GMail brings E-Mail Client Access to GMail

[tesco]

In what it is billing as "e-mail portability," Google Inc. is opening access to its Gmail e-mail service from desktop clients and mobile devices. On Wednesday, the company began providing free POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) access on Gmail accounts. The rollout is expected to reach all users over the next two weeks, said George Harik, director of Googlettes, the name of the Google group overseeing its startup services.

"This [access] is an important part of e-mail because of all the things not enabled by Web-based e-mail," Harik said. POP3 access, for example, allows users to read Gmail messages while they are offline and on mobile devices that support the standard, Harik said. POP3 is a standard protocol for receiving e-mail and communicating between an e-mail server and client. Most major e-mail clients, such as Microsoft Outlook, support the standard, as do competing Web-based e-mail services such as Yahoo Inc.'s mail.
Source (http://www.messagecast.net/alerts/alertAction.do?strela=1&notification_id=73119568&message_id=73119568&agent=messenger)

:D now we can check emails with thunderbird or another email client!

[Emdee]

Good stuff! I've done absolutely nothing with my account since I got it because I'm too lazy to keep logging in. Might actually start using it if I can use it with my email client.

[DanB]

Nice, damn easy to set up too

[tesco]

I don't have the option yet :(

[DanB]

I don't have the option yet :(

:lol: :P :lol:

[Cl1mh4224rd]

Don't bet on it remaining free. More than a few people in the comments to Slashdot's related blurb (http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=129246&threshold=1&mode=thread&commentsort=3&op=Change) feel that Google will charge for POP3 access once Gmail is out of beta.

[Samurai]

Still good news... So when are they releasing the info? I want it on my Thunderbird!

[Samurai]

Weeks away... http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=10120

[Filliz]

Trust me. ;)
They won't be asking money for the POP3 services.
Whatever slashmyfuckin'assdot says.
What the hell do they know anyway?! :rolleyes:

[mojo2185]

d'oh nevermind. sorry.

[DanB]

Still good news... So when are they releasing the info? I want it on my Thunderbird!


I have had it set up for 4 days :01:

[Samurai]

I have had it set up for 4 days :01:

So what are the settings?


Edit*

Just saw this: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011488981033.aspx

[Samurai]

Says my Gmail account is not enable for OP access. Change this in Gmail settings page, but it's not there!

[DanB]

Says my Gmail account is not enable for OP access. Change this in Gmail settings page, but it's not there!


I think they are staggering it out, because I set mine up and then was talking to Rossco and he didn't have the settings on his yet either

[lee551]

still dont have it.:(

dan, did you register your account awhile ago?

[TheKiler]

You will get it alphabetically. All As and Bs have gotten pop already. I'm still checking.

[Samurai]

You will get it alphabetically. All As and Bs have gotten pop already. I'm still checking.


God Damn. If I used my first name, I'd have it already but noooooooo I wanted to be special and use 'Samurai' :wacko:

[tesco]

God Damn. If I used my first name, I'd have it already but noooooooo I wanted to be special and use 'Samurai' :wacko:
i used rossco. :(

[DanB]

still dont have it.:(

dan, did you register your account awhile ago?


Well, I had registered it before the big invite rush

[zirjacks]

they are not doing it alphabetically, It is enabled on my account and login name is zirjacks. I have had my account for a couple months.

[SeK612]

Its enabled on both my accounts (not that I'm going to use it though) :)

[DanB]

Its enabled on both my accounts (not that I'm going to use it though) :)


:lol: :lol:

[Samurai]

Its enabled on both my accounts (not that I'm going to use it though) :)


:crying: :crying: :crying: :crying: hope i'm next :ermm:

[Samurai]

Yessssssss! Just logged into Gmail and noticed the 'New Features!' tab.

Thunderbird's are go :lol:

[lynx]

Looks like I've got it now. :01:

It wasn't there a couple of days ago otherwise I wouldn't have bothered with the Gmail Notifier.

They ought to make the bit about using secure sockets a bit clearer. :huh:

[l_p_4_7]

This is the best thing that has ever happened to web-based email!
Hotmail, yahoo, lycos, pah! Who needs 'em!

Also, I can finally ditch my stupid POP supporting ISP email address (which will be deleted if I ever leave my current ISP anyway).

Gmail all the way! :D

[bob_the_alien]

:D :D :D :D :D :D
YAY!!, it was added to my account today.

Bob is happy.

[natedogg]

its added on my account too, idk bout my other one

[tesco]

I've got it now too :D

[SingaBoiy]

Y not just get the little email notifier in your system tray. No more signing in.

[tesco]

Y not just get the little email notifier in your system tray. No more signing in.
because it still goes to the browser if you get a message. ;)

[david622]

I've had the option for POP3 in my gmail account for a while, but I just don't use it.

I find it EXTREMELY annoying. Here are the reasons why:

1) I don't have a good email client I want to use (netscape mail isn't terrible, but I'm trying to get away from netscape to use opera. Don't talk me into using thunderbird. bleh), though I suppose the Opera client wouldn't be too bad.

2) When I did try using it in POP3 with thunderbird (i'd downloaded firefox/thunderbird to give them a go; didn't like em), in order to get all my messages on the POP3 account, I'd have to transfer over 1000 messages. Is that worth it?

3) I think it'd be cool to have a special GMail POP3 client. I sent them the suggestion, but I dunno if they're gonna make one. You guys should back me up and suggest a GMail POP3 client too by going to gmail help and clicking the suggestion link. :)

[tesco]

I've had the option for POP3 in my gmail account for a while, but I just don't use it.

I find it EXTREMELY annoying. Here are the reasons why:

1) I don't have a good email client I want to use (netscape mail isn't terrible, but I'm trying to get away from netscape to use opera. Don't talk me into using thunderbird. bleh), though I suppose the Opera client wouldn't be too bad.

2) When I did try using it in POP3 with thunderbird (i'd downloaded firefox/thunderbird to give them a go; didn't like em), in order to get all my messages on the POP3 account, I'd have to transfer over 1000 messages. Is that worth it?

3) I think it'd be cool to have a special GMail POP3 client. I sent them the suggestion, but I dunno if they're gonna make one. You guys should back me up and suggest a GMail POP3 client too by going to gmail help and clicking the suggestion link. :)
Most are happy just using thunderbird. ;)

[lynx]

2) When I did try using it in POP3 with thunderbird (i'd downloaded firefox/thunderbird to give them a go; didn't like em), in order to get all my messages on the POP3 account, I'd have to transfer over 1000 messages. Is that worth it?You only need to do that if you actually want all the old messages downloaded. You can set it up so that only new messages are sent. The old ones are archived as usual.

[SingaBoiy]

because it still goes to the browser if you get a message. ;)
So...? :huh:

[Cl1mh4224rd]

3) I think it'd be cool to have a special GMail POP3 client. I sent them the suggestion, but I dunno if they're gonna make one. You guys should back me up and suggest a GMail POP3 client too by going to gmail help and clicking the suggestion link. :)
:huh: Why? There are plenty of really good email clients out there already...

[david622]

Yeah, but this one could have features like gmail has. For instance, it could automatically group conversations, etc.