Gmail begins POPing

Strygun · 2004-11-11, 03:40 PM

http://www.betanews.com/article/Goog...nts/1100130545

Google has begun to roll out "e-mail portability" to its Gmail accounts, which enables users to download and send messages over POP3 using any external e-mail client. The added feature is the latest move by Google to ramp up its free service and better compete with giants Yahoo! and Microsoft. Gmail's initial offer of massive storage space was soon matched by its e-mail rivals, but Yahoo! currently charges for POP3 access and MSN recently abandoned the feature due to abuse. E-mail portability is expected to be available to all Gmail users within two weeks.

I think this will push me over the edge into dropping all other accounts but my google account.

1024 · 2004-11-11, 03:43 PM

I think i'll start looking into this "g-mail" thing now.

anyone got any invites laying around?

Strygun · 2004-11-11, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by 1024

I think i'll start looking into this "g-mail" thing now.

anyone got any invites laying around?

PM me your email address

1024 · 2004-11-11, 03:49 PM

Sent.

Triggar · 2004-11-11, 03:49 PM

And Google begins it's Outright Campaign For Global Domination.

1024 · 2004-11-11, 03:50 PM

Fuck yeah.

MattxMosh · 2004-11-11, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by Triggar

And Google begins it's Outright Campaign For Global Domination.

I still want to be able to google my fridge so I dont have to get up.

Once they own teh world, Im sure it will be possible.

Jennyboo · 2004-11-11, 04:12 PM

Google Rocks

Mag · 2004-11-11, 04:16 PM

I've got some invites as well if I can get them to work.

OfaLoaf · 2004-11-11, 04:16 PM

I bet you someday Google will have it's own operating system, competeing against Microsoft.

martyr · 2004-11-11, 05:45 PM

google == antichrist. someone else must see it

Spee · 2004-11-11, 05:48 PM

[NOOB]

What exactly is a pop3, and what advantages does it have?

[/noob]

Rbstr · 2004-11-11, 05:59 PM

It lets you access your emial without have to go the the webpage.

it lets you use outlook/thunderbird to view it, woot!

ORANGE · 2004-11-11, 06:03 PM

just so everyone this feature isn't available to all users of gmail yet for some reason but will be soon (something about whatever system they use to be ported to all the different OSs they use for their servers)

Infernus · 2004-11-11, 06:42 PM

Time to download... THUNDERBIRD!