Gmail is getting support for IMAP clients like Outlook,Thunderbird, and the iPhone. This means that Gmail users will no longer limited to the Gmail.com user interface or to the weak integration they can get from clients using the much more rudimentary POP email protocol.

There's no word on the official rollout schedule for IMAP support. Some users have it, some don't. I do. Don't ask me why. To see if you have support, click on the "Settings" link and then see if you have a "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tab.

Source ~ News.com

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