Now here’s a bit of interesting news out of the Mountain View giant: Google appears to be in the middle of phased roll-outs of IMAP capabilities in GMail. The help system to GMail confirms the existence of at least planned IMAP support, although none of our GMail accounts seem to have the magical IMAP service turned on yet.
IMAP integration really gives GMail a leg up over the other competition, allowing a lot of advanced features in email clients like Outlook and Thunderbird to be utilized (like selective attachment downloads, and synchronized email between system client and web client as opposed to mirroring).
To check if you have won the GMail IMAP lottery, click on your settings in GMail, then click on ‘Forwarding and POP IMAP’ tab. A trick that did not work for us but seems to for some is logging out of GMail and logging back in.
Give it a shot. If it works, might want to stop by the corner store in the morning and buy a scratch-off.
[via Download Squad]
User comment: By: JeanHuguesRobertIMAP in GMail works for me! I live in France. Chances are low that these two facts correlate.
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User comment: By: marttiThanks for the info. Just checked my account and the IMAP section is there!
User comment: By: IMAP in GMAil at martti's blog[...] read at Mashable that there are at least plans for IMAP support in GMail and some accounts might have it already [...]
User comment: By: hunefalkOver at Cybernet I just read that the author simply logged out and then back in, and that way got the IMAP section visible. Mine was there on first look though - really great to finally use IMAP with GMail!
User comment: By: acousticdadLooks like Google didn't want the cat let out of the bag just yet. The link to "planned IMAP support" page yields: We're sorry, but the information you've requested cannot be found. Still sounds exciting though.
User comment: By: Google Got the IMAP : The Last Podcast[...] usual with these things, Google is phasing it in slowly, so don't feel bad if it doesn't show in your account [...]
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