ then why are you trying to set the PBE options up at gmail?

Well I suppose that’s a good question… the logins are all gmail usernames.  For example, videoquestions@howtofightnow.com can be typed into gmail, and you will effectively log into the account. 

These are all accounts that have been set up using google apps for business. 

My MX servers are hosted with gmail, so the setting shout be identical as far as I know.  Otherwise, where would I get my settings from?

I have not used or had any use for google apps. I guess you might need to ask them what are the right settings and if they are going to allow programatic access from a website.

I was able to get the mail settings to connect!!!!!!

Saaaweeeeeeeeeet!

I did notice that the email I receive as far as my forum notifications are concerned did not offer me the ability to reply via email. 

I have it set to notify me of all new posts, but I’m not seeing the reply option. 

one by one issues are being solved!

which notifications?  admin or subscription? 

is it for user or admin?  there are two permissions: can reply by email, can create topic via email (or similar)…  are they enabled?

for other potential users with same issue, can you post your final email settings here?