Google has announced that Gmail will no longer support the “Check mail from other accounts” feature that fetches messages from third-party mailboxes via POP into your Gmail account.
You can read Google’s official notice here:
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/16604719?hl=en
What’s Changing?
If you currently use Gmail on the web to pull mail from your easyMAIL (or any third-party) mailbox using POP, this will no longer work once Google retires the feature.
Specifically:
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❌ Gmail on the web will no longer fetch emails from external accounts via POP.
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❌ “Check mail from other accounts” will no longer be supported.
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✅ Gmail can still be configured to send mail as your easyMAIL address via SMTP.
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✅ You can still access third-party mail accounts in the Gmail app using IMAP.
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✅ You can continue using standard email clients (Outlook, Thunderbird, Apple Mail, etc.).
So no — this is not the end of using third-party email with Gmail. But it does change how you’ll need to set things up.
Workaround: Forward Your easyMAIL to Gmail
If you prefer managing everything inside Gmail, you can configure your easyMAIL mailbox to automatically forward mail to your Gmail address.
We have a step-by-step guide here:
👉 https://kb.easydns.com/knowledge/easymail-filters-vacation-replies-forwarders-etc/
A Note About SPF
Forwarding email can sometimes cause SPF failures, since the message is technically being re-sent from a different server. That said, Gmail is generally very good at handling forwarded mail from reputable providers like easyDNS.
Sending Mail from Gmail as Your easyMAIL Address
You can still configure Gmail’s “Send mail as” feature using SMTP. This allows you to send email from Gmail that appears to come from your easyMAIL address.
Use these SMTP settings:
Outgoing SMTP:
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Server:
mailout.easymail.ca -
Username:
user@yourdomain.tld -
Password: Your mailbox password
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Security: STARTTLS or SSL/TLS
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Port: 587 (STARTTLS) or 465 (SSL)
Other Ways to Access Your easyMAIL
If you’d rather access your mailbox directly, you have several options:
1️⃣ Webmail
Access your mailbox anytime at:
2️⃣ Use an Email Client (Recommended)
You can configure Outlook, Thunderbird, Apple Mail, or any modern email client that supports TLS v1.2 or higher.
Incoming IMAP (Recommended)
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Server:
imap.easymail.ca -
Username:
user@yourdomain.tld -
Password: Your mailbox password
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Security: STARTTLS or SSL/TLS
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Port: 143 (STARTTLS) or 993 (SSL)
Incoming POP
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Server:
pop.easymail.ca -
Username:
user@yourdomain.tld -
Security: STARTTLS or SSL/TLS
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Port: 110 (STARTTLS) or 995 (SSL)
Outgoing SMTP
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Server:
mailout.easymail.ca -
Username:
user@yourdomain.tld -
Password: Your mailbox password
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Security: STARTTLS or SSL/TLS
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Port: 587 (STARTTLS) or 465 (SSL)
Full settings reference here:
👉 https://kb.easydns.com/knowledge/easymail-settings-and-specifications/
The Bottom Line
Google’s removal of POP fetching in Gmail on the web is inconvenient — especially for users who liked consolidating multiple mailboxes into a single interface.
However:
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Your easyMAIL service is unaffected.
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IMAP access still works.
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SMTP “Send mail as” still works.
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Forwarding is still an option.
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Webmail and standard email clients remain fully supported.
If you have questions or need help reconfiguring your setup, our support team is here to help.
— The easyDNS Team
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