Gmail offering IMAP
By Mark on Oct 23, 2007 in Google, Web Applications
I read at the Download Squad that IMAP options were showing up in Gmail. So I logged into my account and sure enough, I had the option to enable IMAP.
This is very interesting, because there’s no ad stream when you checkvia IMAP. I wonder if we will start getting email advertisements or ifthere is some other hidden benefit in having an IMAP and POP emailoption. Perhaps getting more people reliant on Gmail that avoided itbecause of the web interface. Once you have a person’s email addressyou have a great way to reach out to people though I don’t recall everreceiving an email from Google asking for anything…
I read at the Download Squad that IMAP options were showing up in Gmail. So I logged into my account and sure enough, I had the option to enable IMAP.
This is very interesting, because there’s no ad stream when you checkvia IMAP. I wonder if we will start getting email advertisements or ifthere is some other hidden benefit in having an IMAP and POP emailoption. Perhaps getting more people reliant on Gmail that avoided itbecause of the web interface. Once you have a person’s email addressyou have a great way to reach out to people though I don’t recall everreceiving an email from Google asking for anything…
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