[Mac User #001]

I'm using a Gmail account with Mail.

Whenever I set an event to have an emailed reminder to me, I never get it in my Mail Inbox. I see it in Mail's Sent folder, but it never reaches my Inbox.

Now if I go to Gmail's site and view my mail there, the event reminders are in my inbox.

What do you think is happening, and how can it be fixed?

[Mac User #001]

Does no one have any idea? This would be so worth it if I could get it to work, but without it reaching my inbox, its pretty much worthless.

[brettcamp]

Wish I could help, but all I can report is that the same thing happens to me. I only email stuff to myself for backup purposes, though, so it's no biggie to me whether it arrives in my Mail inbox, but I understand your frustration for your uses. Maybe shoot an email to Google customer service? Do let us know if you figure it out.

[Mac User #001]

Thanks, I'll do that.

[Mac User #001]

Did you try sending a message to yourself?

When you send a message to your Gmail account from your POP client, you won't receive a copy. However, messages you send to your Gmail address from your Gmail account will arrive in your inbox if you are the only recipient.

So I guess it just won't happen...

Maybe when my account gains IMAP access?

[warsaw]

I've found the same problem here. It's a recent problem, one month or two.
After a bit of investigation I've found what is the cause: the gmail smtp server.

I was using it as an authenticate server and it gives me these annoyances.
Let's try three things:

- to sent to you an email from the web interface of gmail. mail.app receives it
- to set up mail.app to use another smtp server, and then sent to you an email, it works
- to create another account in mail, with another address (not gmail). then associate this account with the gmail smtp, the problem will come out.

I think Google has changed the way they handle the smtp server, read here:

A reader says: "Some clarification: I set up Gmail for a client for SMTP access, and we discovered the following huge drawback: Gmail automatically rewrites the "from" line of any e-mail you send via their SMTP gateway to your Gmail address, and it overrides any Reply-To settings you may have in your e-mail software in favor of the one in Gmail's web interface. So while Gmail's SMTP access sure is handy, it's not a perfect solution for everybody.

So a first workaround is to use another reliable authenticate smtp server.
You can send a bug report to gmail here:

Gmail: Help Center

[warsaw]

I've found a better solution.

So, let's assume i have this account on gmail: [email protected]. In this case, the authenticate smtp server is smtp.gmail.com:[email protected]. If i send to me a mail from mail.app, I won't receive it. Moreover, in the gmail web interface this mail will appear sent by "me".

This morning I've tried to use another gmail smtp server. I have another gmail account, but I don't check it using mail.app. So I've setted up mail and [email protected] to use this smtp server smtp.gmail.com:[email protected].

It works!

And, moreover, in the gmail web interface this mail will appear sent by "Name Surname".


I hope it helps

[warsaw]

Don't consider my solution above. It doesn't work. As gmail "rewrites the "from" line of any e-mail you send via their SMTP gateway to your Gmail address, and it overrides any Reply-To settings you may have in your e-mail software", people started replying to [email protected]...

[Cadaver]

Gmail seems very problematic when accessing from anything but their own web interface.
Email reminders from iCal work fine for me, but I don't use gmail.