Google adds IMAP to its Gmail.com Mail Service
Posted on Wednesday, October 24 @ 05:36:00 PDT by Carl Brooks
Google has now added IMAP support to their Free email service - Gmail.com. Google recognizes that many small businesses rely on their Gmail services for their business operations. Google also recognizes that many of its mail service users use mobile devices to send and receive their email. IMAP, or Internet Message Access Protocol, lets you download messages from Gmail's servers onto your computer so you can access your mail with a program like Microsoft Outlook Express or Apple Mail, even when you aren't connected to the Internet. Palm OS users will love it with Versamail, Chatteremail, Snapperemail and Sprint Mobile Mail. iPhone users can use this new service as well. IMAP creates a constant connection between mail clients (desktop and/or mobile) and Gmail which establishes a What You Have in your Gmail is What You See on your desktop, mobile phone and web browser.
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Unlike POP, IMAP offers two-way communication between your web Gmail and your
email client(s). This means when you log in to Gmail using a web browser,
actions you perform on email clients and mobile devices (ex: putting mail in a
'work' folder) will instantly and automatically appear in Gmail (ex: it will
already have a 'work' label on that email).
In addition, IMAP provides a better method to access your mail from multiple
devices. If you check your email at work, on your mobile phone, and again at
home, IMAP ensures that new mail is accessible from any device at any given
time.
Finally, IMAP offers a more stable experience overall. Whereas POP is prone
to losing messages or downloading the same messages multiple times, IMAP avoids
this through its two-way syncing capabilities between your mail clients and your
web Gmail.
If you're trying to decide between using POP and using IMAP with your Gmail
account, we recommend IMAP. How much does IMAP cost?
IMAP for Gmail is free. Great! How do I get started?
First, you'll need to enable IMAP in your Gmail account. Once IMAP is
enabled, follow the configuration instructions for your client of choice.
Currently, only the clients listed are supported for IMAP. If you'd like to
download your Gmail messages with a different client, please check to see if
it's on our list of supported POP clients.
When you've enabled IMAP and set up your client, sign in to Gmail through the
client and watch your messages arrive. You'll notice that all of your custom
Gmail labels will appear in your client as folders, with copies of the messages
to which you've applied those labels. While we'd like to make your IMAP
experience match the Gmail web interface as much as possible, some
Gmail-specific features and terms, such as conversation threading and stars,
won't appear in your client. Don't worry; you can still perform all the usual
Gmail functions, just in a slightly different way. The IMAP behavior chart shows you how to perform common
functions on your IMAP client.
Please note that every client handles IMAP in a slightly different way. If
you're curious about the specific use of your client, please contact the
client's support team. Where can I learn more?
Explore these topics for more information about the basic features of chat in
Gmail:
Here is a video of how to setup the service on an iPhone.
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