[X4U] Can Apple's Mail pick up GMail?

[Aron S.Spencer]

Specifically, POP servers have a harder time with the volume; when you  
leave mail on the server, it has to check each message to see its read/ 
unread status relative to your machine (which means a back and forth  
communication for each message). I use to do it, but it got really  
slow checking mail when there were more than a dozen or so read  
messages on the server.
IMAP avoids this problem, since it is designed from the ground up to  
be server based.

On Sep 30, 2008, at 4:17 PM, Linda wrote:

> On 9/30/08 2:49 PM, Tim Collier wrote:
>
>> With most POP3
>> accounts, the message is removed from the server when you access it  
>> unless
>> you specifically tell it to leave a copy on the server.  My default  
>> has
>> always been to download it and then I only have a copy on ONE  
>> computer.
>> I have Mobileme (formerly .Mac) and I must have nearly 5000  
>> messages stored
>> on Apple's server.  These messages are available from any computer  
>> and are
>> always there.  Some of the things I keep there are important and I  
>> have them
>> stored in various folders on the server.  I always back up my local  
>> data,
>> but there is always the danger of data loss.  I like the fact that  
>> I can
>> keep my important mail on the server in Apple's facilities.  Plus,  
>> as I
>> said, these are accessible from any computer, fully searchable,  
>> etc, etc.
>
> Hi, Tim --
>
> Thanks for this. How is this different than leaving your mail on a  
> server
> with a POP account?
>
> Thanks,
> Linda
>
>
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Aron S. Spencer
Union, NJ 07083