Gmail is currently down. But they say I can access it through imap. How do I do this?
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no longer down.– Molly7244Sep 1, 2009 at 21:17
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according to here it still is. google.com/appsstatus#rm=1&di=1&hl=en– Daniel A. WhiteSep 1, 2009 at 21:25
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1Actually Troggy it's officially out of beta now, so no excuses...– cust0sSep 1, 2009 at 23:33
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1Really? I guess they had that beta tag there for so long, I just got used to it. haha.– TroggySep 1, 2009 at 23:54
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You can actually put it back (beta) with google labs– Move More Comments Link To TopSep 1, 2009 at 23:55
3 Answers
See this Google article: IMAP or POP to access your gmail.
Note: these steps must have been done before you try to access your gmail account using a POP or IMAP email client.
You can use Gmail offline if you install Google Gears. Outlined here http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-in-labs-offline-gmail.html
Update: I think the Gmail GUI (html, javascript, css) is downloaded to your machine when you install Gears and tell Google to sync, but yes you'd need to do this at least once before you lost your connection
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but if gmail is down, the UI is down so you wouldn't be able to access your email even with the gmail offline feature.– cust0sSep 2, 2009 at 22:02
You must use an email client, such as Mozilla Thunderbird, Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail, etc, to access GMail via IMAP or POP.