Im using ubuntu v7.10 and all is well eccept for a problem on my Evolution mail.

I am using pop with gmail. I can send mail ok no problem but I cannot recieve mail to Evolution ?

I get the message... Error while fetching mail. cannot get message gmail. input/output error.

I think it's just a simple setting but which one ?

Have you checked that POP is enabled in your gmail account? On the Gmail main page click settings and then click the "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tab to see.

Im using ubuntu v7.10

time to upgrade, no?

and all is well eccept for a problem on my Evolution mail.

I am using pop with gmail. I can send mail ok no problem but I cannot recieve mail to Evolution ?

I get the message... Error while fetching mail. cannot get message gmail. input/output error.

I think it's just a simple setting but which one ?

just in case, did you double check the port (995) and your SSL settings?

Yes slackula I have enabled pop.

Not sure about the port (995) tho urandom ? how can I set that up ?

Unfortunately, Evolution is not mentioned in Gmail help as either a supported or an unsupported email client.

configuring other email clients

But there are standard instructions for all clients which you may want to follow.

I don't use Evolution, but you should find all these settings in your "account settings", which in Thunderbird is near the bottom of the drop down list under "edit".

I just installed IMAP support for Gmail through Evolution.

I believe the problem is that you are not specifying the right port for the connection. In Evolution there is no field for ports, so for incoming (IMAP) server you type (different port for POP): imap.gmail.com:993

and similar for outgoing (SMTP): smtp.gmail.com:587

Hope this helps.