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MSNBC: Gmail to offer free POP access to users

Posted November 11th, 2004 at 12:35pm

Well, I had been wondering if this were going to happen, but now it looks like it is. MSNBC claims that, over the next few weeks, Gmail is going to offer free POP access to users. This means that you don’t have to remain connected to the Net to do your email (a boon for dial-up and road warriors), and you can take advantage of your favourite email client (Thunderbird, anyone?) to handle your email.

Personally, I’ll probably be sticking to the web interface, since it’s just so much more convenient —and even fun— to use from multiple locations and computers. I gave up all my regular email addresses (with the exception of my spam-only accounts) to use only Gmail, and I can’t say I’ve regretted it one bit.