HOWTO: Get gmail via POP on the N800

(There’s always a missing step.)

First and foremost, just delete the gmail attempt you made before stumbling across this webpage. You can have two gmail accounts going, even if the not-quite-working version isn’t the default. I don’t know if you have to delete all your other accounts or just the other gmail accounts. (This is the missing step).
Next: enable POP in Gmail.
Then, open mail on your device and do the following (from: http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-6104.html)

1. In the email app menu, select Accounts -> New Account
2. On Screen “1/4”
   Account Name: gmail
   Account Type: pop3
3. Screen 2/4
   User name: recent:@gmail.com
   Password:
   Email Address: @gmail.com
4. Screen 3/4
   Incoming Server: pop.gmail.com
   Outgoing Server: smtp.gmail.com
5. Screen 4/4. Click Advanced.
6. Incoming Tab:
   Retrieve: Messages and Attachments
   Leave Messages on Server: [x]
   Password Authentication: Normal
   Security: SSL
   Incoming email Port: 995
7. Outgoing Tab:
   SMTP Authentication: Login
   User name: recent:@gmail.com
   Password:
   Security: SSL
   Outgoing email Port: 465

NOTE it is important to use “recent:@gmail.com” as the login name because
this will allow MULTIPLE email clients to get mail from gmail via Pop (eg,
when using BOTH the N800 and Outlook). If “recent:” is not used then only ONE Pop
client will be able to get the emails from the server (first come first serve).