Specifying your sent folder /Syncing Folders between OS X Mail and your IMAP Mail provider

I was configuring the mail app in OS X, but I quickly noticed something.  When sending email, the sent mail would be put in a folder locally and not on the server where it should be.

Here's how to solve that.

Open OS X Mail app.  This is also assuming you already have your email configured.

On the left side you will see folders like Junk, Trash, Sent, etc.  If you click those and there is already emails in there, that is most likely your folder on the server.

Click the email and then go to Mailbox-> Use this mailbox for -> and select the purpose (ie: Sent)


Now it has been setup to use that specific folder for that action!

How to sync your Gmail/Google Apps Contacts

I have tested this with iOS and Mac OS X 10.8

Go to where you would setup your contacts.  For instance in OS X you would open the contacts app and go to add account.

For iOS you would go to the mail, contacts, calendar section.

Click new for both.

Select Add CardDav Account.

Server: google.com
Username: username@gmail.com (or this can be your google apps account)
Password:  enter your password (if your using 2-factor authentication, you need to create an app password)
Description: Whatever you want

The Contacts App takes a few minutes to sync but the iOS app should be instant.

Source: Link

My Gmail Email doesn't get deleted when deleted from my iPhone

I was having a problem with my Gmail Email.  It was acting like it was getting deleted until I noticed that emails that I was deleting, were still showing up as unread emails listed under my All Mail Label.  I have since fixed this and here is how to do it.

Go to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars

*if you already had it setup, click that account and turn off the mail setting.

Click Add Account -> Click Gmail -> Setup the account

Now click the Account you setup and turn off Archive Messages.


Now you will notice that you can only sync Mail, Calendars, and Notes. 

If you want to sync Contacts too, you need to add another account using the Exchange Option.

How to Configure a Fully Syncing Gmail Setup Thunderbird (Email, Contacts, Calendar)

First download Thunderbird -> Link

Install

Configure Gmail (Link)

Download Google Contacts -> Google Contacts

Click Tools -> Add-ons -> Click the "stary" thing beside the search box -> Click Install Add-on From File

Go Back in to the Add-ons and select Exetensions -> Select Options under Google Contacts

• Under General, Change Address Book backups to 1
• Under Advance, Change the working directory to somewhere in My Documents
• If your under Vista or Windows 7 there should be a Contacts folder in the user profile
• If your under XP, I would just create a new folder in My Documents
• Under Mapping, beside your account, select the drop down box and select  my contacts

Open your address book and right click the tool bar and click customize

Drag the reload icon up to the tool bar and select done, click reload

You should now see a folder called Google-xxxxxx

Copy any local Contacts to that folder by dragging and dropping to it

• If you are doing this on a second computer, you may end up with duplicates.  At some point, login to www.gmail.com and go to contacts.  Once in contacts select More-> Find & Merge Duplicates

Last thing is to make the Gmail the default option when creating a new contact

Close the Address book and go back to Thunderbird

Click Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> General -> Config Editor, Click that you'll be careful.

In the search box type ldap_2.servers

• What we are looking for are the .position -> type ldap_2.servers.*.position
• If you want to see all of the contact settings type  ldap_2.servers.
• Locate ldap_2.servers.history.position -> Double Click -> change value to 3
• Locate ldap_2.servers.pab.position -> Double Click -> change value to 2
• If this doesn't work, look through the whole list and see if there are other contact folders
• The values have to be greater than 3 and can't be duplicated

**This looks like it works in version 3, but not in 7.  I have not found a solution yet.

Source: Link

This was done on two computers, one with Windows 7 and one with Windows XP.

I will add the calendar part in the future.

Gmail Configuration and IMAP Settings Outlook/OS X Mail

Every program and every OS acts differently when setting up Gmail.  I always get it the way I want it and never remember it.  So here are those settings and how to configure it.


Incoming Server:  imap.gmail.com
Incoming Server P: 993 SSL
Outgoing Server: smtp.gmail.com
Outgoing Server Port: 587 TLS

Office 2010
Pointing incoming mail to go to [Gmail}/Inbox go to File -> Options -> Advanced -> "Outlook start and exit".  This should be set to your Gmail Inbox.
Junk email settings are under -> Right click an email -> Junk Email -> Junk Email Settings

Mac OS X Mail App
Just type in your name, email, and password.

Click Next

Click Mail -> Preferences -> Select Accounts

Under Mailbox behaviors uncheck everything except Store Drafts Messages on Server

Click Advanced Tab -> IMAP Path Prefix: Should be [Gmail]

Click RSS to be prompted to save the new settings.

More to come....