Yes, it is possible to configure Gmail's webmail to send and receive messages via your Saint Mary's e-mail account.

Please note that any e-mail you send to Saint Mary's faculty, staff, or students should be sent from your Saint Mary's e-mail account. Your Saint Mary's e-mail account is the official method of communication for the College, regardless of what product you use for messages (Zimbra, GMail, Thunderbird, Mail). Instructions for sending messages from your Saint Mary's email account via Gmail are a part of these instructions, so please follow the instructions in their entirety.

1. Visit http://www.gmail.com and log into your Gmail account.
2. Click on Settings in the upper right corner of the Gmail page.
3. Click on the Accounts option.
4. In the Get mail from other accounts: section, click Add another mail account.
5. In the Email address: field, type in your Saint Mary's e-mail address.
6. Click on Next Step.
7. GMail will attempt to fill out some of the settings for you, but they will be incorrect. Please use the following settings:

Username: Your Saint Mary's username (e.g. msmith01)
Password: Your Saint Mary's password
POP Server: pops.saintmarys.edu
Port: 995


Check the box to "Always use a secure connection (SSL) when retrieving mail."

You may wish to check "Label incoming messages" to easily identify the messages that were sent to your Saint Mary's account.

If you check the box to "Leave a copy of retrieved message on the server" you will still be able to access your messages on Zimbra, but it also increases the liklihood that you will go over your Zimbra quota unless you log into Zimbra regularly to delete unnecessary messages. We do not recommend this option.

8. Click on Add Account.
9. You will now be asked if you want to send mail from your account. Select Yes, I want to be able to send mail as yourusername@saintmarys.edu.
10. Click on Next Step.
11. Enter your name as you wish it to appear on messages you send from your Saint Mary's e-mail account via Gmail. Ideally, this would be your first and last name.
12. Click on Next Step.
13. Gmail will verify that you have access to the account you wish to send mail from. Click Send Verification.
14. Visit http://webmail.saintmarys.edu and log into your Saint Mary's account.
15. Open the Gmail Confirmation message (it may take a few minutes to arrive, please be patient).
16. Click on the link in the Gmail Confirmation message to confirm your request. You may choose to instead enter the confirmation code in the Confirm verification and add your email address window if you did not already close it.

Please note that any e-mail you send to Saint Mary's faculty, staff, or students should be sent from your Saint Mary's e-mail account. Your Saint Mary's e-mail account is the official method of communication for the College, regardless of what product you use for messages (Zimbra, GMail, Thunderbird, Mail).

To configure Gmail to automatically reply to a message using the same From: address the message was sent to (which is recommended):

1. Visit http://www.gmail.com and log into your Gmail account.
2. Click on Settings in the upper right corner of the Gmail page.
3. Click on the Accounts option.
4. In the Send mail as: section, under When I receive a message sent to one of my addresses:, select the button next to Reply from the same address the message was sent to.
5. Please note that at this time, if you use a Signature at the end of all outgoing messages, the same signature will appear at the bottom of all messages regardless of which account you are sending the message from. Please take this into account as you create your signature - you may wish to list both addresses.

To configure Gmail to use your Saint Mary's e-mail address as the default sending address (which is recommended):

1. Visit http://www.gmail.com and log into your Gmail account.
2. Click on Settings in the upper right corner of the Gmail page.
3. Click on the Accounts option.
4. In the Send mail as: section, click on the make default option next to your Saint Mary's address.
5. Please note that at this time, if you use a Signature at the end of all outgoing messages, the same signature will appear at the bottom of all messages regardless of which account you are sending the message from. Please take this into account as you create your signature - you may wish to list both addresses.

To change the From: address of a message:

1. Visit http://www.gmail.com and log into your Gmail account.
2. Click on Compose Mail to create a new message.
3. Using the pop-up menu in the From: field, select the address you wish to be sending your message from.
4. Please note that at this time, if you use a Signature at the end of all outgoing messages, the same signature will appear at the bottom of all messages regardless of which account you are sending the message from. Please take this into account as you create your signature - you may wish to list both addresses.