Google Opens Gmail to External Clients

antioco2003 · 11-11-2004, 05:08 AM

"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."

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http://www.betanews.com/article/Google_Opens_Gmail_to_External_Clients/1100130545

Two useful links:

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http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13273

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http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=12103

microdude431 · 11-11-2004, 06:41 AM

finally! i cant wait!

broken · 11-11-2004, 07:13 AM

I am so glad that they have got round to doing this. Thanks for telling us.

sohigh · 11-11-2004, 08:27 AM

It's a good news.
Maybe it will be a payed service in the feature.

microdude431 · 11-11-2004, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sohigh

It's a good news.
Maybe it will be a payed service in the feature.

i dont think it will be a payed service. if google wants to be better than yahoo and msn, they will keep it free.

intelliot · 11-13-2004, 12:52 AM

very nice. i guess i can backup my mail now

edit - the feature hasn't yet been enabled for my acct

donkeydude · 11-13-2004, 01:03 AM

Do u mean PDA's and stuff like that?

Seanlee2 · 11-13-2004, 12:26 PM

Hi everyone. I just set my account to receive email via pop connection. I'm having troble getting my account to send mail though. I have no problems receiveing email through Outlook XP, but when it try's to send anything it has been fialing. I've checked and doule check the configuation stuff via Gmails help page. Is anyone else having any issues sending email through your pop accounts?

microdude431 · 11-13-2004, 01:55 PM

its still not enabled on my account

intelliot · 11-13-2004, 02:46 PM

I haven't tried sending with Gmail, but I know that some ISPs block using third-party mail senders. For example, I once had a cable broadband connection and the ISP blocked using any servers for outgoing mail other than its own. In this case you can simply use your ISP's outgoing mailserver and enter your Gmail address as the sender.

11-11-2004, 05:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
antioco2003 Master Googler Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Google Opens Gmail to External Clients "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." Code: http://www.betanews.com/article/Google_Opens_Gmail_to_External_Clients/1100130545 Two useful links: Code: http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13273 Code: http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=12103

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11-11-2004, 06:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
microdude431 Master Googler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: United States Posts: 967 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	finally! i cant wait!

11-11-2004, 07:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
broken Elite Googler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: England Posts: 1,573 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I am so glad that they have got round to doing this. Thanks for telling us.

11-11-2004, 08:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
sohigh Googler Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 90 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	It's a good news. Maybe it will be a payed service in the feature.

11-13-2004, 12:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
intelliot Google Guru Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,528 Thanks: 15 Thanked 128 Times in 34 Posts	very nice. i guess i can backup my mail now edit - the feature hasn't yet been enabled for my acct

11-13-2004, 01:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
donkeydude Noogle Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Do u mean PDA's and stuff like that?

11-13-2004, 12:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
Seanlee2 Noogle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Saint John, NB, Canada Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi everyone. I just set my account to receive email via pop connection. I'm having troble getting my account to send mail though. I have no problems receiveing email through Outlook XP, but when it try's to send anything it has been fialing. I've checked and doule check the configuation stuff via Gmails help page. Is anyone else having any issues sending email through your pop accounts?

11-13-2004, 01:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
microdude431 Master Googler Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: United States Posts: 967 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	its still not enabled on my account

11-13-2004, 02:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
intelliot Google Guru Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,528 Thanks: 15 Thanked 128 Times in 34 Posts	I haven't tried sending with Gmail, but I know that some ISPs block using third-party mail senders. For example, I once had a cable broadband connection and the ISP blocked using any servers for outgoing mail other than its own. In this case you can simply use your ISP's outgoing mailserver and enter your Gmail address as the sender.

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