Gmail in Gmail in other other

readersreadersWhy IMAP is the best Why IMAP is the best

thing that ever happened thing that ever happened to youto you

ACCESSACCESS

Why do we loveGmail

HotmailYahoo! Mail?

You can get at yourmail wherever

you are!

Access

Control

CONTROLCONTROL

Why do we loveour emailreading

programs?

Store, sort, respond,customize, file,

auto-actions (rules!)

What’s the difference

To: adood@foo.bar

FOO.BAR

FETCHFETCH

So how do youget your web

email into yourlocal reader?

Two choices:POPIMAP

Fetch

POP vs. IMAPPOP vs. IMAPPOP: Easy. Loademail into localprogram. Removedfrom server.

That’s fine if youalways read youremail in the same

place!

IMAP: Check serverfor changes. Sendchanges to server.

Wherever you are,your inbox stays

the same!

POP vs. IMAP

In Soviet Union, In Soviet Union, server updates server updates YOU!YOU! (Use IMAP)

Usually, serveradmin choosesmechanism

Gmail lets YOUchoose!

Click onSettings

Set it up: Go to settings

SelectForwarding and

POP/IMAPto access external

mail settings

Set it up: Go into POP/IMAP

Turn off POP

Turn on IMAP

Set it up: POP off, IMAP on

Set up newaccount onyour chosenemail reader

Away you go,happy as a clam!

(How happy is a clam?)

Take the rest of the day off

Gmail and Gmail and IMAPIMAP

You. Email. Flexibility.You. Email. Flexibility.

Control.Control.

jeffholton@mac.com925-487-1300