GMail brings E-Mail Client Access to GMail

[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...?

[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.

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.