11/13 at 12:49 AM | 0 comments
I recently decided to give Outlook 2007 a go. Having used Outlook 2003 with Gmail I was pretty excited for this huge update. I, however, ran into a strange issue. I COULD NOT get Gmail configured correctly. My username and password was denied from the Gmail pop and smtp server. After many hours of searching I stumbled across this posting in Google Groups that recomended you visit the Google captcha unlock page. The what? Anyways, the URL was definitely google and the page included a captcha form. I filled it out and Outlook 2007 downloaded my Gmail and continued to work like a charm. The question remains for now as to how my account got locked in the first place. Strange indeed.
Why am I posting this? I am sure this will happen to others as Office 2007 becomes more widespread. It is my hopes that when you search Gmail issues this will be a quick solution.