Google Opens Gmail to External Clients

By Nate Mook | Published November 10, 2004, 6:49 PM

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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-sorry my browser was buggy-

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Thanks

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Yes Please

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Would you send me a G Mail invite to gerald@sofar.fsnet.co.uk thanks

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If anyone has an extra invite to give out, I'd appreciate it.

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If anyone has an extra invite to give out, please send me.

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i'm giving one to my brother, if that's alright wid you. thanks in advance. Got my Gmail already thanks thanks

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Email Gmail@inoy.net and ill send some gmail invites to first come first serve

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I'll be glad if you send me a invitation for GMAIL.

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I'll be glad if you send me a invitation for GMAIL. valdez191@hotmail.com

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Can someone invite me too please!!!
My email is argirism@yahoo.com
Thanks guys.

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i want a gmail,can u help me ,it is very important for me thank's

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Yes please send me the invitation to GJMann89@aol.com

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I looked in my Gmail account and I don't have the ability to enable POP3 like they show in the FAQ.

What the heck? Is this because they are doing it only a few people at a time or what?

Good grief...

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How do i het a gmail account. I can't find the signup anywhere.

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wow I read the faq and found your answer to your question... I did not know reading and searching was that difficult

Have you enabled POP in your Gmail account? We're rolling out POP access to all users in phases. Once it's available to you, a 'Forwarding and POP' tab appears on your 'Settings' page. You need to have this tab in your Gmail account before you can configure POP in your mail client.

It tells you what to look for......

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I got it already...
Works!!!!!

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You can only get one if someone who has it invites you.DUH!!!or u can buy one from ebay for a few cents or dollars

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Invite me to gmail if you dare. nmoinvaziri@yahoo.com

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POP accounts just don't work if you use more than one computer...ever.

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Hint: unconventional implementation. They will probably always store a copy on their servers, where you cannot delete it. PLUS, 'email portability' also means you downloading something to your laptop and reading messages on an airplane, train, city park... not just your bulky home PC. Think about it!

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I think IMAP suits Google's business needs more.

Anyway, I like POP3 more than IMAP.

When other email providers are shutting down their free service, giving notices to tell them to upgrade to premium accounts, cutting down disk space, cutting off POP3 service to free users and etc,

Google goes the opposite and that is what makes Google so special. You do what others cannot. Thank you.

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Yahoo! offer you free POP3 access, in return for you signing up for their advertising program to help 'pay for it'.

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But are the ads intrusive like hotmail and yahoo used to be or are they on the side like gmail and not clog up the actual email saying what service the person is using?

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its not available in my gmail account yet either, however since a couple of requested accounts, email me at ___________ and I'll send you an invite
I have 11 right at this moment, please if you already have gmail, dont take advantage of this.
thanx
ALL INVITATIONS ARE GONE
sorry to those who werent fast enough :-(

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Loki128 that is not true,
Yahoo 'charges' for their POP3 service.

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Im Australia pop access to yahoo is free, all you need to do is sign up to a news letter that they dont even send out. I use this feature alot.

As for Gmail, i use it, it is great and cant wait till i am able to use the POP access

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i got 12 of em i might have more frm friends email me mrfrostbite@gmail.com

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I have a yahoo account and I could get pop3 for free, no ads or anything.

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I want an email(gmaeil) can u help me ,it is important for me..

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