gmail in other readers why imap is the best thing that ever happened to you
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Gmail in Gmail in other other
readersreadersWhy IMAP is the best Why IMAP is the best
thing that ever happened thing that ever happened to youto you
ACCESSACCESS
Why do we loveGmail
HotmailYahoo! Mail?
You can get at yourmail wherever
you are!
Access
Control
CONTROLCONTROL
Why do we loveour emailreading
programs?
Store, sort, respond,customize, file,
auto-actions (rules!)
FETCHFETCH
So how do youget your web
email into yourlocal reader?
Two choices:POPIMAP
Fetch
POP vs. IMAPPOP vs. IMAPPOP: Easy. Loademail into localprogram. Removedfrom server.
That’s fine if youalways read youremail in the same
place!
IMAP: Check serverfor changes. Sendchanges to server.
Wherever you are,your inbox stays
the same!
POP vs. IMAP
In Soviet Union, In Soviet Union, server updates server updates YOU!YOU! (Use IMAP)
Usually, serveradmin choosesmechanism
Gmail lets YOUchoose!
Click onSettings
Set it up: Go to settings
SelectForwarding and
POP/IMAPto access external
mail settings
Set it up: Go into POP/IMAP
Turn off POP
Turn on IMAP
Set it up: POP off, IMAP on
Set up newaccount onyour chosenemail reader
Away you go,happy as a clam!
(How happy is a clam?)
Take the rest of the day off
Gmail and Gmail and IMAPIMAP
You. Email. Flexibility.You. Email. Flexibility.
Control.Control.